[PATCH net-next 2/4] bnge: refactor rx mode helpers to accept explicit address lists

From: Vikas Gupta

Date: Fri Jul 24 2026 - 10:38:51 EST


Rename bnge_cfg_def_vnic() to bnge_cfg_rx_mode() and update
bnge_mc_list_updated() and bnge_uc_list_updated() to accept
explicit netdev_hw_addr_list pointers rather than deriving
them from the netdev.

Add a snapshot parameter to bnge_cfg_rx_mode() to skip
netif_addr_lock_bh() when the caller provides a pre-snapshotted
list. On the open path (snapshot=false), the live netdev UC list
is passed and the addr lock is taken as before.

Handle -EAGAIN from bnge_hwrm_set_vnic_filter() on the open path by
scheduling a retry via netif_rx_mode_schedule_retry() rather than
failing
the open.

Signed-off-by: Vikas Gupta <vikas.gupta@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Dharmender Garg <dharmender.garg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Rahul Gupta <rahul-rg.gupta@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_netdev.c | 47 +++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_netdev.c
index 6f7ef506d4e1..1e3cdaeaa03d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_netdev.c
@@ -2144,16 +2144,16 @@ static int bnge_hwrm_set_vnic_filter(struct bnge_net *bn, u16 vnic_id, u16 idx,
return rc;
}

-static bool bnge_mc_list_updated(struct bnge_net *bn, u32 *rx_mask)
+static bool bnge_mc_list_updated(struct bnge_net *bn, u32 *rx_mask,
+ const struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc)
{
struct bnge_vnic_info *vnic = &bn->vnic_info[BNGE_VNIC_DEFAULT];
- struct net_device *dev = bn->netdev;
struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
int mc_count = 0, off = 0;
bool update = false;
u8 *haddr;

- netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, dev) {
+ netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, mc) {
if (mc_count >= BNGE_MAX_MC_ADDRS) {
*rx_mask |= CFA_L2_SET_RX_MASK_REQ_MASK_ALL_MCAST;
vnic->mc_list_count = 0;
@@ -2177,17 +2177,17 @@ static bool bnge_mc_list_updated(struct bnge_net *bn, u32 *rx_mask)
return update;
}

-static bool bnge_uc_list_updated(struct bnge_net *bn)
+static bool bnge_uc_list_updated(struct bnge_net *bn,
+ const struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc)
{
struct bnge_vnic_info *vnic = &bn->vnic_info[BNGE_VNIC_DEFAULT];
- struct net_device *dev = bn->netdev;
struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
int off = 0;

- if (netdev_uc_count(dev) != (vnic->uc_filter_count - 1))
+ if (netdev_hw_addr_list_count(uc) != (vnic->uc_filter_count - 1))
return true;

- netdev_for_each_uc_addr(ha, dev) {
+ netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, uc) {
if (!ether_addr_equal(ha->addr, vnic->uc_list + off))
return true;

@@ -2201,7 +2201,8 @@ static bool bnge_promisc_ok(struct bnge_net *bn)
return true;
}

-static int bnge_cfg_def_vnic(struct bnge_net *bn)
+static int bnge_cfg_rx_mode(struct bnge_net *bn, struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
+ bool snapshot)
{
struct bnge_vnic_info *vnic = &bn->vnic_info[BNGE_VNIC_DEFAULT];
struct net_device *dev = bn->netdev;
@@ -2210,9 +2211,7 @@ static int bnge_cfg_def_vnic(struct bnge_net *bn)
int i, off = 0, rc;
bool uc_update;

- netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
- uc_update = bnge_uc_list_updated(bn);
- netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
+ uc_update = bnge_uc_list_updated(bn, uc);

if (!uc_update)
goto skip_uc;
@@ -2226,22 +2225,28 @@ static int bnge_cfg_def_vnic(struct bnge_net *bn)

vnic->uc_filter_count = 1;

- netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
- if (netdev_uc_count(dev) > (BNGE_MAX_UC_ADDRS - 1)) {
+ if (!snapshot)
+ netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
+ if (netdev_hw_addr_list_count(uc) > (BNGE_MAX_UC_ADDRS - 1)) {
vnic->rx_mask |= CFA_L2_SET_RX_MASK_REQ_MASK_PROMISCUOUS;
} else {
- netdev_for_each_uc_addr(ha, dev) {
+ netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, uc) {
memcpy(vnic->uc_list + off, ha->addr, ETH_ALEN);
off += ETH_ALEN;
vnic->uc_filter_count++;
}
}
- netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);
+ if (!snapshot)
+ netif_addr_unlock_bh(dev);

for (i = 1, off = 0; i < vnic->uc_filter_count; i++, off += ETH_ALEN) {
rc = bnge_hwrm_set_vnic_filter(bn, 0, i, vnic->uc_list + off);
if (rc) {
- netdev_err(dev, "HWRM vnic filter failure rc: %d\n", rc);
+ if (rc == -EAGAIN)
+ netdev_warn(dev, "FW busy while setting vnic filter, will retry\n");
+ else
+ netdev_err(dev, "HWRM vnic filter failure rc: %d\n",
+ rc);
vnic->uc_filter_count = i;
return rc;
}
@@ -2695,13 +2700,17 @@ static int bnge_init_chip(struct bnge_net *bn)
} else if (bn->netdev->flags & IFF_MULTICAST) {
u32 mask = 0;

- bnge_mc_list_updated(bn, &mask);
+ bnge_mc_list_updated(bn, &mask, &bn->netdev->mc);
vnic->rx_mask |= mask;
}

- rc = bnge_cfg_def_vnic(bn);
- if (rc)
+ rc = bnge_cfg_rx_mode(bn, &bn->netdev->uc, false);
+ if (rc == -EAGAIN) {
+ netif_rx_mode_schedule_retry(bn->netdev);
+ rc = 0;
+ } else if (rc) {
goto err_out;
+ }
return 0;

err_out:
--
2.47.1