[PATCH net-next 1/2] devlink: print controller prefix for non-zero controller
From: Tariq Toukan
Date: Thu Jul 02 2026 - 07:20:48 EST
From: Moshe Shemesh <moshe@xxxxxxxxxx>
The controller prefix (c<N>) in phys_port_name is currently restricted
to external host controllers. This layout sufficed when DPUs only had a
single local controller and one or more external host controllers.
However, newer devices can have multiple controllers within the DPU
itself, even within a single host environment. To support these
topologies, allow drivers to report the controller number regardless of
the "external" flag status. Any non-zero controller number will now be
explicitly reported, even for single-host or local DPU controllers.
Existing ports with controller=0 are unaffected.
Update documentation and kdoc to clarify that a non-zero controller
number does not require the external flag to be set.
Signed-off-by: Moshe Shemesh <moshe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Parav Pandit <parav@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst | 9 +++++++++
include/net/devlink.h | 6 +++---
net/devlink/port.c | 6 +++---
3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst
index 9374ebe70f48..4211322d488b 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst
@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ doesn't have the eswitch. Local controller (identified by controller number = 0)
has the eswitch. The Devlink instance on the local controller has eswitch
devlink ports for both the controllers.
+A non-zero controller number may also be used for ports that are not external.
+For example, a SmartNIC may have additional local PCI physical functions
+that are managed by the eswitch but are not on an external host. These
+ports use a non-zero controller number to distinguish them from the eswitch
+manager's own functions, while the external flag remains unset.
+
+The ``phys_port_name`` includes the controller prefix (``c<controller_num>``)
+whenever the controller number is non-zero, regardless of the external flag.
+
Function configuration
======================
diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index dd546dbd57cf..35bfdceeab9f 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct devlink_port_phys_attrs {
* struct devlink_port_pci_pf_attrs - devlink port's PCI PF attributes
* @controller: Associated controller number
* @pf: associated PCI function number for the devlink port instance
- * @external: when set, indicates if a port is for an external controller
+ * @external: when set, indicates if a port is for an external host controller.
*/
struct devlink_port_pci_pf_attrs {
u32 controller;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct devlink_port_pci_pf_attrs {
* @pf: associated PCI function number for the devlink port instance
* @vf: associated PCI VF number of a PF for the devlink port instance;
* VF number starts from 0 for the first PCI virtual function
- * @external: when set, indicates if a port is for an external controller
+ * @external: when set, indicates if a port is for an external host controller.
*/
struct devlink_port_pci_vf_attrs {
u32 controller;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct devlink_port_pci_vf_attrs {
* @controller: Associated controller number
* @sf: associated SF number of a PF for the devlink port instance
* @pf: associated PCI function number for the devlink port instance
- * @external: when set, indicates if a port is for an external controller
+ * @external: when set, indicates if a port is for an external host controller.
*/
struct devlink_port_pci_sf_attrs {
u32 controller;
diff --git a/net/devlink/port.c b/net/devlink/port.c
index 485029d43428..bde6d4125725 100644
--- a/net/devlink/port.c
+++ b/net/devlink/port.c
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ static int __devlink_port_phys_port_name_get(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
WARN_ON(1);
return -EINVAL;
case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_PF:
- if (attrs->pci_pf.external) {
+ if (attrs->pci_pf.external || attrs->pci_pf.controller) {
n = snprintf(name, len, "c%u", attrs->pci_pf.controller);
if (n >= len)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ static int __devlink_port_phys_port_name_get(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
n = snprintf(name, len, "pf%u", attrs->pci_pf.pf);
break;
case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_VF:
- if (attrs->pci_vf.external) {
+ if (attrs->pci_vf.external || attrs->pci_vf.controller) {
n = snprintf(name, len, "c%u", attrs->pci_vf.controller);
if (n >= len)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ static int __devlink_port_phys_port_name_get(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
attrs->pci_vf.pf, attrs->pci_vf.vf);
break;
case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_SF:
- if (attrs->pci_sf.external) {
+ if (attrs->pci_sf.external || attrs->pci_sf.controller) {
n = snprintf(name, len, "c%u", attrs->pci_sf.controller);
if (n >= len)
return -EINVAL;
--
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