[PATCH net-next 04/13] net/mlx5: LAG, allocate port-indexed scratch buffers dynamically
From: Tariq Toukan
Date: Wed Sep 23 2026 - 06:51:11 EST
From: Shay Drory <shayd@xxxxxxxxxx>
mlx5_lag_print_mapping(), mlx5_infer_tx_affinity_mapping() and
lag_active_port_bits() each used a MLX5_MAX_PORTS-sized stack buffer to
hold per-port working state. Allocate these buffers with
kcalloc(ldev->ports, ...) instead so they track the actual port count
and no longer depend on MLX5_MAX_PORTS.
lag_active_port_bits() can now fail on allocation, so it returns int and
propagates -ENOMEM; a non-negative return is the active-port bitmask as
before. Its two callers, mlx5_cmd_create_lag() and _mlx5_modify_lag(),
check for a negative return and bail out, then narrow the value back
into the u8 they hand to the device.
This removes these buffers' dependency on MLX5_MAX_PORTS.
Signed-off-by: Shay Drory <shayd@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Moshe Shemesh <moshe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Akiva Goldberger <agoldberger@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c | 100 ++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 80 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
index 00b0159cb422..93ead5664152 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
@@ -63,19 +63,25 @@ static int get_port_sel_mode(enum mlx5_lag_mode mode, unsigned long flags)
return MLX5_LAG_PORT_SELECT_MODE_QUEUE_AFFINITY;
}
-static u8 lag_active_port_bits(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
- struct lag_tracker *tracker)
+static int lag_active_port_bits(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
+ struct lag_tracker *tracker)
{
- u8 enabled_ports[MLX5_MAX_PORTS] = {};
u8 active_port = 0;
+ u8 *enabled_ports;
int num_enabled;
int idx;
+ enabled_ports = kcalloc(ldev->ports, sizeof(*enabled_ports),
+ GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!enabled_ports)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
mlx5_infer_tx_enabled(tracker, ldev, enabled_ports,
&num_enabled);
for (idx = 0; idx < num_enabled; idx++)
active_port |= BIT_MASK(enabled_ports[idx]);
+ kfree(enabled_ports);
return active_port;
}
@@ -105,13 +111,21 @@ static int mlx5_cmd_create_lag(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
MLX5_SET(lagc, lag_ctx, tx_remap_affinity_1, ports[idx0]);
MLX5_SET(lagc, lag_ctx, tx_remap_affinity_2, ports[idx1]);
break;
- case MLX5_LAG_PORT_SELECT_MODE_PORT_SELECT_FT:
+ case MLX5_LAG_PORT_SELECT_MODE_PORT_SELECT_FT: {
+ u8 active_port;
+ int ret;
+
if (!MLX5_CAP_PORT_SELECTION(dev, port_select_flow_table_bypass))
break;
- MLX5_SET(lagc, lag_ctx, active_port,
- lag_active_port_bits(ldev, tracker));
+ ret = lag_active_port_bits(ldev, tracker);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ active_port = ret;
+ MLX5_SET(lagc, lag_ctx, active_port, active_port);
break;
+ }
default:
break;
}
@@ -240,22 +254,31 @@ static void mlx5_lag_print_mapping(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
struct lag_tracker *tracker,
unsigned long flags)
{
- char buf[MLX5_MAX_PORTS * 10 + 1] = {};
- u8 enabled_ports[MLX5_MAX_PORTS] = {};
+ u8 *enabled_ports = NULL;
int written = 0;
int num_enabled;
+ char *buf;
int idx;
int err;
int i;
int j;
+ buf = kcalloc(ldev->ports * 10 + 1, sizeof(*buf), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!buf)
+ return;
+
if (test_bit(MLX5_LAG_MODE_FLAG_HASH_BASED, &flags)) {
+ enabled_ports = kcalloc(ldev->ports, sizeof(*enabled_ports),
+ GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!enabled_ports)
+ goto free_buf;
+
mlx5_infer_tx_enabled(tracker, ldev, enabled_ports,
&num_enabled);
for (i = 0; i < num_enabled; i++) {
err = scnprintf(buf + written, 4, "%d, ", enabled_ports[i] + 1);
if (err != 3)
- return;
+ goto free_enabled;
written += err;
}
buf[written - 2] = 0;
@@ -267,12 +290,17 @@ static void mlx5_lag_print_mapping(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
err = scnprintf(buf + written, 10,
" port %d:%d", i + 1, ldev->v2p_map[idx]);
if (err != 9)
- return;
+ goto free_enabled;
written += err;
}
}
mlx5_core_info(dev, "lag map:%s\n", buf);
}
+
+free_enabled:
+ kfree(enabled_ports);
+free_buf:
+ kfree(buf);
}
static int mlx5_lag_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
@@ -668,20 +696,28 @@ static bool __mlx5_lag_is_sd_active(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
* If there are ports that are disabled fill the relevant slots
* with mapping that points to active ports.
*/
-static void mlx5_infer_tx_affinity_mapping(struct lag_tracker *tracker,
- struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
- u8 buckets,
- u8 *ports)
+static int mlx5_infer_tx_affinity_mapping(struct lag_tracker *tracker,
+ struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
+ u8 buckets,
+ u8 *ports)
{
- int disabled[MLX5_MAX_PORTS] = {};
- int enabled[MLX5_MAX_PORTS] = {};
int disabled_ports_num = 0;
int enabled_ports_num = 0;
+ int *disabled;
+ int *enabled;
+ int err = 0;
int idx;
u32 rand;
int i;
int j;
+ enabled = kcalloc(ldev->ports, sizeof(*enabled), GFP_KERNEL);
+ disabled = kcalloc(ldev->ports, sizeof(*disabled), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!enabled || !disabled) {
+ err = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
mlx5_ldev_for_each(i, 0, ldev) {
if (tracker->netdev_state[i].tx_enabled &&
tracker->netdev_state[i].link_up)
@@ -704,7 +740,7 @@ static void mlx5_infer_tx_affinity_mapping(struct lag_tracker *tracker,
/* If all ports are disabled/enabled keep native mapping */
if (enabled_ports_num == ldev->ports ||
disabled_ports_num == ldev->ports)
- return;
+ goto out;
/* Go over the disabled ports and for each assign a random active port */
for (i = 0; i < disabled_ports_num; i++) {
@@ -717,6 +753,11 @@ static void mlx5_infer_tx_affinity_mapping(struct lag_tracker *tracker,
mlx5_lag_xa_to_dev_idx(ldev, rand_xa_idx) + 1;
}
}
+
+out:
+ kfree(enabled);
+ kfree(disabled);
+ return err;
}
static bool mlx5_lag_has_drop_rule(struct mlx5_lag *ldev)
@@ -816,7 +857,10 @@ static int _mlx5_modify_lag(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
!MLX5_CAP_PORT_SELECTION(dev0, port_select_flow_table_bypass))
return ret;
- active_ports = lag_active_port_bits(ldev, tracker);
+ ret = lag_active_port_bits(ldev, tracker);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ active_ports = ret;
return mlx5_cmd_modify_active_port(dev0, active_ports);
}
@@ -879,7 +923,14 @@ void mlx5_modify_lag(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
if (!ports)
return;
- mlx5_infer_tx_affinity_mapping(tracker, ldev, ldev->buckets, ports);
+ err = mlx5_infer_tx_affinity_mapping(tracker, ldev, ldev->buckets,
+ ports);
+ if (err) {
+ mlx5_core_err(dev0,
+ "mlx5_infer_tx_affinity_mapping failed, err = %d\n",
+ err);
+ goto out;
+ }
mlx5_ldev_for_each(i, 0, ldev) {
for (j = 0; j < ldev->buckets; j++) {
@@ -1045,7 +1096,16 @@ int mlx5_activate_lag(struct mlx5_lag *ldev,
return err;
if (mode != MLX5_LAG_MODE_MPESW) {
- mlx5_infer_tx_affinity_mapping(tracker, ldev, ldev->buckets, ldev->v2p_map);
+ err = mlx5_infer_tx_affinity_mapping(tracker, ldev,
+ ldev->buckets,
+ ldev->v2p_map);
+ if (err) {
+ mlx5_core_err(dev0,
+ "mlx5_infer_tx_affinity_mapping failed, err = %d\n",
+ err);
+ return err;
+ }
+
if (test_bit(MLX5_LAG_MODE_FLAG_HASH_BASED, &flags)) {
err = mlx5_lag_port_sel_create(ldev, tracker->hash_type,
ldev->v2p_map);
--
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