Re: [PATCH net-next v2 01/10] octeontx2-af: switch: Add AF to switch mbox and skeleton files

[ALOK TIWARI]

On 1/7/2026 6:53 PM, Ratheesh Kannoth wrote:
> The Marvell switch hardware runs on a Linux OS. This OS receives
> various messages, which are parsed to create flow rules that can be
> installed on HW. The switch is capable of accelerating both L2 and
> L3 flows.
>
> This commit adds various mailbox messages used by the Linux OS
> (on arm64) to send events to the switch hardware.
>
> fdb messages:     Linux bridge FDB messages
> fib messages:     Linux routing table messages
> status messages:  Packet status updates sent to Host
>                    Linux to keep flows active
>                    for connection-tracked flows.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ratheesh Kannoth<rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   .../ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/Makefile    |  2 +
>   .../net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/mbox.h  | 95 +++++++++++++++++++
>   .../marvell/octeontx2/af/switch/rvu_sw_fl.c   | 21 ++++
>   .../marvell/octeontx2/af/switch/rvu_sw_fl.h   | 11 +++
>   .../marvell/octeontx2/af/switch/rvu_sw_l2.c   | 14 +++
>   .../marvell/octeontx2/af/switch/rvu_sw_l2.h   | 11 +++
>   .../marvell/octeontx2/af/switch/rvu_sw_l3.c   | 14 +++
>   .../marvell/octeontx2/af/switch/rvu_sw_l3.h   | 11 +++
>   8 files changed, 179 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/switch/rvu_sw_fl.c
>   create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/switch/rvu_sw_fl.h
>   create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/switch/rvu_sw_l2.c
>   create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/switch/rvu_sw_l2.h
>   create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/switch/rvu_sw_l3.c
>   create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/switch/rvu_sw_l3.h
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/Makefile
> index 244de500963e..e28b1fc6dbc6 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/Makefile
> @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
>   #
>   
>   ccflags-y += -I$(src)

redundant include path

> +ccflags-y += -I$(src) -I$(src)/switch/
>   obj-$(CONFIG_OCTEONTX2_MBOX) += rvu_mbox.o
>   obj-$(CONFIG_OCTEONTX2_AF) += rvu_af.o


Thanks,
Alok