[PATCH net-next 03/14] net: enetc: convert ndo_set_rx_mode() to ndo_set_rx_mode_async()

From: wei . fang

Date: Tue Jun 30 2026 - 03:53:39 EST


From: Wei Fang <wei.fang@xxxxxxx>

The current ndo_set_rx_mode() is called under netif_addr_lock spinlock
with BHs disabled, which prevents drivers from sleeping. To work around
this limitation, the enetc driver uses a dedicated workqueue to defer
MAC address list updates to a sleepable context.

Since commit 3554b4345d85 ("net: introduce ndo_set_rx_mode_async and
netdev_rx_mode_work") introduced the ndo_set_rx_mode_async() callback,
drivers can now handle address list updates directly in a sleepable
context.

Therefore, convert the enetc driver to use ndo_set_rx_mode_async() and
remove the dedicated workqueue and the deferred work item accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Wei Fang <wei.fang@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.h | 2 -
.../net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c | 178 ++++++------------
2 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 122 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.h
index 04a5dd5ea6c7..06a9f1ee0970 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.h
@@ -324,8 +324,6 @@ struct enetc_si {
const struct enetc_drvdata *drvdata;
const struct enetc_si_ops *ops;

- struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
- struct work_struct rx_mode_task;
struct dentry *debugfs_root;
struct enetc_msg_swbd msg; /* Only valid for VSI */
};
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c
index 48a74db90ed5..a02b01753ff2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc4_pf.c
@@ -101,24 +101,23 @@ static void enetc4_pf_clear_maft_entries(struct enetc_pf *pf)
}

static int enetc4_pf_add_maft_entries(struct enetc_pf *pf,
- struct enetc_mac_addr *mac,
- int mac_cnt)
+ struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc)
{
struct maft_entry_data maft = {};
+ struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
u16 si_bit = BIT(0);
- int i, err;
+ int err;

maft.cfge.si_bitmap = cpu_to_le16(si_bit);
- for (i = 0; i < mac_cnt; i++) {
- ether_addr_copy(maft.keye.mac_addr, mac[i].addr);
- err = ntmp_maft_add_entry(&pf->si->ntmp_user, i, &maft);
- if (unlikely(err)) {
- pf->num_mfe = i;
+ netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, uc) {
+ ether_addr_copy(maft.keye.mac_addr, ha->addr);
+ err = ntmp_maft_add_entry(&pf->si->ntmp_user, pf->num_mfe,
+ &maft);
+ if (unlikely(err))
goto clear_maft_entries;
- }
- }

- pf->num_mfe = mac_cnt;
+ pf->num_mfe++;
+ }

return 0;

@@ -128,23 +127,29 @@ static int enetc4_pf_add_maft_entries(struct enetc_pf *pf,
return err;
}

-static int enetc4_pf_set_uc_exact_filter(struct enetc_pf *pf)
+static void enetc4_pf_set_uc_hash_filter(struct enetc_pf *pf,
+ struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc)
{
- int max_num_mfe = pf->caps.mac_filter_num;
- struct enetc_mac_filter mac_filter = {};
- struct net_device *ndev = pf->si->ndev;
- struct enetc_mac_addr *mac_tbl;
- struct enetc_si *si = pf->si;
+ struct enetc_mac_filter *mac_filter = &pf->mac_filter[UC];
struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
- int i = 0, err;
- int mac_cnt;
u64 hash;

- netif_addr_lock_bh(ndev);
+ enetc_reset_mac_addr_filter(mac_filter);
+ netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, uc)
+ enetc_add_mac_addr_ht_filter(mac_filter, ha->addr);
+
+ bitmap_to_arr64(&hash, mac_filter->mac_hash_table,
+ ENETC_MADDR_HASH_TBL_SZ);
+ enetc_set_si_uc_hash_filter(pf->si, 0, hash);
+}
+
+static int enetc4_pf_set_uc_exact_filter(struct enetc_pf *pf,
+ struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc)
+{
+ int mac_cnt = netdev_hw_addr_list_count(uc);
+ struct enetc_si *si = pf->si;

- mac_cnt = netdev_uc_count(ndev);
if (!mac_cnt) {
- netif_addr_unlock_bh(ndev);
/* clear both MAC hash and exact filters */
enetc_set_si_uc_hash_filter(si, 0, 0);
enetc4_pf_clear_maft_entries(pf);
@@ -152,79 +157,42 @@ static int enetc4_pf_set_uc_exact_filter(struct enetc_pf *pf)
return 0;
}

- if (mac_cnt > max_num_mfe) {
- err = -ENOSPC;
- goto unlock_netif_addr;
- }
-
- mac_tbl = kzalloc_objs(*mac_tbl, mac_cnt, GFP_ATOMIC);
- if (!mac_tbl) {
- err = -ENOMEM;
- goto unlock_netif_addr;
- }
-
- netdev_for_each_uc_addr(ha, ndev) {
- enetc_add_mac_addr_ht_filter(&mac_filter, ha->addr);
- ether_addr_copy(mac_tbl[i++].addr, ha->addr);
- }
-
- netif_addr_unlock_bh(ndev);
+ if (mac_cnt > pf->caps.mac_filter_num)
+ return -ENOSPC;

/* Set temporary unicast hash filters in case of Rx loss when
* updating MAC address filter table
*/
- bitmap_to_arr64(&hash, mac_filter.mac_hash_table,
- ENETC_MADDR_HASH_TBL_SZ);
- enetc_set_si_uc_hash_filter(si, 0, hash);
+ enetc4_pf_set_uc_hash_filter(pf, uc);
enetc4_pf_clear_maft_entries(pf);

- if (!enetc4_pf_add_maft_entries(pf, mac_tbl, i))
+ if (!enetc4_pf_add_maft_entries(pf, uc)) {
+ enetc_reset_mac_addr_filter(&pf->mac_filter[UC]);
enetc_set_si_uc_hash_filter(si, 0, 0);
-
- kfree(mac_tbl);
+ }

return 0;
-
-unlock_netif_addr:
- netif_addr_unlock_bh(ndev);
-
- return err;
}

-static void enetc4_pf_set_mac_hash_filter(struct enetc_pf *pf, int type)
+static void enetc4_pf_set_mc_hash_filter(struct enetc_pf *pf,
+ struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc)
{
- struct net_device *ndev = pf->si->ndev;
- struct enetc_mac_filter *mac_filter;
- struct enetc_si *si = pf->si;
+ struct enetc_mac_filter *mac_filter = &pf->mac_filter[MC];
struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
u64 hash;

- netif_addr_lock_bh(ndev);
- if (type & ENETC_MAC_FILTER_TYPE_UC) {
- mac_filter = &pf->mac_filter[UC];
- enetc_reset_mac_addr_filter(mac_filter);
- netdev_for_each_uc_addr(ha, ndev)
- enetc_add_mac_addr_ht_filter(mac_filter, ha->addr);
-
- bitmap_to_arr64(&hash, mac_filter->mac_hash_table,
- ENETC_MADDR_HASH_TBL_SZ);
- enetc_set_si_uc_hash_filter(si, 0, hash);
- }
+ enetc_reset_mac_addr_filter(mac_filter);
+ netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, mc)
+ enetc_add_mac_addr_ht_filter(mac_filter, ha->addr);

- if (type & ENETC_MAC_FILTER_TYPE_MC) {
- mac_filter = &pf->mac_filter[MC];
- enetc_reset_mac_addr_filter(mac_filter);
- netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, ndev)
- enetc_add_mac_addr_ht_filter(mac_filter, ha->addr);
-
- bitmap_to_arr64(&hash, mac_filter->mac_hash_table,
- ENETC_MADDR_HASH_TBL_SZ);
- enetc_set_si_mc_hash_filter(si, 0, hash);
- }
- netif_addr_unlock_bh(ndev);
+ bitmap_to_arr64(&hash, mac_filter->mac_hash_table,
+ ENETC_MADDR_HASH_TBL_SZ);
+ enetc_set_si_mc_hash_filter(pf->si, 0, hash);
}

-static void enetc4_pf_set_mac_filter(struct enetc_pf *pf, int type)
+static void enetc4_pf_set_mac_filter(struct enetc_pf *pf, int type,
+ struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
+ struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc)
{
/* Currently, the MAC address filter table (MAFT) only has 4 entries,
* and multiple multicast addresses for filtering will be configured
@@ -232,15 +200,16 @@ static void enetc4_pf_set_mac_filter(struct enetc_pf *pf, int type)
* unicast filtering. If the number of unicast addresses exceeds the
* table capacity, the MAC hash filter will be used.
*/
- if (type & ENETC_MAC_FILTER_TYPE_UC && enetc4_pf_set_uc_exact_filter(pf)) {
+ if (type & ENETC_MAC_FILTER_TYPE_UC &&
+ enetc4_pf_set_uc_exact_filter(pf, uc)) {
/* Fall back to the MAC hash filter */
- enetc4_pf_set_mac_hash_filter(pf, ENETC_MAC_FILTER_TYPE_UC);
+ enetc4_pf_set_uc_hash_filter(pf, uc);
/* Clear the old MAC exact filter */
enetc4_pf_clear_maft_entries(pf);
}

if (type & ENETC_MAC_FILTER_TYPE_MC)
- enetc4_pf_set_mac_hash_filter(pf, ENETC_MAC_FILTER_TYPE_MC);
+ enetc4_pf_set_mc_hash_filter(pf, mc);
}

static const struct enetc_pf_ops enetc4_pf_ops = {
@@ -467,17 +436,17 @@ static void enetc4_pf_free(struct enetc_pf *pf)
enetc4_free_ntmp_user(pf->si);
}

-static void enetc4_psi_do_set_rx_mode(struct work_struct *work)
+static int enetc4_pf_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *ndev,
+ struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
+ struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc)
{
- struct enetc_si *si = container_of(work, struct enetc_si, rx_mode_task);
- struct enetc_pf *pf = enetc_si_priv(si);
- struct net_device *ndev = si->ndev;
+ struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+ struct enetc_pf *pf = enetc_si_priv(priv->si);
+ struct enetc_si *si = priv->si;
bool uc_promisc = false;
bool mc_promisc = false;
int type = 0;

- rtnl_lock();
-
if (ndev->flags & IFF_PROMISC) {
uc_promisc = true;
mc_promisc = true;
@@ -500,17 +469,9 @@ static void enetc4_psi_do_set_rx_mode(struct work_struct *work)
enetc_set_si_mc_hash_filter(si, 0, 0);

/* Set new MAC filter */
- enetc4_pf_set_mac_filter(pf, type);
-
- rtnl_unlock();
-}
+ enetc4_pf_set_mac_filter(pf, type, uc, mc);

-static void enetc4_pf_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *ndev)
-{
- struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
- struct enetc_si *si = priv->si;
-
- queue_work(si->workqueue, &si->rx_mode_task);
+ return 0;
}

static int enetc4_pf_set_features(struct net_device *ndev,
@@ -540,7 +501,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops enetc4_ndev_ops = {
.ndo_start_xmit = enetc_xmit,
.ndo_get_stats = enetc_get_stats,
.ndo_set_mac_address = enetc_pf_set_mac_addr,
- .ndo_set_rx_mode = enetc4_pf_set_rx_mode,
+ .ndo_set_rx_mode_async = enetc4_pf_set_rx_mode,
.ndo_set_features = enetc4_pf_set_features,
.ndo_vlan_rx_add_vid = enetc_vlan_rx_add_vid,
.ndo_vlan_rx_kill_vid = enetc_vlan_rx_del_vid,
@@ -983,19 +944,6 @@ static void enetc4_link_deinit(struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv)
enetc_mdiobus_destroy(pf);
}

-static int enetc4_psi_wq_task_init(struct enetc_si *si)
-{
- char wq_name[24];
-
- INIT_WORK(&si->rx_mode_task, enetc4_psi_do_set_rx_mode);
- snprintf(wq_name, sizeof(wq_name), "enetc-%s", pci_name(si->pdev));
- si->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue(wq_name);
- if (!si->workqueue)
- return -ENOMEM;
-
- return 0;
-}
-
static int enetc4_pf_netdev_create(struct enetc_si *si)
{
struct device *dev = &si->pdev->dev;
@@ -1036,12 +984,6 @@ static int enetc4_pf_netdev_create(struct enetc_si *si)
if (err)
goto err_link_init;

- err = enetc4_psi_wq_task_init(si);
- if (err) {
- dev_err(dev, "Failed to init workqueue\n");
- goto err_wq_init;
- }
-
err = register_netdev(ndev);
if (err) {
dev_err(dev, "Failed to register netdev\n");
@@ -1051,8 +993,6 @@ static int enetc4_pf_netdev_create(struct enetc_si *si)
return 0;

err_reg_netdev:
- destroy_workqueue(si->workqueue);
-err_wq_init:
enetc4_link_deinit(priv);
err_link_init:
enetc_free_msix(priv);
@@ -1070,8 +1010,6 @@ static void enetc4_pf_netdev_destroy(struct enetc_si *si)
struct net_device *ndev = si->ndev;

unregister_netdev(ndev);
- cancel_work(&si->rx_mode_task);
- destroy_workqueue(si->workqueue);
enetc4_link_deinit(priv);
enetc_free_msix(priv);
free_netdev(ndev);
--
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