diffs |= skb_vlan_tag_present(p) ^ skb_vlan_tag_present(skb);
                if (skb_vlan_tag_present(p))
                        diffs |= skb_vlan_tag_get(p) ^ skb_vlan_tag_get(skb);
-               diffs |= skb_metadata_dst_cmp(p, skb);
                diffs |= skb_metadata_differs(p, skb);
                if (maclen == ETH_HLEN)
                        diffs |= compare_ether_header(skb_mac_header(p),
                                       skb_mac_header(skb),
                                       maclen);
 
-               diffs |= skb_get_nfct(p) ^ skb_get_nfct(skb);
+               /* in most common scenarions _state is 0
+                * otherwise we are already on some slower paths
+                * either skip all the infrequent tests altogether or
+                * avoid trying too hard to skip each of them individually
+                */
+               if (!diffs && unlikely(skb->slow_gro | p->slow_gro)) {
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SKB_EXTENSIONS) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_TC_SKB_EXT)
+                       struct tc_skb_ext *skb_ext;
+                       struct tc_skb_ext *p_ext;
+#endif
+
+                       diffs |= skb_metadata_dst_cmp(p, skb);
+                       diffs |= skb_get_nfct(p) ^ skb_get_nfct(skb);
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SKB_EXTENSIONS) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_TC_SKB_EXT)
-               if (!diffs) {
-                       struct tc_skb_ext *skb_ext = skb_ext_find(skb, TC_SKB_EXT);
-                       struct tc_skb_ext *p_ext = skb_ext_find(p, TC_SKB_EXT);
+                       skb_ext = skb_ext_find(skb, TC_SKB_EXT);
+                       p_ext = skb_ext_find(p, TC_SKB_EXT);
 
                        diffs |= (!!p_ext) ^ (!!skb_ext);
                        if (!diffs && unlikely(skb_ext))
                                diffs |= p_ext->chain ^ skb_ext->chain;
-               }
 #endif
+               }
 
                NAPI_GRO_CB(p)->same_flow = !diffs;
        }
        skb->encapsulation = 0;
        skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type = 0;
        skb->truesize = SKB_TRUESIZE(skb_end_offset(skb));
-       skb_ext_reset(skb);
-       nf_reset_ct(skb);
+       if (unlikely(skb->slow_gro)) {
+               skb_ext_reset(skb);
+               nf_reset_ct(skb);
+               skb->slow_gro = 0;
+       }
 
        napi->skb = skb;
 }