diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 2394441fa3dd5e256e66ca2d424f30b0a47263ae..9b81ba4976659c98271538b2a167c7818794652e 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -408,11 +408,9 @@ enum skb_drop_reason {
 					 */
 	SKB_DROP_REASON_XDP,		/* dropped by XDP in input path */
 	SKB_DROP_REASON_TC_INGRESS,	/* dropped in TC ingress HOOK */
-	SKB_DROP_REASON_PTYPE_ABSENT,	/* not packet_type found to handle
-					 * the skb. For an etner packet,
-					 * this means that L3 protocol is
-					 * not supported
-					 */
+	SKB_DROP_REASON_UNHANDLED_PROTO,	/* protocol not implemented
+						 * or not supported
+						 */
 	SKB_DROP_REASON_SKB_CSUM,	/* sk_buff checksum computation
 					 * error
 					 */
@@ -444,6 +442,11 @@ enum skb_drop_reason {
 	SKB_DROP_REASON_TAP_TXFILTER,	/* dropped by tx filter implemented
 					 * at tun/tap, e.g., check_filter()
 					 */
+	SKB_DROP_REASON_ICMP_CSUM,	/* ICMP checksum error */
+	SKB_DROP_REASON_INVALID_PROTO,	/* the packet doesn't follow RFC
+					 * 2211, such as a broadcasts
+					 * ICMP_TIMESTAMP
+					 */
 	SKB_DROP_REASON_MAX,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/net/ping.h b/include/net/ping.h
index 2fe78874318cff3f09b6ecf592ac6d35a9323728..b68fbfdb606fac8e60f5cda719c7b53e59004c9b 100644
--- a/include/net/ping.h
+++ b/include/net/ping.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int  ping_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int noblock,
 int  ping_common_sendmsg(int family, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 			 void *user_icmph, size_t icmph_len);
 int  ping_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
-bool ping_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb);
+enum skb_drop_reason ping_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 void *ping_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos, sa_family_t family);
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index c4b91fc19b9cad34f1343098617109cf36eafbb3..1a988e605f0992ecb020876150a0fb129940e157 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -2392,7 +2392,14 @@ int __sk_queue_drop_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff_head *sk_queue,
 			void (*destructor)(struct sock *sk,
 					   struct sk_buff *skb));
 int __sock_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
-int sock_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
+
+int sock_queue_rcv_skb_reason(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			      enum skb_drop_reason *reason);
+
+static inline int sock_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return sock_queue_rcv_skb_reason(sk, skb, NULL);
+}
 
 int sock_queue_err_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 struct sk_buff *sock_dequeue_err_skb(struct sock *sk);
diff --git a/include/trace/events/skb.h b/include/trace/events/skb.h
index e1670e1e493425a58be109c6f766a4c76398fa0d..42647114fffe725ca5d438ff647372fa1386e0d4 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/skb.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/skb.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	EM(SKB_DROP_REASON_CPU_BACKLOG, CPU_BACKLOG)		\
 	EM(SKB_DROP_REASON_XDP, XDP)				\
 	EM(SKB_DROP_REASON_TC_INGRESS, TC_INGRESS)		\
-	EM(SKB_DROP_REASON_PTYPE_ABSENT, PTYPE_ABSENT)		\
+	EM(SKB_DROP_REASON_UNHANDLED_PROTO, UNHANDLED_PROTO)	\
 	EM(SKB_DROP_REASON_SKB_CSUM, SKB_CSUM)			\
 	EM(SKB_DROP_REASON_SKB_GSO_SEG, SKB_GSO_SEG)		\
 	EM(SKB_DROP_REASON_SKB_UCOPY_FAULT, SKB_UCOPY_FAULT)	\
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
 	EM(SKB_DROP_REASON_HDR_TRUNC, HDR_TRUNC)		\
 	EM(SKB_DROP_REASON_TAP_FILTER, TAP_FILTER)		\
 	EM(SKB_DROP_REASON_TAP_TXFILTER, TAP_TXFILTER)		\
+	EM(SKB_DROP_REASON_ICMP_CSUM, ICMP_CSUM)		\
+	EM(SKB_DROP_REASON_INVALID_PROTO, INVALID_PROTO)	\
 	EMe(SKB_DROP_REASON_MAX, MAX)
 
 #undef EM
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index e027410e861bbc1fcd9aae7f94c468480efd5572..ba853e878007240dad00a5cd042d73351973d7ed 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -5375,13 +5375,11 @@ static int __netif_receive_skb_core(struct sk_buff **pskb, bool pfmemalloc,
 		*ppt_prev = pt_prev;
 	} else {
 drop:
-		if (!deliver_exact) {
+		if (!deliver_exact)
 			dev_core_stats_rx_dropped_inc(skb->dev);
-			kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_PTYPE_ABSENT);
-		} else {
+		else
 			dev_core_stats_rx_nohandler_inc(skb->dev);
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-		}
+		kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_UNHANDLED_PROTO);
 		/* Jamal, now you will not able to escape explaining
 		 * me how you were going to use this. :-)
 		 */
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 7000403eaeb260ff2affa4be24496c07bd04790a..05e0cfa064b6e98786a795297ec2914c029e2486 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -505,17 +505,35 @@ int __sock_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sock_queue_rcv_skb);
 
-int sock_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+int sock_queue_rcv_skb_reason(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			      enum skb_drop_reason *reason)
 {
+	enum skb_drop_reason drop_reason;
 	int err;
 
 	err = sk_filter(sk, skb);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	return __sock_queue_rcv_skb(sk, skb);
+	if (err) {
+		drop_reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_SOCKET_FILTER;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	err = __sock_queue_rcv_skb(sk, skb);
+	switch (err) {
+	case -ENOMEM:
+		drop_reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_SOCKET_RCVBUFF;
+		break;
+	case -ENOBUFS:
+		drop_reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_PROTO_MEM;
+		break;
+	default:
+		drop_reason = SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
+		break;
+	}
+out:
+	if (reason)
+		*reason = drop_reason;
+	return err;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_queue_rcv_skb);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_queue_rcv_skb_reason);
 
 int __sk_receive_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		     const int nested, unsigned int trim_cap, bool refcounted)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/icmp.c b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
index 72a375c7f4172d92af61eb9b5eb7da29b551b663..236debd9fded1481cd15df8fdc6f487682640e71 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(icmp_err_convert);
  */
 
 struct icmp_control {
-	bool (*handler)(struct sk_buff *skb);
+	enum skb_drop_reason (*handler)(struct sk_buff *skb);
 	short   error;		/* This ICMP is classed as an error message */
 };
 
@@ -839,8 +839,9 @@ static bool icmp_tag_validation(int proto)
  *	ICMP_PARAMETERPROB.
  */
 
-static bool icmp_unreach(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static enum skb_drop_reason icmp_unreach(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	enum skb_drop_reason reason = SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
 	const struct iphdr *iph;
 	struct icmphdr *icmph;
 	struct net *net;
@@ -860,8 +861,10 @@ static bool icmp_unreach(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	icmph = icmp_hdr(skb);
 	iph   = (const struct iphdr *)skb->data;
 
-	if (iph->ihl < 5) /* Mangled header, drop. */
+	if (iph->ihl < 5)  { /* Mangled header, drop. */
+		reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_IP_INHDR;
 		goto out_err;
+	}
 
 	switch (icmph->type) {
 	case ICMP_DEST_UNREACH:
@@ -941,10 +944,10 @@ static bool icmp_unreach(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	icmp_socket_deliver(skb, info);
 
 out:
-	return true;
+	return reason;
 out_err:
 	__ICMP_INC_STATS(net, ICMP_MIB_INERRORS);
-	return false;
+	return reason ?: SKB_DROP_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED;
 }
 
 
@@ -952,20 +955,20 @@ static bool icmp_unreach(struct sk_buff *skb)
  *	Handle ICMP_REDIRECT.
  */
 
-static bool icmp_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static enum skb_drop_reason icmp_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	if (skb->len < sizeof(struct iphdr)) {
 		__ICMP_INC_STATS(dev_net(skb->dev), ICMP_MIB_INERRORS);
-		return false;
+		return SKB_DROP_REASON_PKT_TOO_SMALL;
 	}
 
 	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct iphdr))) {
 		/* there aught to be a stat */
-		return false;
+		return SKB_DROP_REASON_NOMEM;
 	}
 
 	icmp_socket_deliver(skb, ntohl(icmp_hdr(skb)->un.gateway));
-	return true;
+	return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -982,7 +985,7 @@ static bool icmp_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb)
  *	See also WRT handling of options once they are done and working.
  */
 
-static bool icmp_echo(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static enum skb_drop_reason icmp_echo(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct icmp_bxm icmp_param;
 	struct net *net;
@@ -990,7 +993,7 @@ static bool icmp_echo(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	net = dev_net(skb_dst(skb)->dev);
 	/* should there be an ICMP stat for ignored echos? */
 	if (net->ipv4.sysctl_icmp_echo_ignore_all)
-		return true;
+		return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
 
 	icmp_param.data.icmph	   = *icmp_hdr(skb);
 	icmp_param.skb		   = skb;
@@ -1001,10 +1004,10 @@ static bool icmp_echo(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (icmp_param.data.icmph.type == ICMP_ECHO)
 		icmp_param.data.icmph.type = ICMP_ECHOREPLY;
 	else if (!icmp_build_probe(skb, &icmp_param.data.icmph))
-		return true;
+		return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
 
 	icmp_reply(&icmp_param, skb);
-	return true;
+	return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
 }
 
 /*	Helper for icmp_echo and icmpv6_echo_reply.
@@ -1122,7 +1125,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(icmp_build_probe);
  *		  MUST be accurate to a few minutes.
  *		  MUST be updated at least at 15Hz.
  */
-static bool icmp_timestamp(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static enum skb_drop_reason icmp_timestamp(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct icmp_bxm icmp_param;
 	/*
@@ -1147,17 +1150,17 @@ static bool icmp_timestamp(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	icmp_param.data_len	   = 0;
 	icmp_param.head_len	   = sizeof(struct icmphdr) + 12;
 	icmp_reply(&icmp_param, skb);
-	return true;
+	return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
 
 out_err:
 	__ICMP_INC_STATS(dev_net(skb_dst(skb)->dev), ICMP_MIB_INERRORS);
-	return false;
+	return SKB_DROP_REASON_PKT_TOO_SMALL;
 }
 
-static bool icmp_discard(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static enum skb_drop_reason icmp_discard(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	/* pretend it was a success */
-	return true;
+	return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1165,18 +1168,20 @@ static bool icmp_discard(struct sk_buff *skb)
  */
 int icmp_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct icmphdr *icmph;
+	enum skb_drop_reason reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED;
 	struct rtable *rt = skb_rtable(skb);
 	struct net *net = dev_net(rt->dst.dev);
-	bool success;
+	struct icmphdr *icmph;
 
 	if (!xfrm4_policy_check(NULL, XFRM_POLICY_IN, skb)) {
 		struct sec_path *sp = skb_sec_path(skb);
 		int nh;
 
 		if (!(sp && sp->xvec[sp->len - 1]->props.flags &
-				 XFRM_STATE_ICMP))
+				 XFRM_STATE_ICMP)) {
+			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_XFRM_POLICY;
 			goto drop;
+		}
 
 		if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*icmph) + sizeof(struct iphdr)))
 			goto drop;
@@ -1184,8 +1189,11 @@ int icmp_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		nh = skb_network_offset(skb);
 		skb_set_network_header(skb, sizeof(*icmph));
 
-		if (!xfrm4_policy_check_reverse(NULL, XFRM_POLICY_IN, skb))
+		if (!xfrm4_policy_check_reverse(NULL, XFRM_POLICY_IN,
+						skb)) {
+			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_XFRM_POLICY;
 			goto drop;
+		}
 
 		skb_set_network_header(skb, nh);
 	}
@@ -1207,13 +1215,13 @@ int icmp_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		/* We can't use icmp_pointers[].handler() because it is an array of
 		 * size NR_ICMP_TYPES + 1 (19 elements) and PROBE has code 42.
 		 */
-		success = icmp_echo(skb);
-		goto success_check;
+		reason = icmp_echo(skb);
+		goto reason_check;
 	}
 
 	if (icmph->type == ICMP_EXT_ECHOREPLY) {
-		success = ping_rcv(skb);
-		goto success_check;
+		reason = ping_rcv(skb);
+		goto reason_check;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1222,8 +1230,10 @@ int icmp_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 *	RFC 1122: 3.2.2  Unknown ICMP messages types MUST be silently
 	 *		  discarded.
 	 */
-	if (icmph->type > NR_ICMP_TYPES)
+	if (icmph->type > NR_ICMP_TYPES) {
+		reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_UNHANDLED_PROTO;
 		goto error;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 *	Parse the ICMP message
@@ -1239,27 +1249,30 @@ int icmp_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		if ((icmph->type == ICMP_ECHO ||
 		     icmph->type == ICMP_TIMESTAMP) &&
 		    net->ipv4.sysctl_icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts) {
+			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_INVALID_PROTO;
 			goto error;
 		}
 		if (icmph->type != ICMP_ECHO &&
 		    icmph->type != ICMP_TIMESTAMP &&
 		    icmph->type != ICMP_ADDRESS &&
 		    icmph->type != ICMP_ADDRESSREPLY) {
+			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_INVALID_PROTO;
 			goto error;
 		}
 	}
 
-	success = icmp_pointers[icmph->type].handler(skb);
-success_check:
-	if (success)  {
+	reason = icmp_pointers[icmph->type].handler(skb);
+reason_check:
+	if (!reason)  {
 		consume_skb(skb);
 		return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
 drop:
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	kfree_skb_reason(skb, reason);
 	return NET_RX_DROP;
 csum_error:
+	reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_ICMP_CSUM;
 	__ICMP_INC_STATS(net, ICMP_MIB_CSUMERRORS);
 error:
 	__ICMP_INC_STATS(net, ICMP_MIB_INERRORS);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index 550dc5c795c05a5dc20ef0aa7e6171b988c724c6..2897fcf7121175868290af11b100aff0152fd85b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -935,16 +935,24 @@ int ping_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len, int noblock,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ping_recvmsg);
 
-int ping_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static enum skb_drop_reason __ping_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk,
+						 struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	enum skb_drop_reason reason;
+
 	pr_debug("ping_queue_rcv_skb(sk=%p,sk->num=%d,skb=%p)\n",
 		 inet_sk(sk), inet_sk(sk)->inet_num, skb);
-	if (sock_queue_rcv_skb(sk, skb) < 0) {
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+	if (sock_queue_rcv_skb_reason(sk, skb, &reason) < 0) {
+		kfree_skb_reason(skb, reason);
 		pr_debug("ping_queue_rcv_skb -> failed\n");
-		return -1;
+		return reason;
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
+}
+
+int ping_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return __ping_queue_rcv_skb(sk, skb) ? -1 : 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ping_queue_rcv_skb);
 
@@ -953,12 +961,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ping_queue_rcv_skb);
  *	All we need to do is get the socket.
  */
 
-bool ping_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
+enum skb_drop_reason ping_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	enum skb_drop_reason reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NO_SOCKET;
 	struct sock *sk;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
 	struct icmphdr *icmph = icmp_hdr(skb);
-	bool rc = false;
 
 	/* We assume the packet has already been checked by icmp_rcv */
 
@@ -973,15 +981,17 @@ bool ping_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		struct sk_buff *skb2 = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 		pr_debug("rcv on socket %p\n", sk);
-		if (skb2 && !ping_queue_rcv_skb(sk, skb2))
-			rc = true;
+		if (skb2)
+			reason = __ping_queue_rcv_skb(sk, skb2);
+		else
+			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NOMEM;
 		sock_put(sk);
 	}
 
-	if (!rc)
+	if (reason)
 		pr_debug("no socket, dropping\n");
 
-	return rc;
+	return reason;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ping_rcv);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/icmp.c b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
index e6b978ea0e87fe595121a977d2030a308437eff3..01c8003c9fc94534c6ec72808061f8b7e0295de1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/icmp.c
@@ -864,21 +864,23 @@ void icmpv6_notify(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 type, u8 code, __be32 info)
 
 static int icmpv6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	enum skb_drop_reason reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED;
 	struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
 	struct net_device *dev = icmp6_dev(skb);
 	struct inet6_dev *idev = __in6_dev_get(dev);
 	const struct in6_addr *saddr, *daddr;
 	struct icmp6hdr *hdr;
 	u8 type;
-	bool success = false;
 
 	if (!xfrm6_policy_check(NULL, XFRM_POLICY_IN, skb)) {
 		struct sec_path *sp = skb_sec_path(skb);
 		int nh;
 
 		if (!(sp && sp->xvec[sp->len - 1]->props.flags &
-				 XFRM_STATE_ICMP))
+				 XFRM_STATE_ICMP)) {
+			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_XFRM_POLICY;
 			goto drop_no_count;
+		}
 
 		if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*hdr) + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr)))
 			goto drop_no_count;
@@ -886,8 +888,11 @@ static int icmpv6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		nh = skb_network_offset(skb);
 		skb_set_network_header(skb, sizeof(*hdr));
 
-		if (!xfrm6_policy_check_reverse(NULL, XFRM_POLICY_IN, skb))
+		if (!xfrm6_policy_check_reverse(NULL, XFRM_POLICY_IN,
+						skb)) {
+			reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_XFRM_POLICY;
 			goto drop_no_count;
+		}
 
 		skb_set_network_header(skb, nh);
 	}
@@ -924,11 +929,11 @@ static int icmpv6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 
 	case ICMPV6_ECHO_REPLY:
-		success = ping_rcv(skb);
+		reason = ping_rcv(skb);
 		break;
 
 	case ICMPV6_EXT_ECHO_REPLY:
-		success = ping_rcv(skb);
+		reason = ping_rcv(skb);
 		break;
 
 	case ICMPV6_PKT_TOOBIG:
@@ -994,19 +999,20 @@ static int icmpv6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* until the v6 path can be better sorted assume failure and
 	 * preserve the status quo behaviour for the rest of the paths to here
 	 */
-	if (success)
-		consume_skb(skb);
+	if (reason)
+		kfree_skb_reason(skb, reason);
 	else
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		consume_skb(skb);
 
 	return 0;
 
 csum_error:
+	reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_ICMP_CSUM;
 	__ICMP6_INC_STATS(dev_net(dev), idev, ICMP6_MIB_CSUMERRORS);
 discard_it:
 	__ICMP6_INC_STATS(dev_net(dev), idev, ICMP6_MIB_INERRORS);
 drop_no_count:
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	kfree_skb_reason(skb, reason);
 	return 0;
 }