[PATCH net-next V2 7/7] net/mlx5e: Use extack in set rxfh callback

From: Tariq Toukan

Date: Sun Sep 28 2025 - 17:26:18 EST


From: Gal Pressman <gal@xxxxxxxxxx>

The ->set/create/modify_rxfh() callbacks now pass a valid extack instead
of NULL through netlink [1]. In case of an error, reflect it through
extack instead of a dmesg print.

[1]
commit c0ae03588bbb ("ethtool: rss: initial RSS_SET (indirection table handling)")

Signed-off-by: Gal Pressman <gal@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Dragos Tatulea <dtatulea@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c | 15 +++++++++------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index fd45384a855b..53e5ae252eac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -1494,7 +1494,8 @@ static int mlx5e_get_rxfh(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_rxfh_param *
}

static int mlx5e_rxfh_hfunc_check(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
- const struct ethtool_rxfh_param *rxfh)
+ const struct ethtool_rxfh_param *rxfh,
+ struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
{
unsigned int count;

@@ -1504,8 +1505,10 @@ static int mlx5e_rxfh_hfunc_check(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
unsigned int xor8_max_channels = mlx5e_rqt_max_num_channels_allowed_for_xor8();

if (count > xor8_max_channels) {
- netdev_err(priv->netdev, "%s: Cannot set RSS hash function to XOR, current number of channels (%d) exceeds the maximum allowed for XOR8 RSS hfunc (%d)\n",
- __func__, count, xor8_max_channels);
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT_MOD(
+ extack,
+ "Number of channels (%u) exceeds the max for XOR8 RSS (%u)",
+ count, xor8_max_channels);
return -EINVAL;
}
}
@@ -1524,7 +1527,7 @@ static int mlx5e_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev,

mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);

- err = mlx5e_rxfh_hfunc_check(priv, rxfh);
+ err = mlx5e_rxfh_hfunc_check(priv, rxfh, extack);
if (err)
goto unlock;

@@ -1550,7 +1553,7 @@ static int mlx5e_create_rxfh_context(struct net_device *dev,

mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);

- err = mlx5e_rxfh_hfunc_check(priv, rxfh);
+ err = mlx5e_rxfh_hfunc_check(priv, rxfh, extack);
if (err)
goto unlock;

@@ -1590,7 +1593,7 @@ static int mlx5e_modify_rxfh_context(struct net_device *dev,

mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);

- err = mlx5e_rxfh_hfunc_check(priv, rxfh);
+ err = mlx5e_rxfh_hfunc_check(priv, rxfh, extack);
if (err)
goto unlock;

--
2.31.1