Re: [net-next,v5,05/13] octeontx2-af: npc: cn20k: Allocate default MCAM indexes

From: Jakub Kicinski

Date: Tue Jan 27 2026 - 21:29:50 EST


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octeontx2-af: npc: cn20k: Allocate default MCAM indexes

This patch allocates MCAM indexes for promiscuous, multicast, broadcast,
and unicast traffic when NIX LF is attached to PF/VF, improving
allocation efficiency over the previous reservation method.

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c
> index dd5352bd6dbf..6ae462d6ebaa 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.c

[ ... ]

> +chk_sanity:
> + dev_dbg(rvu->dev,
> + "%s: Default index for pcifunc=%#x, bcast=%u mcast=%u promise=%u ucast=%u cnt=%u\n",
^^^^^^^

Should "promise" be "promisc" here? This appears to be a typo in the debug
message.

[ ... ]

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.h
> index aadee502bac1..f1734435db4d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cn20k/npc.h

[ ... ]

> +/**
> + * enum npc_dft_rule_id - Default rule type
> + *
> + * Mcam default rule type.
> + *
> + * @NPC_DFT_RULE_START_ID: Not used
> + * @NPC_DFT_RULE_PROMISC_ID: promiscuous rule
> + * @NPC_DFT_RULE_MCAST_ID: promiscuous rule
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Should this say "multicast rule" instead of "promiscuous rule"? It appears
to be copied from the PROMISC line above.

> + * @NPC_DFT_RULE_BCAST_ID: broadcast rule
> + * @NPC_DFT_RULE_UCAST_ID: unicast rule
> + * @NPC_DFT_RULE_MAX_ID: Maximum index.
> + */
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