Thread (31 messages) 31 messages, 3 authors, 2026-01-23

Re: [net-next,v4,11/13] octeontx2-pf: cn20k: Add TC rules support

From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-01-18 00:40:30
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octeontx2-pf: cn20k: Add TC rules support

This patch adds dynamic MCAM entry allocation for TC rules on CN20K
silicon, with support for X2/X4 key widths and entry shifting based on
rule priorities.
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_tc.c
index 26a08d2cfbb1..866d9451f5d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_tc.c
[ ... ]
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
@@ -1292,7 +1277,23 @@ static int otx2_tc_add_flow(struct otx2_nic *nic,
 	if (old_node)
 		otx2_tc_del_flow(nic, tc_flow_cmd);

+	if (is_cn20k(nic->pdev)) {
+		rc = cn20k_tc_alloc_entry(nic, tc_flow_cmd, new_node, &dummy);
+		if (rc) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+					   "MCAM rule allocation failed");
+			kfree_rcu(new_node, rcu);
+			return rc;
+		}
+	}
+
+	entry = otx2_tc_update_mcam_table(nic, flow_cfg, new_node, true);
+	if (entry < 0) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Adding rule failed");
+		rc = entry;
+		goto free_leaf;
+	}
+
 	mutex_lock(&nic->mbox.lock);
 	req = otx2_mbox_alloc_msg_npc_install_flow(&nic->mbox);
 	if (!req) {
 		mutex_unlock(&nic->mbox.lock);
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto free_leaf;
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

For CN20K, if cn20k_tc_alloc_entry() succeeds (allocating an MCAM entry
from AF) but then otx2_mbox_alloc_msg_npc_install_flow() or
otx2_sync_mbox_msg() fails, the code goes to free_leaf. Looking at the
free_leaf cleanup path below, it calls otx2_tc_del_from_flow_list() and
kfree_rcu() but does not call cn20k_tc_free_mcam_entry() to return the
AF-allocated entry.

Is this leaking the MCAM entry on CN20K when these error paths are taken?

The cn20k_tc_update_mcam_table_add_req() function does call
cn20k_tc_free_mcam_entry() when it fails internally (due to X2/X4 mix),
suggesting MCAM entry cleanup is expected.
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
@@ -1304,7 +1305,7 @@ static int otx2_tc_add_flow(struct otx2_nic *nic,
 	memcpy(&dummy.hdr, &req->hdr, sizeof(struct mbox_msghdr));
 	memcpy(req, &dummy, sizeof(struct npc_install_flow_req));
[ ... ]
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