[PATCH v26 net-next 10/10] net/nebula-matrix: add common dev start/stop operation
From: illusion.wang
Date: Sun Aug 30 2026 - 22:18:37 EST
From: illusion wang <illusion.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Implement nbl_dev_start() and nbl_dev_stop() to manage MSI-X mapping,
mailbox interrupt initialization and deinitialization.
nbl_dev_start() performs device startup steps:
- Configure hardware MSI-X mapping table
- Allocate required MSI-X IRQ vectors via pci_alloc_irq_vectors()
- Request mailbox interrupt and attach interrupt handler
- Enable hardware mailbox interrupt and mark channel interrupt ready
nbl_dev_stop() tears down resources with strict ordering to avoid stale
message ACK handling:
- Switch channel software state to polling mode before masking hardware
interrupt
- Release mailbox IRQ and free MSI-X vector resources
- Destroy hardware MSI-X mapping table
Add thin wrappers nbl_core_start() / nbl_core_stop() and hook them into
PCI probe and remove paths to control the device lifecycle.
Signed-off-by: illusion wang <illusion.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_core.h | 2 +
.../nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_core/nbl_dev.c | 268 ++++++++++++++++++
.../nbl/nbl_include/nbl_def_dev.h | 2 +
.../net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_main.c | 18 ++
4 files changed, 290 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_core.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_core.h
index c3c4dd685bf6..56872c8ca9a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_core.h
@@ -39,5 +39,7 @@ struct nbl_adapter {
struct nbl_adapter *nbl_core_init(struct pci_dev *pdev,
struct nbl_init_param *param);
void nbl_core_remove(struct nbl_adapter *adapter);
+int nbl_core_start(struct nbl_adapter *adapter);
+void nbl_core_stop(struct nbl_adapter *adapter);
#endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_core/nbl_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_core/nbl_dev.c
index 4fc52cadf60f..26b785c9a05f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_core/nbl_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_core/nbl_dev.c
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@
#include <linux/pci.h>
#include "nbl_dev.h"
+static void nbl_dev_clean_mailbox_schedule(struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt);
+
+/* ---------- Interrupt config ---------- */
+static irqreturn_t nbl_dev_clean_mailbox(int __always_unused irq, void *data)
+{
+ struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt = (struct nbl_dev_mgt *)data;
+
+ nbl_dev_clean_mailbox_schedule(dev_mgt);
+ return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
static void nbl_dev_init_msix_cnt(struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt)
{
struct nbl_dev_common *dev_common = dev_mgt->common_dev;
@@ -14,6 +25,189 @@ static void nbl_dev_init_msix_cnt(struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt)
msix_info->serv_info[NBL_MSIX_MAILBOX_TYPE].num = 1;
}
+static int nbl_dev_request_mailbox_irq(struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt)
+{
+ struct nbl_dev_common *dev_common = dev_mgt->common_dev;
+ struct nbl_msix_info *msix_info = &dev_common->msix_info;
+ struct nbl_common_info *common = dev_mgt->common;
+ u16 local_vec_id;
+ int irq_num;
+ int err;
+
+ if (!msix_info->serv_info[NBL_MSIX_MAILBOX_TYPE].num)
+ return 0;
+
+ local_vec_id =
+ msix_info->serv_info[NBL_MSIX_MAILBOX_TYPE].base_vector_id;
+ irq_num = pci_irq_vector(common->pdev, local_vec_id);
+ if (irq_num < 0) {
+ dev_err(common->dev, "Failed to get mailbox IRQ vector: %d\n",
+ irq_num);
+ return irq_num;
+ }
+
+ snprintf(dev_common->mailbox_name, sizeof(dev_common->mailbox_name),
+ "nbl_mailbox@pci:%s", pci_name(common->pdev));
+ err = request_irq(irq_num, nbl_dev_clean_mailbox, 0,
+ dev_common->mailbox_name, dev_mgt);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void nbl_dev_free_mailbox_irq(struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt)
+{
+ struct nbl_dev_common *dev_common = dev_mgt->common_dev;
+ struct nbl_msix_info *msix_info = &dev_common->msix_info;
+ struct nbl_common_info *common = dev_mgt->common;
+ u16 local_vec_id;
+ int irq_num;
+
+ if (!msix_info->serv_info[NBL_MSIX_MAILBOX_TYPE].num)
+ return;
+
+ local_vec_id =
+ msix_info->serv_info[NBL_MSIX_MAILBOX_TYPE].base_vector_id;
+ irq_num = pci_irq_vector(common->pdev, local_vec_id);
+ if (irq_num >= 0)
+ free_irq(irq_num, dev_mgt);
+}
+
+static int nbl_dev_enable_mailbox_irq(struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt)
+{
+ struct nbl_dispatch_ops *disp_ops = dev_mgt->disp_ops_tbl->ops;
+ struct nbl_channel_ops *chan_ops = dev_mgt->chan_ops_tbl->ops;
+ struct nbl_dev_common *dev_common = dev_mgt->common_dev;
+ struct nbl_msix_info *msix_info = &dev_common->msix_info;
+ u16 local_vec_id;
+
+ if (!msix_info->serv_info[NBL_MSIX_MAILBOX_TYPE].num)
+ return 0;
+
+ local_vec_id =
+ msix_info->serv_info[NBL_MSIX_MAILBOX_TYPE].base_vector_id;
+ chan_ops->set_queue_state(dev_mgt->chan_ops_tbl->priv,
+ NBL_CHAN_IRQ_RDY,
+ NBL_CHAN_TYPE_MAILBOX, true);
+
+ return disp_ops->set_mailbox_irq(dev_mgt->disp_ops_tbl->priv,
+ local_vec_id, true);
+}
+
+static int nbl_dev_disable_mailbox_irq(struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt)
+{
+ struct nbl_dispatch_ops *disp_ops = dev_mgt->disp_ops_tbl->ops;
+ struct nbl_channel_ops *chan_ops = dev_mgt->chan_ops_tbl->ops;
+ struct nbl_dev_common *dev_common = dev_mgt->common_dev;
+ struct nbl_msix_info *msix_info = &dev_common->msix_info;
+ u16 local_vec_id;
+
+ if (!msix_info->serv_info[NBL_MSIX_MAILBOX_TYPE].num)
+ return 0;
+
+ local_vec_id =
+ msix_info->serv_info[NBL_MSIX_MAILBOX_TYPE].base_vector_id;
+ /*
+ * Disable sequence invariant: update software state first, then mask
+ * hardware interrupt. Must not reverse the order.
+ *
+ * If hardware interrupt is masked before clearing INTERRUPT_READY,
+ * the hardware may still transmit outstanding ACK packets for in-flight
+ * messages. Subsequent switch to polling mode discards pending ACK
+ * processing, triggering "Channel waiting ack failed" and "Skip ack
+ * with invalid status" errors.
+ *
+ * By entering polling mode first, any late hardware interrupts are
+ * ignored without pending ACK expectations, then hardware interrupt
+ * can be safely disabled.
+ *
+ * This helper is invoked in two paths:
+ * 1. Error unwind path of nbl_dev_start(): followed immediately by
+ * nbl_dev_free_mailbox_irq() and full channel teardown. No new mailbox
+ * interrupts can fire afterwards, and subsequent cancel_work_sync()
+ * drains pending cleanup work before resources are released.
+ * 2. Normal device stop path nbl_dev_stop(): free_irq() blocks until
+ * any in-flight hardirq handler completes and prevents new interrupts.
+ * cancel_work_sync() then waits for any already running mailbox cleanup
+ * work to finish, or cancels queued but unstarted work items before
+ * final channel destruction. No stuck descriptors linger in either
+ * scenario.
+ */
+ chan_ops->set_queue_state(dev_mgt->chan_ops_tbl->priv,
+ NBL_CHAN_IRQ_RDY,
+ NBL_CHAN_TYPE_MAILBOX, false);
+
+ return disp_ops->set_mailbox_irq(dev_mgt->disp_ops_tbl->priv,
+ local_vec_id, false);
+}
+
+static int nbl_dev_cfg_msix_map(struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt)
+{
+ struct nbl_dispatch_ops *disp_ops = dev_mgt->disp_ops_tbl->ops;
+ struct nbl_dev_common *dev_common = dev_mgt->common_dev;
+ struct nbl_msix_info *msix_info = &dev_common->msix_info;
+ bool mask_en = msix_info->serv_info[NBL_MSIX_NET_TYPE].hw_self_mask_en;
+ u16 msix_net_num = msix_info->serv_info[NBL_MSIX_NET_TYPE].num;
+ u16 msix_not_net_num = 0;
+ int err, i;
+
+ msix_info->serv_info[NBL_MSIX_NET_TYPE].base_vector_id = 0;
+ for (i = NBL_MSIX_NET_TYPE + 1; i < NBL_MSIX_TYPE_MAX; i++)
+ msix_info->serv_info[i].base_vector_id =
+ msix_info->serv_info[i - 1].base_vector_id +
+ msix_info->serv_info[i - 1].num;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < NBL_MSIX_TYPE_MAX; i++) {
+ if (i == NBL_MSIX_NET_TYPE)
+ continue;
+ msix_not_net_num += msix_info->serv_info[i].num;
+ }
+
+ err = disp_ops->cfg_msix_map(dev_mgt->disp_ops_tbl->priv,
+ msix_net_num, msix_not_net_num,
+ mask_en);
+
+ return err;
+}
+
+static int nbl_dev_destroy_msix_map(struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt)
+{
+ struct nbl_dispatch_ops *disp_ops = dev_mgt->disp_ops_tbl->ops;
+
+ return disp_ops->destroy_msix_map(dev_mgt->disp_ops_tbl->priv);
+}
+
+static int nbl_dev_init_interrupt_scheme(struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt)
+{
+ struct nbl_dev_common *dev_common = dev_mgt->common_dev;
+ struct nbl_msix_info *msix_info = &dev_common->msix_info;
+ struct nbl_common_info *common = dev_mgt->common;
+ int needed = 0;
+ int err;
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < NBL_MSIX_TYPE_MAX; i++)
+ needed += msix_info->serv_info[i].num;
+
+ err = pci_alloc_irq_vectors(common->pdev, needed, needed,
+ PCI_IRQ_MSIX | PCI_IRQ_AFFINITY);
+ if (err < 0) {
+ dev_err(common->dev,
+ "pci_alloc_irq_vectors failed, err = %d\n", err);
+ return err;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void nbl_dev_clear_interrupt_scheme(struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt)
+{
+ struct nbl_common_info *common = dev_mgt->common;
+
+ pci_free_irq_vectors(common->pdev);
+}
+
/* ---------- Channel config ---------- */
static void nbl_dev_setup_chan_qinfo(struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt, u8 chan_type)
{
@@ -73,6 +267,14 @@ static void nbl_dev_clean_mailbox_task(struct work_struct *work)
NBL_CHAN_TYPE_MAILBOX);
}
+static void nbl_dev_clean_mailbox_schedule(struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt)
+{
+ struct nbl_dev_common *common_dev = dev_mgt->common_dev;
+ struct nbl_common_info *common = dev_mgt->common;
+
+ queue_work(common->wq, &common_dev->clean_mbx_task);
+}
+
/* ---------- Dev init process ---------- */
static int nbl_dev_setup_common_dev(struct nbl_adapter *adapter)
{
@@ -234,3 +436,69 @@ void nbl_dev_remove(struct nbl_adapter *adapter)
nbl_dev_remove_ctrl_dev(adapter);
nbl_dev_remove_common_dev(adapter);
}
+
+/* ---------- Dev start process ---------- */
+int nbl_dev_start(struct nbl_adapter *adapter)
+{
+ struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt = adapter->core.dev_mgt;
+ struct nbl_dev_common *common_dev = dev_mgt->common_dev;
+ int cleanup_ret;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = nbl_dev_cfg_msix_map(dev_mgt);
+ if (ret)
+ goto cfg_msix_map_err;
+
+ ret = nbl_dev_init_interrupt_scheme(dev_mgt);
+ if (ret)
+ goto init_interrupt_scheme_err;
+ ret = nbl_dev_request_mailbox_irq(dev_mgt);
+ if (ret)
+ goto mailbox_request_irq_err;
+ ret = nbl_dev_enable_mailbox_irq(dev_mgt);
+ if (ret)
+ goto enable_mailbox_irq_err;
+
+ return 0;
+
+enable_mailbox_irq_err:
+ cleanup_ret = nbl_dev_disable_mailbox_irq(dev_mgt);
+ if (cleanup_ret)
+ dev_err(dev_mgt->common->dev,
+ "Failed to disable mailbox IRQ: %d\n", cleanup_ret);
+ nbl_dev_free_mailbox_irq(dev_mgt);
+ cancel_work_sync(&common_dev->clean_mbx_task);
+mailbox_request_irq_err:
+ nbl_dev_clear_interrupt_scheme(dev_mgt);
+init_interrupt_scheme_err:
+cfg_msix_map_err:
+ cleanup_ret = nbl_dev_destroy_msix_map(dev_mgt);
+ if (cleanup_ret)
+ dev_err(dev_mgt->common->dev,
+ "Failed to destroy MSI-X map: %d\n", cleanup_ret);
+ cancel_work_sync(&common_dev->clean_mbx_task);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+void nbl_dev_stop(struct nbl_adapter *adapter)
+{
+ struct nbl_dev_mgt *dev_mgt = adapter->core.dev_mgt;
+ struct nbl_dev_common *common_dev = dev_mgt->common_dev;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = nbl_dev_disable_mailbox_irq(dev_mgt);
+ if (ret)
+ dev_err(dev_mgt->common->dev,
+ "Failed to disable mailbox IRQ: %d\n", ret);
+ nbl_dev_free_mailbox_irq(dev_mgt);
+ nbl_dev_clear_interrupt_scheme(dev_mgt);
+ ret = nbl_dev_destroy_msix_map(dev_mgt);
+ if (ret)
+ dev_err(dev_mgt->common->dev,
+ "Failed to destroy MSI-X map: %d\n", ret);
+ /*
+ * destroy_msix_map() sends ack-requested messages which may requeue
+ * clean_mbx_task via polling send path. Drain work after the operation.
+ */
+ cancel_work_sync(&common_dev->clean_mbx_task);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_include/nbl_def_dev.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_include/nbl_def_dev.h
index 51cf04e4c552..a66c633a0e7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_include/nbl_def_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_include/nbl_def_dev.h
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ struct nbl_adapter;
int nbl_dev_init(struct nbl_adapter *adapter);
void nbl_dev_remove(struct nbl_adapter *adapter);
+int nbl_dev_start(struct nbl_adapter *adapter);
+void nbl_dev_stop(struct nbl_adapter *adapter);
#endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_main.c
index 9896c1b49be2..02cb35d32012 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl/nbl_main.c
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@
#include "nbl_include/nbl_def_common.h"
#include "nbl_core.h"
+int nbl_core_start(struct nbl_adapter *adapter)
+{
+ return nbl_dev_start(adapter);
+}
+
+void nbl_core_stop(struct nbl_adapter *adapter)
+{
+ nbl_dev_stop(adapter);
+}
+
struct nbl_adapter *nbl_core_init(struct pci_dev *pdev,
struct nbl_init_param *param)
{
@@ -127,7 +137,13 @@ static int nbl_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
goto adapter_init_err;
}
pci_set_drvdata(pdev, adapter);
+ err = nbl_core_start(adapter);
+ if (err)
+ goto core_start_err;
+
return 0;
+core_start_err:
+ nbl_core_remove(adapter);
adapter_init_err:
pci_clear_master(pdev);
return err;
@@ -140,6 +156,8 @@ static void nbl_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
if (!adapter)
return;
pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+
+ nbl_core_stop(adapter);
nbl_core_remove(adapter);
pci_clear_master(pdev);
--
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