[PATCH net-next 11/15] gve: split up notify block allocation and setup paths

From: Harshitha Ramamurthy

Date: Mon Jun 01 2026 - 14:01:01 EST


From: Joshua Washington <joshwash@xxxxxxxxxx>

Before this patch, notify block allocation and setup occurred in the same
method. This all occurred before gve_adminq_configure_device_resources,
which populates the irq_db_indicies array, a DMA region with BAR offsets
for MSI-X vectors.

The coming mailbox mode will require notify blocks to be set up only
after receiving the IRQ doorbell offsets, as the request does not work
with a supplied DMA buffer in the way that admin queue mode does. The
intended flow in that case would be:

1) allocate notify blocks
2) request doorbell information
3) set up MSI-X vectors based on doorbell info

This ordering also works for admin queue mode, so it will be updated to
match.

Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Jordan Rhee <jordanrhee@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Joshua Washington <joshwash@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Harshitha Ramamurthy <hramamurthy@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h | 2 +
drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c | 158 ++++++++++++---------
2 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 71 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h
index f8976017ca60..12591a1fd746 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve.h
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ struct gve_notify_block {
struct gve_tx_ring *tx; /* tx rings on this block */
struct gve_rx_ring *rx; /* rx rings on this block */
u32 irq;
+ bool irq_requested;
};

/* Tracks allowed and current rx queue settings */
@@ -964,6 +965,7 @@ struct gve_priv {
u64 link_speed;
bool up_before_suspend; /* True if dev was up before suspend */

+ bool mgmt_irq_requested;
struct gve_ptype_lut *ptype_lut_dqo;

/* Must be a power of two. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
index 06df6d8ad429..98970508ae54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
@@ -425,6 +425,24 @@ int gve_napi_poll_dqo(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
return work_done;
}

+static void gve_free_notify_blocks(struct gve_priv *priv)
+{
+ pci_disable_msix(priv->pdev);
+ if (priv->irq_db_indices) {
+ dma_free_coherent(&priv->pdev->dev,
+ priv->num_ntfy_blks *
+ sizeof(*priv->irq_db_indices),
+ priv->irq_db_indices,
+ priv->irq_db_indices_bus);
+ priv->irq_db_indices = NULL;
+ }
+
+ kvfree(priv->ntfy_blocks);
+ priv->ntfy_blocks = NULL;
+ kvfree(priv->msix_vectors);
+ priv->msix_vectors = NULL;
+}
+
static const struct cpumask *gve_get_node_mask(struct gve_priv *priv)
{
if (priv->numa_node == NUMA_NO_NODE)
@@ -436,11 +454,9 @@ static const struct cpumask *gve_get_node_mask(struct gve_priv *priv)
static int gve_alloc_notify_blocks(struct gve_priv *priv)
{
int num_vecs_requested = priv->num_ntfy_blks + 1;
- const struct cpumask *node_mask;
- unsigned int cur_cpu;
int vecs_enabled;
- int i, j;
int err;
+ int i;

priv->msix_vectors = kvzalloc_objs(*priv->msix_vectors,
num_vecs_requested);
@@ -454,7 +470,7 @@ static int gve_alloc_notify_blocks(struct gve_priv *priv)
dev_err(&priv->pdev->dev, "Could not enable min msix %d/%d\n",
GVE_MIN_MSIX, vecs_enabled);
err = vecs_enabled;
- goto abort_with_msix_vectors;
+ goto abort;
}
if (vecs_enabled != num_vecs_requested) {
int new_num_ntfy_blks = (vecs_enabled - 1) & ~0x1;
@@ -477,15 +493,6 @@ static int gve_alloc_notify_blocks(struct gve_priv *priv)
priv->rx_cfg.num_queues = priv->rx_cfg.max_queues;
}

- /* Setup Management Vector - the last vector */
- snprintf(priv->mgmt_msix_name, sizeof(priv->mgmt_msix_name), "gve-mgmnt@pci:%s",
- pci_name(priv->pdev));
- err = request_irq(priv->msix_vectors[priv->mgmt_msix_idx].vector,
- gve_mgmnt_intr, 0, priv->mgmt_msix_name, priv);
- if (err) {
- dev_err(&priv->pdev->dev, "Did not receive management vector.\n");
- goto abort_with_msix_enabled;
- }
priv->irq_db_indices =
dma_alloc_coherent(&priv->pdev->dev,
priv->num_ntfy_blks *
@@ -493,15 +500,65 @@ static int gve_alloc_notify_blocks(struct gve_priv *priv)
&priv->irq_db_indices_bus, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!priv->irq_db_indices) {
err = -ENOMEM;
- goto abort_with_mgmt_vector;
+ goto abort;
}

priv->ntfy_blocks = kvzalloc(priv->num_ntfy_blks *
sizeof(*priv->ntfy_blocks), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!priv->ntfy_blocks) {
err = -ENOMEM;
- goto abort_with_irq_db_indices;
+ goto abort;
+ }
+ return 0;
+
+abort:
+ gve_free_notify_blocks(priv);
+ return err;
+}
+
+static void gve_teardown_notify_blocks(struct gve_priv *priv)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ if (!priv->ntfy_blocks)
+ return;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < priv->num_ntfy_blks; i++) {
+ struct gve_notify_block *block = &priv->ntfy_blocks[i];
+
+ if (!block->irq_requested)
+ continue;
+
+ irq_set_affinity_hint(priv->msix_vectors[i].vector,
+ NULL);
+ free_irq(priv->msix_vectors[i].vector, block);
+ block->irq = 0;
+ block->irq_requested = false;
+ }
+
+ if (priv->mgmt_irq_requested) {
+ free_irq(priv->msix_vectors[priv->mgmt_msix_idx].vector, priv);
+ priv->mgmt_irq_requested = false;
+ }
+}
+
+static int gve_setup_notify_blocks(struct gve_priv *priv)
+{
+ const struct cpumask *node_mask;
+ unsigned int cur_cpu;
+ int i;
+ int err;
+
+ /* Setup Management Vector - the last vector */
+ snprintf(priv->mgmt_msix_name, sizeof(priv->mgmt_msix_name),
+ "gve-mgmnt@pci:%s", pci_name(priv->pdev));
+ err = request_irq(priv->msix_vectors[priv->mgmt_msix_idx].vector,
+ gve_mgmnt_intr, 0, priv->mgmt_msix_name, priv);
+ if (err) {
+ dev_err(&priv->pdev->dev, "Did not receive management vector.\n");
+ return err;
}
+ priv->mgmt_irq_requested = true;

/* Setup the other blocks - the first n-1 vectors */
node_mask = gve_get_node_mask(priv);
@@ -519,9 +576,10 @@ static int gve_alloc_notify_blocks(struct gve_priv *priv)
if (err) {
dev_err(&priv->pdev->dev,
"Failed to receive msix vector %d\n", i);
- goto abort_with_some_ntfy_blocks;
+ goto abort;
}
block->irq = priv->msix_vectors[msix_idx].vector;
+ block->irq_requested = true;
irq_set_affinity_and_hint(block->irq,
cpumask_of(cur_cpu));
block->irq_db_index = &priv->irq_db_indices[i].index;
@@ -535,61 +593,12 @@ static int gve_alloc_notify_blocks(struct gve_priv *priv)
cur_cpu = cpumask_first(node_mask);
}
return 0;
-abort_with_some_ntfy_blocks:
- for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
- struct gve_notify_block *block = &priv->ntfy_blocks[j];
- int msix_idx = j;

- irq_set_affinity_hint(priv->msix_vectors[msix_idx].vector,
- NULL);
- free_irq(priv->msix_vectors[msix_idx].vector, block);
- block->irq = 0;
- }
- kvfree(priv->ntfy_blocks);
- priv->ntfy_blocks = NULL;
-abort_with_irq_db_indices:
- dma_free_coherent(&priv->pdev->dev, priv->num_ntfy_blks *
- sizeof(*priv->irq_db_indices),
- priv->irq_db_indices, priv->irq_db_indices_bus);
- priv->irq_db_indices = NULL;
-abort_with_mgmt_vector:
- free_irq(priv->msix_vectors[priv->mgmt_msix_idx].vector, priv);
-abort_with_msix_enabled:
- pci_disable_msix(priv->pdev);
-abort_with_msix_vectors:
- kvfree(priv->msix_vectors);
- priv->msix_vectors = NULL;
+abort:
+ gve_teardown_notify_blocks(priv);
return err;
}

-static void gve_free_notify_blocks(struct gve_priv *priv)
-{
- int i;
-
- if (!priv->msix_vectors)
- return;
-
- /* Free the irqs */
- for (i = 0; i < priv->num_ntfy_blks; i++) {
- struct gve_notify_block *block = &priv->ntfy_blocks[i];
- int msix_idx = i;
-
- irq_set_affinity_hint(priv->msix_vectors[msix_idx].vector,
- NULL);
- free_irq(priv->msix_vectors[msix_idx].vector, block);
- block->irq = 0;
- }
- free_irq(priv->msix_vectors[priv->mgmt_msix_idx].vector, priv);
- kvfree(priv->ntfy_blocks);
- priv->ntfy_blocks = NULL;
- dma_free_coherent(&priv->pdev->dev, priv->num_ntfy_blks *
- sizeof(*priv->irq_db_indices),
- priv->irq_db_indices, priv->irq_db_indices_bus);
- priv->irq_db_indices = NULL;
- pci_disable_msix(priv->pdev);
- kvfree(priv->msix_vectors);
- priv->msix_vectors = NULL;
-}

static void gve_free_control_plane_resources(struct gve_priv *priv)
{
@@ -743,6 +752,7 @@ static void gve_teardown_control_plane_resources(struct gve_priv *priv)

static void gve_teardown_device(struct gve_priv *priv)
{
+ gve_teardown_notify_blocks(priv);
gve_teardown_control_plane_resources(priv);
gve_adminq_free(priv);
/*
@@ -2463,13 +2473,16 @@ static int gve_setup_device(struct gve_priv *priv)

err = gve_alloc_control_plane_resources(priv);
if (err)
- goto err;
+ return err;
+
err = gve_setup_control_plane_resources(priv);
if (err)
- goto err;
+ return err;
+
+ err = gve_setup_notify_blocks(priv);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
return 0;
-err:
- return err;
}

static const struct gve_ctrl_ops gve_adminq_ops = {
@@ -2591,6 +2604,9 @@ int gve_reset(struct gve_priv *priv, bool skip_queue_setup)
gve_unregister_qpls(priv);
}

+ gve_teardown_notify_blocks(priv);
+ gve_teardown_control_plane_resources(priv);
+
/* Reset the device by releasing the AQ. Rings and other resources
* within the NIC are implicitly destroyed if commands fail.
*/
--
2.54.0.669.g59709faab0-goog