[PATCH net-next V2 15/15] net/mlx5: SD, enable SD over ECPF and allow switchdev transition

From: Tariq Toukan

Date: Mon Jun 08 2026 - 10:08:31 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 9aec470fe126..cc791f2f63b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c
@@ -4451,12 +4451,6 @@ 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;
- }
-
/* Avoid try_lock, active/inactive mode change is not restricted */
if (mlx5_devlink_switchdev_active_mode_change(esw, mode))
return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/sd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/sd.c
index d74a5a2862cb..ec01aecf3370 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