Re: [PATCH v3 fwctl 3/5] fwctl/bnxt_en: Create an aux device for fwctl

From: Saeed Mahameed

Date: Wed Feb 04 2026 - 18:47:37 EST


On 29 Jan 07:54, Pavan Chebbi wrote:
Create an additional auxiliary device to support fwctl.
The next patch will create bnxt_fwctl and bind to this
device.

Reviewed-by: Andy Gospodarek <gospo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Pavan Chebbi <pavan.chebbi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c | 12 ++++++++++--
include/linux/bnxt/ulp.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c
index 3097fc5755e6..9fd3c1e43224 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ static bool bnxt_auxdev_is_active(struct bnxt *bp, int idx)

static struct bnxt_aux_device bnxt_aux_devices[__BNXT_AUXDEV_MAX] = {{
.name = "rdma",
+}, {
+ .name = "fwctl",
}};

static void bnxt_fill_msix_vecs(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_msix_entry *ent)
@@ -278,6 +280,11 @@ void bnxt_ulp_stop(struct bnxt *bp)
aux_priv = bp->aux_priv[i];
edev = bp->edev[i];
mutex_lock(&edev->en_dev_lock);
+ if (i == BNXT_AUXDEV_FWCTL) {
+ edev->flags |= BNXT_EN_FLAG_ULP_STOPPED;
+ mutex_unlock(&edev->en_dev_lock);
+ continue;
+ }

This felt a bet off so I had to comment on patch 2. The fact that you need
to maintain a edev flag for ULP state was before using aux bus for all
upls which was kindof ok since it was unconditionally set on
bnxt_stop/start, but now the state got pretty complex with the introduction
of dangling aux devices as I mentioned in the previous patch. please see
suggestion on that patch, I am sure this can be simplified a lot.

if (!bnxt_ulp_registered(edev) ||
(edev->flags & BNXT_EN_FLAG_ULP_STOPPED)) {
mutex_unlock(&edev->en_dev_lock);
@@ -316,7 +323,7 @@ void bnxt_ulp_start(struct bnxt *bp)
aux_priv = bp->aux_priv[i];
edev = bp->edev[i];
mutex_lock(&edev->en_dev_lock);
- if (!bnxt_ulp_registered(edev) ||
+ if (i == BNXT_AUXDEV_FWCTL || !bnxt_ulp_registered(edev) ||
!(edev->flags & BNXT_EN_FLAG_ULP_STOPPED)) {
goto clear_flag_continue;
}
@@ -521,7 +528,8 @@ void bnxt_aux_devices_add(struct bnxt *bp)
aux_dev = &bp->aux_priv[idx]->aux_dev;
rc = auxiliary_device_add(aux_dev);
if (rc) {
- netdev_warn(bp->dev, "Failed to add auxiliary device for ROCE\n");
+ netdev_warn(bp->dev, "Failed to add auxiliary device for auxdev type %d\n",
+ idx);
auxiliary_device_uninit(aux_dev);
if (idx == BNXT_AUXDEV_RDMA)
bp->flags &= ~BNXT_FLAG_ROCE_CAP;
diff --git a/include/linux/bnxt/ulp.h b/include/linux/bnxt/ulp.h
index 1a4643c46f86..0851ad3394b0 100644
--- a/include/linux/bnxt/ulp.h
+++ b/include/linux/bnxt/ulp.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct bnxt;

enum bnxt_auxdev_type {
BNXT_AUXDEV_RDMA = 0,
+ BNXT_AUXDEV_FWCTL,
__BNXT_AUXDEV_MAX
};

--
2.39.1