Re: [PATCH net v2] octeontx2-af: Block VFs from clobbering special CGX PKIND state

[Ratheesh Kannoth]

On 2026-06-25 at 10:16:21, Ratheesh Kannoth (rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> From: Hariprasad Kelam <hkelam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> PF and VF NIX LFs that share a CGX LMAC reuse the same hardware PKIND
> programming. When HiGig2 or EDSA parsing is enabled, a VF NIX LF alloc must
> not reset the LMAC RX PKIND or default TX parse config over the PF setup.
>
> Add cgx_get_pkind() and rvu_cgx_is_pkind_config_permitted() so VFs skip
> cgx_set_pkind(), rvu_npc_set_pkind(), and NIX_AF_LFX_TX_PARSE_CFG updates
> when the LMAC is using NPC_RX_HIGIG_PKIND or NPC_RX_EDSA_PKIND.
>
> Fixes: 94d942c5fb97 ("octeontx2-af: Config pkind for CGX mapped PFs")
> Cc: Geetha sowjanya <gakula@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Hariprasad Kelam <hkelam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ratheesh Kannoth <rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
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> v1 -> v2: Addressed simon comments
> 	https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260619041002.1773822-1-rkannoth@xxxxxxxxxxx/
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Apologies for the inconvenience — it appears I submitted an incorrect patch.
I will abandon it and post a revised one later. Thanks.

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