1 files changed, 23 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go
index 5cad546b8..c21c587ba 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6/ipv6.go
@@ -742,48 +742,36 @@ func (e *endpoint) WritePackets(r *stack.Route, gso *stack.GSO, pkts stack.Packe
 	// generated.
 	outNicName := e.protocol.stack.FindNICNameFromID(e.nic.ID())
 	dropped, natPkts := e.protocol.stack.IPTables().CheckPackets(stack.Output, pkts, gso, r, "" /* inNicName */, outNicName)
-	if len(dropped) == 0 && len(natPkts) == 0 {
-		// Fast path: If no packets are to be dropped then we can just invoke the
-		// faster WritePackets API directly.
-		n, err := e.nic.WritePackets(r, gso, pkts, ProtocolNumber)
-		stats.PacketsSent.IncrementBy(uint64(n))
-		if err != nil {
-			stats.OutgoingPacketErrors.IncrementBy(uint64(pkts.Len() - n))
-		}
-		return n, err
-	}
 	stats.IPTablesOutputDropped.IncrementBy(uint64(len(dropped)))
+	for pkt := range dropped {
+		pkts.Remove(pkt)
+	}
 
-	// Slow path as we are dropping some packets in the batch degrade to
-	// emitting one packet at a time.
-	n := 0
-	for pkt := pkts.Front(); pkt != nil; pkt = pkt.Next() {
-		if _, ok := dropped[pkt]; ok {
+	// The NAT-ed packets may now be destined for us.
+	locallyDelivered := 0
+	for pkt := range natPkts {
+		ep := e.protocol.stack.FindNetworkEndpoint(ProtocolNumber, header.IPv6(pkt.NetworkHeader().View()).DestinationAddress())
+		if ep == nil {
+			// The NAT-ed packet is still destined for some remote node.
 			continue
 		}
-		if _, ok := natPkts[pkt]; ok {
-			netHeader := header.IPv6(pkt.NetworkHeader().View())
-			if ep := e.protocol.stack.FindNetworkEndpoint(ProtocolNumber, netHeader.DestinationAddress()); ep != nil {
-				// Since we rewrote the packet but it is being routed back to us, we
-				// can safely assume the checksum is valid.
-				ep.(*endpoint).handleLocalPacket(pkt, true /* canSkipRXChecksum */)
-				n++
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		if err := e.nic.WritePacket(r, gso, ProtocolNumber, pkt); err != nil {
-			stats.PacketsSent.IncrementBy(uint64(n))
-			stats.OutgoingPacketErrors.IncrementBy(uint64(pkts.Len() - n + len(dropped)))
-			// Dropped packets aren't errors, so include them in
-			// the return value.
-			return n + len(dropped), err
-		}
-		n++
+
+		// Do not send the locally destined packet out the NIC.
+		pkts.Remove(pkt)
+
+		// Deliver the packet locally.
+		ep.(*endpoint).handleLocalPacket(pkt, true)
+		locallyDelivered++
 	}
 
-	stats.PacketsSent.IncrementBy(uint64(n))
+	// The rest of the packets can be delivered to the NIC as a batch.
+	pktsLen := pkts.Len()
+	written, err := e.nic.WritePackets(r, gso, pkts, ProtocolNumber)
+	stats.PacketsSent.IncrementBy(uint64(written))
+	stats.OutgoingPacketErrors.IncrementBy(uint64(pktsLen - written))
+
 	// Dropped packets aren't errors, so include them in the return value.
-	return n + len(dropped), nil
+	return locallyDelivered + written + len(dropped), err
 }
 
 // WriteHeaderIncludedPacket implements stack.NetworkEndpoint.