[PATCH net-next] devlink: prevent function configuration when port is active
From: Tariq Toukan
Date: Mon Aug 10 2026 - 06:39:02 EST
From: Oren Sidi <osidi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reject port function parameter changes when the port is active.
Enforcing this insures configuration integrity and consistency.
Signed-off-by: Oren Sidi <osidi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Aya Levin <ayal@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/devlink/port.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/devlink/port.c b/net/devlink/port.c
index 1528f2d148df..6a9857bf79da 100644
--- a/net/devlink/port.c
+++ b/net/devlink/port.c
@@ -708,7 +708,10 @@ static int devlink_port_function_validate(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
{
const struct devlink_port_ops *ops = devlink_port->ops;
+ enum devlink_port_fn_opstate opstate;
+ enum devlink_port_fn_state state;
struct nlattr *attr;
+ int err;
if (tb[DEVLINK_PORT_FUNCTION_ATTR_HW_ADDR] &&
!ops->port_fn_hw_addr_set) {
@@ -721,6 +724,20 @@ static int devlink_port_function_validate(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
"Function does not support state setting");
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}
+ if (devlink_port->attrs.flavour == DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_SF &&
+ ops->port_fn_state_get && !tb[DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_STATE]) {
+ err = ops->port_fn_state_get(devlink_port, &state,
+ &opstate, extack);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ if (state == DEVLINK_PORT_FN_STATE_ACTIVE) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack,
+ "port function parameters can't be configured when port is up");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ }
+
attr = tb[DEVLINK_PORT_FN_ATTR_CAPS];
if (attr) {
struct nla_bitfield32 caps;
base-commit: 001b5d347d8ba39b2dccaefcc57967b18caec8fe
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2.44.0