diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 36e0971f4cc9..736899cc6a13 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -620,6 +620,7 @@ struct sk_buff;
 	FN(PKT_TOO_BIG)			\
 	FN(SOCKET_DESTROYED)		\
 	FN(TCP_PAWSACTIVEREJECTED)	\
+	FN(TCP_ABORTONDATA)		\
 	FN(MAX)
 
 /* The reason of skb drop, which is used in kfree_skb_reason().
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 1e99f5c61f84..ea0eb2d4a743 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@ void tcp_wfree(struct sk_buff *skb);
 void tcp_write_timer_handler(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_delack_timer_handler(struct sock *sk);
 int tcp_ioctl(struct sock *sk, int cmd, unsigned long arg);
-int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
+enum skb_drop_reason tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk,
+					   struct sk_buff *skb);
 void tcp_rcv_established(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void tcp_rcv_space_adjust(struct sock *sk);
 int tcp_twsk_unique(struct sock *sk, struct sock *sktw, void *twp);
@@ -385,8 +386,9 @@ enum tcp_tw_status tcp_timewait_state_process(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw,
 struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			   struct request_sock *req, bool fastopen,
 			   bool *lost_race);
-int tcp_child_process(struct sock *parent, struct sock *child,
-		      struct sk_buff *skb);
+enum skb_drop_reason tcp_child_process(struct sock *parent,
+				       struct sock *child,
+				       struct sk_buff *skb);
 void tcp_enter_loss(struct sock *sk);
 void tcp_cwnd_reduction(struct sock *sk, int newly_acked_sacked, int newly_lost, int flag);
 void tcp_clear_retrans(struct tcp_sock *tp);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index e8d26a68bc45..4717af0eaea7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -6422,7 +6422,7 @@ static void tcp_rcv_synrecv_state_fastopen(struct sock *sk)
  *	address independent.
  */
 
-int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+enum skb_drop_reason tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
@@ -6439,7 +6439,7 @@ int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	case TCP_LISTEN:
 		if (th->ack)
-			return 1;
+			return SKB_DROP_REASON_TCP_FLAGS;
 
 		if (th->rst) {
 			SKB_DR_SET(reason, TCP_RESET);
@@ -6460,9 +6460,9 @@ int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 
 			if (!acceptable)
-				return 1;
+				return SKB_DROP_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED;
 			consume_skb(skb);
-			return 0;
+			return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
 		}
 		SKB_DR_SET(reason, TCP_FLAGS);
 		goto discard;
@@ -6472,13 +6472,13 @@ int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		tcp_mstamp_refresh(tp);
 		queued = tcp_rcv_synsent_state_process(sk, skb, th);
 		if (queued >= 0)
-			return queued;
+			return (enum skb_drop_reason)queued;
 
 		/* Do step6 onward by hand. */
 		tcp_urg(sk, skb, th);
 		__kfree_skb(skb);
 		tcp_data_snd_check(sk);
-		return 0;
+		return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
 	}
 
 	tcp_mstamp_refresh(tp);
@@ -6582,7 +6582,7 @@ int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		if (tp->linger2 < 0) {
 			tcp_done(sk);
 			NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPABORTONDATA);
-			return 1;
+			return SKB_DROP_REASON_TCP_ABORTONDATA;
 		}
 		if (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq != TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq &&
 		    after(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq - th->fin, tp->rcv_nxt)) {
@@ -6591,7 +6591,7 @@ int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				tcp_fastopen_active_disable(sk);
 			tcp_done(sk);
 			NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPABORTONDATA);
-			return 1;
+			return SKB_DROP_REASON_TCP_ABORTONDATA;
 		}
 
 		tmo = tcp_fin_time(sk);
@@ -6656,7 +6656,7 @@ int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			    after(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq - th->fin, tp->rcv_nxt)) {
 				NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPABORTONDATA);
 				tcp_reset(sk, skb);
-				return 1;
+				return SKB_DROP_REASON_TCP_ABORTONDATA;
 			}
 		}
 		fallthrough;
@@ -6676,11 +6676,11 @@ int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 discard:
 		tcp_drop_reason(sk, skb, reason);
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
 
 consume:
 	__kfree_skb(skb);
-	return 0;
+	return SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_rcv_state_process);
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 24eb42497a71..12a18c5035f4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -1670,7 +1670,8 @@ int tcp_v4_do_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		if (!nsk)
 			goto discard;
 		if (nsk != sk) {
-			if (tcp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb)) {
+			reason = tcp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb);
+			if (reason) {
 				rsk = nsk;
 				goto reset;
 			}
@@ -1679,7 +1680,8 @@ int tcp_v4_do_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	} else
 		sock_rps_save_rxhash(sk, skb);
 
-	if (tcp_rcv_state_process(sk, skb)) {
+	reason = tcp_rcv_state_process(sk, skb);
+	if (reason) {
 		rsk = sk;
 		goto reset;
 	}
@@ -1688,6 +1690,7 @@ int tcp_v4_do_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 reset:
 	tcp_v4_send_reset(rsk, skb);
 discard:
+	SKB_DR_OR(reason, NOT_SPECIFIED);
 	kfree_skb_reason(skb, reason);
 	/* Be careful here. If this function gets more complicated and
 	 * gcc suffers from register pressure on the x86, sk (in %ebx)
@@ -2019,12 +2022,15 @@ int tcp_v4_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		if (nsk == sk) {
 			reqsk_put(req);
 			tcp_v4_restore_cb(skb);
-		} else if (tcp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb)) {
-			tcp_v4_send_reset(nsk, skb);
-			goto discard_and_relse;
 		} else {
-			sock_put(sk);
-			return 0;
+			drop_reason = tcp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb);
+			if (drop_reason) {
+				tcp_v4_send_reset(nsk, skb);
+				goto discard_and_relse;
+			} else {
+				sock_put(sk);
+				return 0;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index 6854bb1fb32b..1a21018f6f64 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -821,11 +821,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_check_req);
  * be created.
  */
 
-int tcp_child_process(struct sock *parent, struct sock *child,
-		      struct sk_buff *skb)
+enum skb_drop_reason tcp_child_process(struct sock *parent,
+				       struct sock *child,
+				       struct sk_buff *skb)
 	__releases(&((child)->sk_lock.slock))
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	enum skb_drop_reason reason = SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET;
 	int state = child->sk_state;
 
 	/* record sk_napi_id and sk_rx_queue_mapping of child. */
@@ -833,7 +834,7 @@ int tcp_child_process(struct sock *parent, struct sock *child,
 
 	tcp_segs_in(tcp_sk(child), skb);
 	if (!sock_owned_by_user(child)) {
-		ret = tcp_rcv_state_process(child, skb);
+		reason = tcp_rcv_state_process(child, skb);
 		/* Wakeup parent, send SIGIO */
 		if (state == TCP_SYN_RECV && child->sk_state != state)
 			parent->sk_data_ready(parent);
@@ -847,6 +848,6 @@ int tcp_child_process(struct sock *parent, struct sock *child,
 
 	bh_unlock_sock(child);
 	sock_put(child);
-	return ret;
+	return reason;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_child_process);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 636ed23d9af0..d8236d51dd47 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1489,7 +1489,8 @@ int tcp_v6_do_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			goto discard;
 
 		if (nsk != sk) {
-			if (tcp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb))
+			reason = tcp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb);
+			if (reason)
 				goto reset;
 			if (opt_skb)
 				__kfree_skb(opt_skb);
@@ -1498,7 +1499,8 @@ int tcp_v6_do_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	} else
 		sock_rps_save_rxhash(sk, skb);
 
-	if (tcp_rcv_state_process(sk, skb))
+	reason = tcp_rcv_state_process(sk, skb);
+	if (reason)
 		goto reset;
 	if (opt_skb)
 		goto ipv6_pktoptions;
@@ -1685,12 +1687,15 @@ INDIRECT_CALLABLE_SCOPE int tcp_v6_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		if (nsk == sk) {
 			reqsk_put(req);
 			tcp_v6_restore_cb(skb);
-		} else if (tcp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb)) {
-			tcp_v6_send_reset(nsk, skb);
-			goto discard_and_relse;
 		} else {
-			sock_put(sk);
-			return 0;
+			drop_reason = tcp_child_process(sk, nsk, skb);
+			if (drop_reason) {
+				tcp_v6_send_reset(nsk, skb);
+				goto discard_and_relse;
+			} else {
+				sock_put(sk);
+				return 0;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
