[PATCH v12 net-next 8/9] octeontx2: cn20k: Respect NPC MCAM X2/X4 profile in flows and DFT alloc

From: Ratheesh Kannoth

Date: Thu May 07 2026 - 23:52:28 EST


Default CN20K NPC rule allocation now keys off the active MCAM keyword
width: use X4 with a bank-masked reference index when the silicon uses
X4 keys, and X2 with the raw index otherwise (replacing the previous
always-X2 / eidx + 1 behaviour).

In the AF flow-install path, flows that need more than 256 key bits
query the NPC profile; if the platform is fixed to X2 entries, fail
with -EOPNOTSUPP instead of requesting X4. Otherwise select X4 for the
MCAM alloc.

On the PF, cache and pass the profile kw_type from npc_get_pfl_info
through otx2_mcam_pfl_info_get(), and use it when allocating MCAM
entries for RSS/defaults and when installing ethtool flows on CN20K,
including masking the reference index for X4 slot layout.

Signed-off-by: Ratheesh Kannoth <rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c | 11 ++++-
.../marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc_fs.c | 12 ++++-
.../marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_flows.c | 48 +++++++++++++------
3 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c
index 67dfbe5ca903..15b3f29d60ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c
@@ -4467,11 +4467,18 @@ int npc_cn20k_dft_rules_alloc(struct rvu *rvu, u16 pcifunc)
* as NPC_DFT_RULE_PRIO - 1 (higher hw priority)
*/
req.contig = false;
- req.kw_type = NPC_MCAM_KEY_X2;
req.count = cnt;
req.hdr.pcifunc = pcifunc;
req.ref_prio = NPC_MCAM_LOWER_PRIO;
- req.ref_entry = eidx + 1;
+
+ if (npc_priv.kw == NPC_MCAM_KEY_X4) {
+ req.kw_type = NPC_MCAM_KEY_X4;
+ req.ref_entry = eidx & (npc_priv.bank_depth - 1);
+ } else {
+ req.kw_type = NPC_MCAM_KEY_X2;
+ req.ref_entry = eidx;
+ }
+
ret = rvu_mbox_handler_npc_mcam_alloc_entry(rvu, &req, &rsp);
if (ret) {
dev_err(rvu->dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc_fs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc_fs.c
index 6ae9cdcb608b..d20eb0e47d7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc_fs.c
@@ -1671,9 +1671,11 @@ rvu_npc_alloc_entry_for_flow_install(struct rvu *rvu,
{
struct npc_mcam_alloc_entry_req entry_req;
struct npc_mcam_alloc_entry_rsp entry_rsp;
+ struct npc_get_pfl_info_rsp rsp = { 0 };
struct npc_get_num_kws_req kws_req;
struct npc_get_num_kws_rsp kws_rsp;
int off, kw_bits, rc;
+ struct msg_req req;
u8 *src, *dst;

if (!is_cn20k(rvu->pdev)) {
@@ -1697,8 +1699,16 @@ rvu_npc_alloc_entry_for_flow_install(struct rvu *rvu,
kw_bits = kws_rsp.kws * 64;

*kw_type = NPC_MCAM_KEY_X2;
- if (kw_bits > 256)
+ if (kw_bits > 256) {
+ rvu_mbox_handler_npc_get_pfl_info(rvu, &req, &rsp);
+ if (rsp.kw_type == NPC_MCAM_KEY_X2) {
+ dev_err(rvu->dev,
+ "Only X2 entries are supported in X2 profile\n");
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
+
*kw_type = NPC_MCAM_KEY_X4;
+ }

memset(&entry_req, 0, sizeof(entry_req));
memset(&entry_rsp, 0, sizeof(entry_rsp));
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_flows.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_flows.c
index 38cc539d724d..5dd0591fed99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_flows.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_flows.c
@@ -37,14 +37,13 @@ static void otx2_clear_ntuple_flow_info(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, struct otx2_flow_
flow_cfg->max_flows = 0;
}

-static int otx2_mcam_pfl_info_get(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, bool *is_x2,
- u16 *x4_slots)
+static int otx2_mcam_pfl_info_get(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u16 *x4_slots, u8 *kw_type)
{
struct npc_get_pfl_info_rsp *rsp;
struct msg_req *req;
static struct {
bool is_set;
- bool is_x2;
+ u8 kw_type;
u16 x4_slots;
} pfl_info;

@@ -53,8 +52,8 @@ static int otx2_mcam_pfl_info_get(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, bool *is_x2,
*/
mutex_lock(&pfvf->mbox.lock);
if (pfl_info.is_set) {
- *is_x2 = pfl_info.is_x2;
*x4_slots = pfl_info.x4_slots;
+ *kw_type = pfl_info.kw_type;
mutex_unlock(&pfvf->mbox.lock);
return 0;
}
@@ -79,16 +78,16 @@ static int otx2_mcam_pfl_info_get(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, bool *is_x2,
return -EFAULT;
}

- *is_x2 = (rsp->kw_type == NPC_MCAM_KEY_X2);
- if (*is_x2)
- *x4_slots = 0;
+ pfl_info.kw_type = rsp->kw_type;
+ if (rsp->kw_type == NPC_MCAM_KEY_X2)
+ pfl_info.x4_slots = 0;
else
- *x4_slots = rsp->x4_slots;
-
- pfl_info.is_x2 = *is_x2;
- pfl_info.x4_slots = *x4_slots;
+ pfl_info.x4_slots = rsp->x4_slots;
pfl_info.is_set = true;

+ *x4_slots = pfl_info.x4_slots;
+ *kw_type = pfl_info.kw_type;
+
mutex_unlock(&pfvf->mbox.lock);
return 0;
}
@@ -164,6 +163,7 @@ int otx2_alloc_mcam_entries(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u16 count)
u16 dft_idx = 0, x4_slots = 0;
int ent, allocated = 0, ref;
bool is_x2 = false;
+ u8 kw_type = 0;
int rc;

/* Free current ones and allocate new ones with requested count */
@@ -182,12 +182,14 @@ int otx2_alloc_mcam_entries(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, u16 count)
}

if (is_cn20k(pfvf->pdev)) {
- rc = otx2_mcam_pfl_info_get(pfvf, &is_x2, &x4_slots);
+ rc = otx2_mcam_pfl_info_get(pfvf, &x4_slots, &kw_type);
if (rc) {
netdev_err(pfvf->netdev, "Error to retrieve profile info\n");
return rc;
}

+ is_x2 = kw_type == NPC_MCAM_KEY_X2;
+
rc = otx2_get_dft_rl_idx(pfvf, &dft_idx);
if (rc) {
netdev_err(pfvf->netdev,
@@ -289,6 +291,8 @@ int otx2_mcam_entry_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf)
struct npc_mcam_alloc_entry_rsp *rsp;
int vf_vlan_max_flows, count;
int rc, ref, prio, ent;
+ u8 kw_type = 0;
+ u16 x4_slots;
u16 dft_idx;

ref = 0;
@@ -315,6 +319,16 @@ int otx2_mcam_entry_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf)
if (!flow_cfg->def_ent)
return -ENOMEM;

+ kw_type = NPC_MCAM_KEY_X2;
+ if (is_cn20k(pfvf->pdev)) {
+ rc = otx2_mcam_pfl_info_get(pfvf, &x4_slots, &kw_type);
+ if (rc) {
+ netdev_err(pfvf->netdev,
+ "Error to get pfl info\n");
+ return rc;
+ }
+ }
+
mutex_lock(&pfvf->mbox.lock);

req = otx2_mbox_alloc_msg_npc_mcam_alloc_entry(&pfvf->mbox);
@@ -324,6 +338,10 @@ int otx2_mcam_entry_init(struct otx2_nic *pfvf)
}

req->kw_type = NPC_MCAM_KEY_X2;
+ if (is_cn20k(pfvf->pdev) && kw_type == NPC_MCAM_KEY_X4) {
+ req->kw_type = NPC_MCAM_KEY_X4;
+ ref &= (x4_slots - 1);
+ }
req->contig = false;
req->count = count;
req->ref_prio = prio;
@@ -1174,15 +1192,14 @@ static int otx2_add_flow_msg(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, struct otx2_flow *flow)
#ifdef CONFIG_DCB
int vlan_prio, qidx, pfc_rule = 0;
#endif
+ bool modify = false, is_x2;
int err, vf = 0, off, sz;
- bool modify = false;
u8 kw_type = 0;
u8 *src, *dst;
u16 x4_slots;
- bool is_x2;

if (is_cn20k(pfvf->pdev)) {
- err = otx2_mcam_pfl_info_get(pfvf, &is_x2, &x4_slots);
+ err = otx2_mcam_pfl_info_get(pfvf, &x4_slots, &kw_type);
if (err) {
netdev_err(pfvf->netdev,
"Error to retrieve NPC profile info, pcifunc=%#x\n",
@@ -1190,6 +1207,7 @@ static int otx2_add_flow_msg(struct otx2_nic *pfvf, struct otx2_flow *flow)
return -EFAULT;
}

+ is_x2 = kw_type == NPC_MCAM_KEY_X2;
if (!is_x2) {
err = otx2_prepare_flow_request(&flow->flow_spec,
&treq);
--
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