[PATCH net 1/3] net/mlx5e: Sync CQE moderation pflags with coalesce params

From: Tariq Toukan

Date: Wed Oct 14 2026 - 08:55:11 EST


From: Yael Chemla <ychemla@xxxxxxxxxx>

mlx5e_params keeps two representations of CQE moderation: the private
flags (MLX5E_PFLAG_RX_CQE_BASED_MODER, MLX5E_PFLAG_TX_CQE_BASED_MODER)
and the fields rx_moder_use_cqe_mode / tx_moder_use_cqe_mode, which are
used by ethtool get/set coalesce. Both are used by the driver (ethtool
get/set coalesce, channel open, moderation apply). When they disagree,
CQE moderation reported value is wrong.

Such an issue can be seen on channel attach or reopen:
mlx5e_build_nic_params() runs and sets rx_moder_use_cqe_mode and
tx_moder_use_cqe_mode from device capability but did not set the
corresponding pflags. So after attach/reopen, pflags could remain zero
while the fields reflected hardware configuration.

Fix by syncing pflags in build_nic_params from the capability-derived
fields.

Reproducer:

ethtool --show-priv-flags eth2 | grep rx_cqe_moder
rx_cqe_moder : off
ethtool --coalesce eth2 adaptive-tx off
ethtool --show-priv-flags eth2 | grep rx_cqe_moder
rx_cqe_moder : on

Fixes: 445a25f6e1a2 ("net/mlx5e: Support updating coalescing configuration without resetting channels")
Signed-off-by: Yael Chemla <ychemla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Dragos Tatulea <dtatulea@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 4c6060d54fbe..9fcea0395137 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -5407,6 +5407,10 @@ void mlx5e_build_nic_params(struct mlx5e_priv *priv, struct mlx5e_xsk *xsk, u16
MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, cq_period_mode_modify);
params->rx_moder_use_cqe_mode = !!MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, cq_period_start_from_cqe);
params->tx_moder_use_cqe_mode = false;
+ MLX5E_SET_PFLAG(params, MLX5E_PFLAG_RX_CQE_BASED_MODER,
+ params->rx_moder_use_cqe_mode);
+ MLX5E_SET_PFLAG(params, MLX5E_PFLAG_TX_CQE_BASED_MODER,
+ params->tx_moder_use_cqe_mode);
mlx5e_reset_rx_moderation(&params->rx_cq_moderation, params->rx_moder_use_cqe_mode,
params->rx_dim_enabled);
mlx5e_reset_tx_moderation(&params->tx_cq_moderation, params->tx_moder_use_cqe_mode,
--
2.44.0