3 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/addressable_endpoint_state.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/addressable_endpoint_state.go
index 261705575..9478f3fb7 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/addressable_endpoint_state.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/addressable_endpoint_state.go
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ func (a *AddressableEndpointState) addAndAcquireAddressLocked(addr tcpip.Address
 		addrState = &addressState{
 			addressableEndpointState: a,
 			addr:                     addr,
+			// Cache the subnet in addrState to avoid calls to addr.Subnet() as that
+			// results in allocations on every call.
+			subnet: addr.Subnet(),
 		}
 		a.mu.endpoints[addr.Address] = addrState
 		addrState.mu.Lock()
@@ -666,7 +669,7 @@ var _ AddressEndpoint = (*addressState)(nil)
 type addressState struct {
 	addressableEndpointState *AddressableEndpointState
 	addr                     tcpip.AddressWithPrefix
-
+	subnet                   tcpip.Subnet
 	// Lock ordering (from outer to inner lock ordering):
 	//
 	// AddressableEndpointState.mu
@@ -686,6 +689,11 @@ func (a *addressState) AddressWithPrefix() tcpip.AddressWithPrefix {
 	return a.addr
 }
 
+// Subnet implements AddressEndpoint.
+func (a *addressState) Subnet() tcpip.Subnet {
+	return a.subnet
+}
+
 // GetKind implements AddressEndpoint.
 func (a *addressState) GetKind() AddressKind {
 	a.mu.RLock()
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go
index 72131ca24..b8f333057 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ type AssignableAddressEndpoint interface {
 	// AddressWithPrefix returns the endpoint's address.
 	AddressWithPrefix() tcpip.AddressWithPrefix
 
+	// Subnet returns the subnet of the endpoint's address.
+	Subnet() tcpip.Subnet
+
 	// IsAssigned returns whether or not the endpoint is considered bound
 	// to its NetworkEndpoint.
 	IsAssigned(allowExpired bool) bool
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go
index 2e698f92f..15ff437c7 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/route.go
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func (r *Route) isV4Broadcast(addr tcpip.Address) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	subnet := r.localAddressEndpoint.AddressWithPrefix().Subnet()
+	subnet := r.localAddressEndpoint.Subnet()
 	return subnet.IsBroadcast(addr)
 }