[PATCH v2 4/4] net: ntb_netdev: Support ethtool channels for multi-queue

From: Koichiro Den

Date: Sat Feb 28 2026 - 09:58:55 EST


Support dynamic queue pair addition/removal via ethtool channels.
Use the combined channel count to control the number of netdev TX/RX
queues, each corresponding to a ntb_transport queue pair.

When the number of queues is reduced, tear down and free the removed
ntb_transport queue pairs (not just deactivate them) so other
ntb_transport clients can reuse the freed resources.

When the number of queues is increased, create additional queue pairs up
to NTB_NETDEV_MAX_QUEUES (=64). The effective limit is determined by the
underlying ntb_transport implementation and NTB hardware resources (the
number of MWs), so set_channels may return -ENOSPC if no more QPs can be
allocated.

Keep the default at one queue pair to preserve the previous behavior.

Signed-off-by: Koichiro Den <den@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c | 147 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 147 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
index 6aa59316569c..c2b1886775bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ntb_netdev.c
@@ -113,6 +113,24 @@ static void ntb_netdev_update_carrier(struct ntb_netdev *dev)
netif_carrier_off(ndev);
}

+static void ntb_netdev_sync_subqueues(struct ntb_netdev *dev)
+{
+ struct net_device *ndev = dev->ndev;
+ unsigned int q;
+
+ if (!netif_running(ndev))
+ return;
+
+ for (q = 0; q < dev->num_queues; q++) {
+ struct ntb_netdev_queue *queue = &dev->queues[q];
+
+ if (ntb_transport_link_query(queue->qp))
+ netif_wake_subqueue(ndev, queue->qid);
+ else
+ netif_stop_subqueue(ndev, queue->qid);
+ }
+}
+
static void ntb_netdev_queue_rx_drain(struct ntb_netdev_queue *queue)
{
struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -464,6 +482,8 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ntb_netdev_ops = {
.ndo_set_mac_address = eth_mac_addr,
};

+static const struct ntb_queue_handlers ntb_netdev_handlers;
+
static void ntb_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *ndev,
struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
{
@@ -491,10 +511,137 @@ static int ntb_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
return 0;
}

+static void ntb_get_channels(struct net_device *ndev,
+ struct ethtool_channels *channels)
+{
+ struct ntb_netdev *dev = netdev_priv(ndev);
+
+ channels->combined_count = dev->num_queues;
+ channels->max_combined = ndev->num_tx_queues;
+}
+
+static int ntb_set_channels(struct net_device *ndev,
+ struct ethtool_channels *channels)
+{
+ struct ntb_netdev *dev = netdev_priv(ndev);
+ unsigned int new = channels->combined_count;
+ unsigned int old = dev->num_queues;
+ bool running = netif_running(ndev);
+ struct ntb_netdev_queue *queue;
+ unsigned int q, created;
+ int rc = 0;
+
+ if (channels->rx_count || channels->tx_count || channels->other_count)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!new || new > ndev->num_tx_queues)
+ return -ERANGE;
+
+ if (new == old)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (new < old) {
+ if (running)
+ for (q = new; q < old; q++)
+ netif_stop_subqueue(ndev, q);
+
+ rc = netif_set_real_num_queues(ndev, new, new);
+ if (rc)
+ goto out_restore;
+
+ /* Publish new queue count before invalidating QP pointers */
+ dev->num_queues = new;
+
+ for (q = new; q < old; q++) {
+ queue = &dev->queues[q];
+
+ if (running) {
+ ntb_transport_link_down(queue->qp);
+ ntb_netdev_queue_rx_drain(queue);
+ timer_delete_sync(&queue->tx_timer);
+ }
+
+ ntb_transport_free_queue(queue->qp);
+ queue->qp = NULL;
+ }
+
+ goto out_restore;
+ }
+
+ created = old;
+ for (q = old; q < new; q++) {
+ queue = &dev->queues[q];
+
+ queue->ntdev = dev;
+ queue->qid = q;
+ queue->qp = ntb_transport_create_queue(queue, dev->client_dev,
+ &ntb_netdev_handlers);
+ if (!queue->qp) {
+ rc = -ENOSPC;
+ goto err_new;
+ }
+ created++;
+
+ if (!running)
+ continue;
+
+ timer_setup(&queue->tx_timer, ntb_netdev_tx_timer, 0);
+
+ rc = ntb_netdev_queue_rx_fill(ndev, queue);
+ if (rc)
+ goto err_new;
+
+ /*
+ * Carrier may already be on due to other QPs. Keep the new
+ * subqueue stopped until we get a Link Up event for this QP.
+ */
+ netif_stop_subqueue(ndev, q);
+ }
+
+ rc = netif_set_real_num_queues(ndev, new, new);
+ if (rc)
+ goto err_new;
+
+ dev->num_queues = new;
+
+ if (running)
+ for (q = old; q < new; q++)
+ ntb_transport_link_up(dev->queues[q].qp);
+
+ return 0;
+
+err_new:
+ if (running) {
+ unsigned int rollback = created;
+
+ while (rollback-- > old) {
+ queue = &dev->queues[rollback];
+ ntb_transport_link_down(queue->qp);
+ ntb_netdev_queue_rx_drain(queue);
+ timer_delete_sync(&queue->tx_timer);
+ }
+ }
+
+ while (created-- > old) {
+ queue = &dev->queues[created];
+ ntb_transport_free_queue(queue->qp);
+ queue->qp = NULL;
+ }
+
+out_restore:
+ if (running) {
+ ntb_netdev_sync_subqueues(dev);
+ ntb_netdev_update_carrier(dev);
+ }
+ return rc;
+}
+
static const struct ethtool_ops ntb_ethtool_ops = {
.get_drvinfo = ntb_get_drvinfo,
.get_link = ethtool_op_get_link,
.get_link_ksettings = ntb_get_link_ksettings,
+ .get_channels = ntb_get_channels,
+ .set_channels = ntb_set_channels,
};

static const struct ntb_queue_handlers ntb_netdev_handlers = {
--
2.51.0