[net PATCH v3] octeontx2-af: Validate NIX maximum LFs correctly

From: Subbaraya Sundeep

Date: Wed Jun 17 2026 - 11:54:23 EST


NIX maximum number of LFs can be set via devlink command
but that can be done before assigning any LFs to a PF/VF.
The condition used to check whether any LFs are assigned is
incorrect. This patch fixes that condition.

Fixes: dd7842878633 ("octeontx2-af: Add new devlink param to configure maximum usable NIX block LFs")
Signed-off-by: Subbaraya Sundeep <sbhatta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v3 changes:
None, updated changelog
v2 changes:
Fixed AI review by updating error message
Updated comment to mention modifying NIXLFs has to be done prior
to attaching NIXLFs to any PFs/VFs.

.../marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c | 27 +++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c
index 6494a9ee2f0d..3b47ecb44d51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c
@@ -1510,7 +1510,9 @@ static int rvu_af_dl_nix_maxlf_validate(struct devlink *devlink, u32 id,
struct rvu_devlink *rvu_dl = devlink_priv(devlink);
struct rvu *rvu = rvu_dl->rvu;
u16 max_nix0_lf, max_nix1_lf;
- struct npc_mcam *mcam;
+ struct rvu_block *block;
+ int blkaddr = 0;
+ int free_lfs;
u64 cfg;

cfg = rvu_read64(rvu, BLKADDR_NIX0, NIX_AF_CONST2);
@@ -1518,14 +1520,23 @@ static int rvu_af_dl_nix_maxlf_validate(struct devlink *devlink, u32 id,
cfg = rvu_read64(rvu, BLKADDR_NIX1, NIX_AF_CONST2);
max_nix1_lf = cfg & 0xFFF;

- /* Do not allow user to modify maximum NIX LFs while mcam entries
- * have already been assigned.
+ /* Do not allow user to modify maximum NIX LFs while NIX LFs
+ * have already been assigned. Note that modifying NIX LFs count
+ * can be done only before any LF attach requests from PFs and VFs
+ * and not later or concurrently.
*/
- mcam = &rvu->hw->mcam;
- if (mcam->bmap_fcnt < mcam->bmap_entries) {
- NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
- "mcam entries have already been assigned, can't resize");
- return -EPERM;
+ blkaddr = rvu_get_next_nix_blkaddr(rvu, blkaddr);
+ while (blkaddr) {
+ block = &rvu->hw->block[blkaddr];
+
+ free_lfs = rvu_rsrc_free_count(&block->lf);
+ if (free_lfs != block->lf.max) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+ "NIX LFs already assigned, can't resize");
+ return -EPERM;
+ }
+
+ blkaddr = rvu_get_next_nix_blkaddr(rvu, blkaddr);
}

if (max_nix0_lf && val.vu16 > max_nix0_lf) {
--
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