*             is resolved), the nexthop address is returned in ipv4_dst
  *             or ipv6_dst based on family, smac is set to mac address of
  *             egress device, dmac is set to nexthop mac address, rt_metric
- *             is set to metric from route (IPv4/IPv6 only).
+ *             is set to metric from route (IPv4/IPv6 only), and ifindex
+ *             is set to the device index of the nexthop from the FIB lookup.
  *
  *             *plen* argument is the size of the passed in struct.
  *             *flags* argument can be a combination of one or more of the
  *             *ctx* is either **struct xdp_md** for XDP programs or
  *             **struct sk_buff** tc cls_act programs.
  *     Return
- *             Egress device index on success, 0 if packet needs to continue
- *             up the stack for further processing or a negative error in case
- *             of failure.
+ *             * < 0 if any input argument is invalid
+ *             *   0 on success (packet is forwarded, nexthop neighbor exists)
+ *             * > 0 one of **BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_** codes explaining why the
+ *             *     packet is not forwarded or needs assist from full stack
  *
  * int bpf_sock_hash_update(struct bpf_sock_ops_kern *skops, struct bpf_map *map, void *key, u64 flags)
  *     Description
 #define BPF_FIB_LOOKUP_DIRECT  BIT(0)
 #define BPF_FIB_LOOKUP_OUTPUT  BIT(1)
 
+enum {
+       BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_SUCCESS,      /* lookup successful */
+       BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_BLACKHOLE,    /* dest is blackholed; can be dropped */
+       BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_UNREACHABLE,  /* dest is unreachable; can be dropped */
+       BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_PROHIBIT,     /* dest not allowed; can be dropped */
+       BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_NOT_FWDED,    /* packet is not forwarded */
+       BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_FWD_DISABLED, /* fwding is not enabled on ingress */
+       BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_UNSUPP_LWT,   /* fwd requires encapsulation */
+       BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_NO_NEIGH,     /* no neighbor entry for nh */
+       BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_FRAG_NEEDED,  /* fragmentation required to fwd */
+};
+
 struct bpf_fib_lookup {
        /* input:  network family for lookup (AF_INET, AF_INET6)
         * output: network family of egress nexthop
 
        /* total length of packet from network header - used for MTU check */
        __u16   tot_len;
-       __u32   ifindex;  /* L3 device index for lookup */
+
+       /* input: L3 device index for lookup
+        * output: device index from FIB lookup
+        */
+       __u32   ifindex;
 
        union {
                /* inputs to lookup */
 
        memcpy(params->smac, dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
        params->h_vlan_TCI = 0;
        params->h_vlan_proto = 0;
+       params->ifindex = dev->ifindex;
 
-       return dev->ifindex;
+       return 0;
 }
 #endif
 
        /* verify forwarding is enabled on this interface */
        in_dev = __in_dev_get_rcu(dev);
        if (unlikely(!in_dev || !IN_DEV_FORWARD(in_dev)))
-               return 0;
+               return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_FWD_DISABLED;
 
        if (flags & BPF_FIB_LOOKUP_OUTPUT) {
                fl4.flowi4_iif = 1;
 
                tb = fib_get_table(net, tbid);
                if (unlikely(!tb))
-                       return 0;
+                       return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_NOT_FWDED;
 
                err = fib_table_lookup(tb, &fl4, &res, FIB_LOOKUP_NOREF);
        } else {
                err = fib_lookup(net, &fl4, &res, FIB_LOOKUP_NOREF);
        }
 
-       if (err || res.type != RTN_UNICAST)
-               return 0;
+       if (err) {
+               /* map fib lookup errors to RTN_ type */
+               if (err == -EINVAL)
+                       return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_BLACKHOLE;
+               if (err == -EHOSTUNREACH)
+                       return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_UNREACHABLE;
+               if (err == -EACCES)
+                       return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_PROHIBIT;
+
+               return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_NOT_FWDED;
+       }
+
+       if (res.type != RTN_UNICAST)
+               return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_NOT_FWDED;
 
        if (res.fi->fib_nhs > 1)
                fib_select_path(net, &res, &fl4, NULL);
        if (check_mtu) {
                mtu = ip_mtu_from_fib_result(&res, params->ipv4_dst);
                if (params->tot_len > mtu)
-                       return 0;
+                       return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_FRAG_NEEDED;
        }
 
        nh = &res.fi->fib_nh[res.nh_sel];
 
        /* do not handle lwt encaps right now */
        if (nh->nh_lwtstate)
-               return 0;
+               return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_UNSUPP_LWT;
 
        dev = nh->nh_dev;
-       if (unlikely(!dev))
-               return 0;
-
        if (nh->nh_gw)
                params->ipv4_dst = nh->nh_gw;
 
         * rcu_read_lock_bh is not needed here
         */
        neigh = __ipv4_neigh_lookup_noref(dev, (__force u32)params->ipv4_dst);
-       if (neigh)
-               return bpf_fib_set_fwd_params(params, neigh, dev);
+       if (!neigh)
+               return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_NO_NEIGH;
 
-       return 0;
+       return bpf_fib_set_fwd_params(params, neigh, dev);
 }
 #endif
 
 
        /* link local addresses are never forwarded */
        if (rt6_need_strict(dst) || rt6_need_strict(src))
-               return 0;
+               return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_NOT_FWDED;
 
        dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(net, params->ifindex);
        if (unlikely(!dev))
 
        idev = __in6_dev_get_safely(dev);
        if (unlikely(!idev || !net->ipv6.devconf_all->forwarding))
-               return 0;
+               return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_FWD_DISABLED;
 
        if (flags & BPF_FIB_LOOKUP_OUTPUT) {
                fl6.flowi6_iif = 1;
 
                tb = ipv6_stub->fib6_get_table(net, tbid);
                if (unlikely(!tb))
-                       return 0;
+                       return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_NOT_FWDED;
 
                f6i = ipv6_stub->fib6_table_lookup(net, tb, oif, &fl6, strict);
        } else {
        }
 
        if (unlikely(IS_ERR_OR_NULL(f6i) || f6i == net->ipv6.fib6_null_entry))
-               return 0;
+               return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_NOT_FWDED;
+
+       if (unlikely(f6i->fib6_flags & RTF_REJECT)) {
+               switch (f6i->fib6_type) {
+               case RTN_BLACKHOLE:
+                       return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_BLACKHOLE;
+               case RTN_UNREACHABLE:
+                       return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_UNREACHABLE;
+               case RTN_PROHIBIT:
+                       return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_PROHIBIT;
+               default:
+                       return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_NOT_FWDED;
+               }
+       }
 
-       if (unlikely(f6i->fib6_flags & RTF_REJECT ||
-           f6i->fib6_type != RTN_UNICAST))
-               return 0;
+       if (f6i->fib6_type != RTN_UNICAST)
+               return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_NOT_FWDED;
 
        if (f6i->fib6_nsiblings && fl6.flowi6_oif == 0)
                f6i = ipv6_stub->fib6_multipath_select(net, f6i, &fl6,
        if (check_mtu) {
                mtu = ipv6_stub->ip6_mtu_from_fib6(f6i, dst, src);
                if (params->tot_len > mtu)
-                       return 0;
+                       return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_FRAG_NEEDED;
        }
 
        if (f6i->fib6_nh.nh_lwtstate)
-               return 0;
+               return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_UNSUPP_LWT;
 
        if (f6i->fib6_flags & RTF_GATEWAY)
                *dst = f6i->fib6_nh.nh_gw;
         */
        neigh = ___neigh_lookup_noref(ipv6_stub->nd_tbl, neigh_key_eq128,
                                      ndisc_hashfn, dst, dev);
-       if (neigh)
-               return bpf_fib_set_fwd_params(params, neigh, dev);
+       if (!neigh)
+               return BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_NO_NEIGH;
 
-       return 0;
+       return bpf_fib_set_fwd_params(params, neigh, dev);
 }
 #endif
 
           struct bpf_fib_lookup *, params, int, plen, u32, flags)
 {
        struct net *net = dev_net(skb->dev);
-       int index = -EAFNOSUPPORT;
+       int rc = -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
        if (plen < sizeof(*params))
                return -EINVAL;
        switch (params->family) {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INET)
        case AF_INET:
-               index = bpf_ipv4_fib_lookup(net, params, flags, false);
+               rc = bpf_ipv4_fib_lookup(net, params, flags, false);
                break;
 #endif
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
        case AF_INET6:
-               index = bpf_ipv6_fib_lookup(net, params, flags, false);
+               rc = bpf_ipv6_fib_lookup(net, params, flags, false);
                break;
 #endif
        }
 
-       if (index > 0) {
+       if (!rc) {
                struct net_device *dev;
 
-               dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(net, index);
+               dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(net, params->ifindex);
                if (!is_skb_forwardable(dev, skb))
-                       index = 0;
+                       rc = BPF_FIB_LKUP_RET_FRAG_NEEDED;
        }
 
-       return index;
+       return rc;
 }
 
 static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_skb_fib_lookup_proto = {
 
        struct ethhdr *eth = data;
        struct ipv6hdr *ip6h;
        struct iphdr *iph;
-       int out_index;
        u16 h_proto;
        u64 nh_off;
+       int rc;
 
        nh_off = sizeof(*eth);
        if (data + nh_off > data_end)
 
        fib_params.ifindex = ctx->ingress_ifindex;
 
-       out_index = bpf_fib_lookup(ctx, &fib_params, sizeof(fib_params), flags);
+       rc = bpf_fib_lookup(ctx, &fib_params, sizeof(fib_params), flags);
 
        /* verify egress index has xdp support
         * TO-DO bpf_map_lookup_elem(&tx_port, &key) fails with
         * NOTE: without verification that egress index supports XDP
         *       forwarding packets are dropped.
         */
-       if (out_index > 0) {
+       if (rc == 0) {
                if (h_proto == htons(ETH_P_IP))
                        ip_decrease_ttl(iph);
                else if (h_proto == htons(ETH_P_IPV6))
 
                memcpy(eth->h_dest, fib_params.dmac, ETH_ALEN);
                memcpy(eth->h_source, fib_params.smac, ETH_ALEN);
-               return bpf_redirect_map(&tx_port, out_index, 0);
+               return bpf_redirect_map(&tx_port, fib_params.ifindex, 0);
        }
 
        return XDP_PASS;