[PATCH v17 net-next 0/8] octeontx2-af: npc: Enhancements.

[Ratheesh Kannoth]

This series extends Marvell octeontx2-af support for CN20K NPC (MCAM
debuggability, allocation policy, default-rule lifetime, optional KPU
profiles from firmware files, X2/X4 MCAM keyword handling in flows and
defaults, and dynamic CN20K NPC private state), adds a devlink mechanism
for multi-value parameters, and moves devlink_nl_param_fill() temporaries
to the heap so stack usage stays reasonable once union devlink_param_value
grows (patch 3).

Patch 1 improves CN20K MCAM visibility in debugfs: mcam_layout marks
enabled entries, dstats reports per-entry hit deltas (baseline updated in
software after each read; hardware counters are not cleared), and mismatch
lists enabled entries without a PF mapping.

Patch 2 allocates the per-configuration-mode union devlink_param_value
buffers and struct devlink_param_gset_ctx used by devlink_nl_param_fill()
with kcalloc()/kzalloc_obj() and funnels failures through a single cleanup
path so the netlink reply path stays safe as the union grows.

Patch 3 (Saeed) introduces DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_U64_ARRAY and nested
DEVLINK_ATTR_PARAM_VALUE_DATA attributes so drivers and user space can
exchange bounded u64 arrays; YAML, uapi, and netlink validation are
updated.

Patch 4 adds a runtime devlink parameter srch_order to reorder CN20K
subbank search during MCAM allocation (the param uses the u64 array type
from patch 3).

Patch 5 ties default MCAM entries to NIX LF alloc/free on CN20K, adds
NIX_LF_DONT_FREE_DFT_IDXS for PF teardown paths that must not drop default
NPC indexes while the driver still owns state, and tightens nix_lf_alloc
error propagation.

Patch 6 allows loading a custom KPU profile from /lib/firmware/kpu via
module parameter kpu_profile, with cam2 / ptype_mask wiring and helpers
that share firmware-sourced vs filesystem-sourced profile layouts.

Patch 7 makes default-rule allocation, AF flow install, and PF-side RSS,
defaults, and ethtool flows respect the active CN20K MCAM keyword width
(X2 vs X4), including X4 reference-index masking and -EOPNOTSUPP when a
flow needs X4 keys on an X2-only profile.

Patch 8 replaces file-scope npc_priv and static dstats with allocation
sized from discovered bank/subbank geometry, threads npc_priv_get()
through CN20K NPC paths, and allocates dstats via devm_kzalloc for the
debugfs helper.

Heap-backed devlink_nl_param_fill() sits immediately before the U64 array
param work so incremental builds stay stack-safe as the union grows; the
CN20K patches keep srch_order ahead of NIX LF coordination, optional KPU
profile load from firmware files, X2/X4 handling, and the npc_priv refactor
that touches the same files heavily.

Ratheesh Kannoth (7):
  octeontx2-af: npc: cn20k: debugfs enhancements
  devlink: heap-allocate param fill buffers in devlink_nl_param_fill
  octeontx2-af: npc: cn20k: add subbank search order control
  octeontx2: cn20k: Coordinate default rules with NIX LF lifecycle
  octeontx2-af: npc: Support for custom KPU profile from filesystem
  octeontx2: cn20k: Respect NPC MCAM X2/X4 profile in flows and DFT
    alloc
  octeontx2-af: npc: cn20k: Allocate npc_priv and dstats dynamically.

Saeed Mahameed (1):
  devlink: Implement devlink param multi attribute nested data values

 Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml      |   4 +
 .../marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/debugfs.c      | 163 ++++-
 .../ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c | 633 ++++++++++++------
 .../ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.h |  17 +-
 .../net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mbox.h  |   1 +
 .../net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/npc.h   |  17 +
 .../net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.h   |  12 +-
 .../marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c        |  92 ++-
 .../ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c   |  69 +-
 .../ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.c   | 486 +++++++++++---
 .../ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc.h   |  17 +
 .../marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_npc_fs.c         |  12 +-
 .../ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_reg.h   |   1 +
 .../marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_flows.c        |  48 +-
 .../ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_pf.c  |   6 +-
 include/net/devlink.h                         |   8 +
 include/uapi/linux/devlink.h                  |   1 +
 net/devlink/netlink_gen.c                     |   2 +
 net/devlink/param.c                           |  95 ++-
 19 files changed, 1280 insertions(+), 404 deletions(-)

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v16 -> v17: Addressed Jacub comments.
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260521095303.2395584-1-rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx/

v15 -> v16: Addressed Sashiko comments
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260520020939.1457231-1-rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx/

v14 -> v15: Addressed Paolo comments
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260514062537.3813802-1-rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx/

v13 -> v14: Addressed sashiko comments.
	I had to revert Jiri comment in v11 as sashiko was complaining about
	leaking kernel memory to userspace.
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260511033923.1301976-1-rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx/

v12 -> v13: Addressed David Laight comments
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260508034912.4082520-1-rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx/

v11 -> v12: Addressed Paolo,Jiri comments.
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260409025055.1664053-1-rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx/
	Added one patch which was rejected by simon in net
	(as it was kind of enhancement rather than a bug)
	Added one more patch- which allocates two variables from heap.

v10 -> v11: Addressed Paolo comments.
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260403025533.6250-1-rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx/

v9 -> v10: Addressed Paolo comments
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/
	20260330053105.2722453-1-rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx/

v8 -> v9: Addressed Simon comments
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/
	20260325072159.1126964-1-rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx/

v7 -> v8: Addressed Simon comments
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/
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v6 -> v7: Addressed Simon comments
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260320165432.98832-1-horms@xxxxxxxxxx/

v5 -> v6: Addressed Jakub,Jiri comments
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/
	20260317045623.250187-1-rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx/

v4 -> v5: Addressed Jakub comments
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/
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v3 -> v4: Addressed Simon comments
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/abDeXLpMMxp7G1v3@rkannoth-OptiPlex-7090/#t

v2 -> v3: Addressed Simon comments.
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/
	20260304043032.3661647-1-rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx/

v1 -> v2: Addressed Jakub comments.
	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/
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