[net-next PATCH v6 1/5] octeontx2-af: Simplify NPA context writing and reading

From: Subbaraya Sundeep

Date: Tue May 26 2026 - 06:50:55 EST


Simplify NPA context reading and writing by using hardware
maximum context size instead of using individual sizes of
each context type.

Signed-off-by: Subbaraya Sundeep <sbhatta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npa.c | 20 ++++++++-----------
.../marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_struct.h | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npa.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npa.c
index e2a33e46b48a..df783c4e5d75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npa.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npa.c
@@ -116,13 +116,11 @@ int rvu_npa_aq_enq_inst(struct rvu *rvu, struct npa_aq_enq_req *req,
case NPA_AQ_INSTOP_WRITE:
/* Copy context and write mask */
if (req->ctype == NPA_AQ_CTYPE_AURA) {
- memcpy(mask, &req->aura_mask,
- sizeof(struct npa_aura_s));
- memcpy(ctx, &req->aura, sizeof(struct npa_aura_s));
+ memcpy(mask, &req->aura_mask, NIX_MAX_CTX_SIZE);
+ memcpy(ctx, &req->aura, NIX_MAX_CTX_SIZE);
} else {
- memcpy(mask, &req->pool_mask,
- sizeof(struct npa_pool_s));
- memcpy(ctx, &req->pool, sizeof(struct npa_pool_s));
+ memcpy(mask, &req->pool_mask, NIX_MAX_CTX_SIZE);
+ memcpy(ctx, &req->pool, NIX_MAX_CTX_SIZE);
}
break;
case NPA_AQ_INSTOP_INIT:
@@ -134,9 +132,9 @@ int rvu_npa_aq_enq_inst(struct rvu *rvu, struct npa_aq_enq_req *req,
/* Set pool's context address */
req->aura.pool_addr = pfvf->pool_ctx->iova +
(req->aura.pool_addr * pfvf->pool_ctx->entry_sz);
- memcpy(ctx, &req->aura, sizeof(struct npa_aura_s));
+ memcpy(ctx, &req->aura, NIX_MAX_CTX_SIZE);
} else { /* POOL's context */
- memcpy(ctx, &req->pool, sizeof(struct npa_pool_s));
+ memcpy(ctx, &req->pool, NIX_MAX_CTX_SIZE);
}
break;
case NPA_AQ_INSTOP_NOP:
@@ -196,11 +194,9 @@ int rvu_npa_aq_enq_inst(struct rvu *rvu, struct npa_aq_enq_req *req,
/* Copy read context into mailbox */
if (req->op == NPA_AQ_INSTOP_READ) {
if (req->ctype == NPA_AQ_CTYPE_AURA)
- memcpy(&rsp->aura, ctx,
- sizeof(struct npa_aura_s));
+ memcpy(&rsp->aura, ctx, NIX_MAX_CTX_SIZE);
else
- memcpy(&rsp->pool, ctx,
- sizeof(struct npa_pool_s));
+ memcpy(&rsp->pool, ctx, NIX_MAX_CTX_SIZE);
}
}

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_struct.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_struct.h
index 8e868f815de1..1e51ed197b29 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_struct.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_struct.h
@@ -227,8 +227,12 @@ struct npa_aura_s {
u64 fc_msh_dst : 11;
u64 reserved_435_447 : 13;
u64 reserved_448_511; /* W7 */
+ /* Ensure all context sizes are 128 bytes */
+ u64 padding[8];
};

+static_assert(sizeof(struct npa_aura_s) == NIX_MAX_CTX_SIZE);
+
struct npa_pool_s {
u64 stack_base; /* W0 */
u64 ena : 1;
@@ -285,6 +289,8 @@ struct npa_pool_s {
u64 reserved_960_1023; /* W15 */
};

+static_assert(sizeof(struct npa_pool_s) == NIX_MAX_CTX_SIZE);
+
/* NIX admin queue completion status */
enum nix_aq_comp {
NIX_AQ_COMP_NOTDONE = 0x0,
--
2.48.1