Re: [Patch net-next 1/3] net: bridge: mcast: Add offload failed mdb flag

[Nikolay Aleksandrov]

On 3/27/25 00:38, Joseph Huang wrote:
> On 3/21/2025 4:19 AM, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote:
> > > @@ -516,11 +513,14 @@ static void br_switchdev_mdb_complete(struct 
> > > net_device *dev, int err, void *pri
> > >            pp = &p->next) {
> > >           if (p->key.port != port)
> > >               continue;
> > > -        p->flags |= MDB_PG_FLAGS_OFFLOAD;
> > > +
> > > +        if (err)
> > > +            p->flags |= MDB_PG_FLAGS_OFFLOAD_FAILED;
> > > +        else
> > > +            p->flags |= MDB_PG_FLAGS_OFFLOAD;
> >
> > These two should be mutually exclusive, either it's offloaded or it 
> > failed an offload,
> > shouldn't be possible to have both set. I'd recommend adding some 
> > helper that takes
> > care of that.
>
> It is true that these two are mutually exclusive, but strictly speaking 
> there are four types of entries:
>
> 1. Entries which are not offload-able (i.e., the ports are not backed by 
> switchdev)
> 2. Entries which are being offloaded, but results yet unknown
> 3. Entries which are successfully offloaded, and
> 4. Entries which failed to be offloaded
>
> Even if we ignore the ones which are being offloaded (type 2 is 
> transient), we still need two flags, otherwise we won't be able to tell 
> type 1 from type 4 entries.
>
> If we need two flags anyway, having separate flags for type 3 and type 4 
> simplifies the logic.
>
> Or did I misunderstood your comments?
>
> Thanks,
> Joseph

I think you misunderstood me, I don't mind having the two flags. :)
My point is that they must be managed correctly and shouldn't be allowed
to be set simultaneously.

Cheers,
 Nik