[PATCH net] bnge: skip dev_addr when building the VNIC unicast list
From: Vikas Gupta
Date: Tue Oct 06 2026 - 10:20:07 EST
The default VNIC programs the device's MAC as L2 filter 0 in
bnge_init_chip() via bnge_hwrm_set_vnic_filter(bn, 0, 0, dev_addr).
bnge_cfg_rx_mode() then walks dev->uc and programs each unicast
address as a further L2 filter, without excluding dev_addr.
Skip dev_addr when building uc_list, since it is already installed as
filter 0. As dev_addr now takes neither a uc_list slot nor an
l2_filters[] slot, count only the non-dev_addr entries for the
uc_list overflow check too, otherwise an input such as
{dev_addr, A, B, C} would needlessly fall back to promiscuous mode
even though A, B and C fit in exact-match filters.
bnge_uc_list_updated() applies the same skip and count so the
change detection stays consistent and does not loop.
This issue was caught by Sashiko (nipa).
Tested on Thor Ultra device.
Fixes: 9afad4a17174 ("bng_en: Configure default VNIC")
Signed-off-by: Vikas Gupta <vikas.gupta@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Dharmender Garg <dharmender.garg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_netdev.c | 28 +++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_netdev.c
index a4288f0258f8..92aea6f6f09f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_netdev.c
@@ -2182,19 +2182,21 @@ static bool bnge_uc_list_updated(struct bnge_net *bn,
const struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc)
{
struct bnge_vnic_info *vnic = &bn->vnic_info[BNGE_VNIC_DEFAULT];
+ struct net_device *dev = bn->netdev;
struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
- int off = 0;
-
- if (netdev_hw_addr_list_count(uc) != (vnic->uc_filter_count - 1))
- return true;
+ int off = 0, count = 0;
netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, uc) {
+ if (ether_addr_equal(ha->addr, dev->dev_addr))
+ continue;
+ if (count >= vnic->uc_filter_count - 1)
+ return true;
if (!ether_addr_equal(ha->addr, vnic->uc_list + off))
return true;
-
off += ETH_ALEN;
+ count++;
}
- return false;
+ return count != vnic->uc_filter_count - 1;
}
static bool bnge_promisc_ok(struct bnge_net *bn)
@@ -2207,9 +2209,9 @@ static int bnge_cfg_rx_mode(struct bnge_net *bn, struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
{
struct bnge_vnic_info *vnic = &bn->vnic_info[BNGE_VNIC_DEFAULT];
struct net_device *dev = bn->netdev;
+ int i, off = 0, rc, uc_count = 0;
struct bnge_dev *bd = bn->bd;
struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
- int i, off = 0, rc;
if (!uc_update)
goto skip_uc;
@@ -2225,10 +2227,20 @@ static int bnge_cfg_rx_mode(struct bnge_net *bn, struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
if (!snapshot)
netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
- if (netdev_hw_addr_list_count(uc) > (BNGE_MAX_UC_ADDRS - 1)) {
+ /* dev_addr is already programmed as L2 filter 0, so it takes neither a
+ * uc_list slot nor an l2_filters[] slot. Count only the entries that
+ * will actually be programmed so the overflow check matches the fill
+ * loop below (and bnge_uc_list_updated()).
+ */
+ netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, uc)
+ if (!ether_addr_equal(ha->addr, dev->dev_addr))
+ uc_count++;
+ if (uc_count > BNGE_MAX_UC_ADDRS - 1) {
vnic->rx_mask |= CFA_L2_SET_RX_MASK_REQ_MASK_PROMISCUOUS;
} else {
netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, uc) {
+ if (ether_addr_equal(ha->addr, dev->dev_addr))
+ continue;
memcpy(vnic->uc_list + off, ha->addr, ETH_ALEN);
off += ETH_ALEN;
vnic->uc_filter_count++;
--
2.52.0