[PATCH net-next 15/15] net/mlx5: SD, enable SD over ECPF and allow switchdev transition
From: Tariq Toukan
Date: Thu Jun 04 2026 - 08:03:37 EST
From: Shay Drory <shayd@xxxxxxxxxx>
Remove the restriction blocking SD on embedded CPU PFs (ECPF), enabling
SD functionality on BlueField DPUs. Remove the blocker preventing SD
devices from transitioning to switchdev mode.
The infrastructure added in earlier patches properly handles this case.
Signed-off-by: Shay Drory <shayd@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Mark Bloch <mbloch@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c | 6 ------
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/sd.c | 8 --------
2 files changed, 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
index 503530b0acba..e3911da555e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -4419,12 +4419,6 @@ int mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u16 mode,
if (esw_mode_from_devlink(mode, &mlx5_mode))
return -EINVAL;
- if (mlx5_mode == MLX5_ESWITCH_OFFLOADS && mlx5_get_sd(esw->dev)) {
- NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
- "Can't change E-Switch mode to switchdev when multi-PF netdev (Socket Direct) is configured.");
- return -EPERM;
- }
-
if (mlx5_fw_reset_in_progress(esw->dev)) {
NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
"Can't change eswitch mode during firmware reset");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/sd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/sd.c
index 82ae8c3969fe..a9cc5a6ab007 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/sd.c
@@ -222,10 +222,6 @@ bool mlx5_sd_is_supported(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
if (!mlx5_core_is_pf(dev))
return false;
- /* Block on embedded CPU PFs */
- if (mlx5_core_is_ecpf(dev))
- return false;
-
err = mlx5_query_nic_vport_sd_group(dev, &sd_group);
if (err || !sd_group)
return false;
@@ -252,10 +248,6 @@ static int sd_init(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
if (!mlx5_core_is_pf(dev))
return 0;
- /* Block on embedded CPU PFs */
- if (mlx5_core_is_ecpf(dev))
- return 0;
-
err = mlx5_query_nic_vport_sd_group(dev, &sd_group);
if (err)
return err;
--
2.44.0