On 01/07/2026 12:48, Jiri Pirko wrote:

Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 08:20:59PM +0200, mbloch@nvidia.com wrote:

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Apply parsed devlink_eswitch_mode= defaults after devlink registration
and after successful reload.

devl_register() may still be called before the device is ready for an

How so? I would assume that driver calls devl_register only after
everything is up and running and ready. If not, isn't it a bug?

You would think so :)

Some drivers, mlx5 included, call devl_register() while holding the
devlink instance lock and then finish setting up state before releasing
the lock.

In v3 I tried to enforce exactly that model, move devl_register() to
be the last thing the driver does. Jakub pushed back on making that a
general rule. So in v4 I changed the approach. devl_register() only
schedules the work, and the actual eswitch mode change can run only
after the driver releases the devlink lock.

Mark

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eswitch mode change, so keep a per-devlink delayed work item and pending
flag for the registration path. Registration queues the work, and the
worker tries to take the devlink instance lock.

If the lock is busy, the worker requeues itself with a delay.

For successful reloads that performed DRIVER_REINIT, devlink_reload()
already holds the devlink instance lock and the driver has completed
reload_up(). Clear pending work and apply the default directly from the
reload path instead of queueing work.

If a user sets eswitch mode through netlink before the pending
registration work runs, clear the pending flag so the queued default does
not override that user request. Cancel pending default apply work when
freeing the devlink instance.

These AI generated code descriptive messages are generally not very
useful :(