[RFC net-next 5/5] r8169: enable RSS on the RTL8125B

From: Vlad Banea

Date: Wed Nov 11 2026 - 17:13:15 EST


The RTL8125B has four RSS queues with the vector-map interrupt model:
RX queue N on vector N, TX on 16, link change on 21, and at least 22
vectors. RSS requires the type 3 descriptor. The RTL8125A has neither,
so enable this for RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_63 only.

Hash on TCP and IP only: the RTL8125B does not spread UDP flows by port.

Signed-off-by: Vlad Banea <montrealtango@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index 85e2c03fa61d..a313216998d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
#define R8169_TX_STOP_THRS (MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1)
#define R8169_TX_START_THRS (2 * R8169_TX_STOP_THRS)
#define R8169_MAX_RX_QUEUES 8
+#define R8125B_MAX_RX_QUEUES 4
#define R8169_DEFAULT_RX_QUEUES 1
#define R8169_MAX_TX_QUEUES 1
#define R8169_IRQ_DEFAULT 1
@@ -880,6 +881,13 @@ struct rtl_vec_map {
u8 max_nvecs;
};

+static const struct rtl_vec_map rtl_vec_map_8125b = {
+ .tx = 16,
+ .linkchg = 21,
+ .min_nvecs = 22,
+ .max_nvecs = 32,
+};
+
static const struct rtl_vec_map rtl_vec_map_8127 = {
.tx = 8,
.linkchg = 29,
@@ -1835,7 +1843,8 @@ static enum rtl_sfp_mode rtl_get_sfp_mode(struct rtl8169_private *tp)

static bool rtl_hw_support_rss(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
{
- return tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_80;
+ return tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_63 ||
+ tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_80;
}

static enum rtl_dash_type rtl_get_dash_type(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
@@ -2965,6 +2974,20 @@ static void rtl_setup_rx_params(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
{
tp->num_rx_rings = 1;
switch (tp->mac_version) {
+ case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_63:
+ /* The UDP hash types do not spread UDP flows by port on the
+ * RTL8125B, so hash TCP and IP only.
+ */
+ tp->hw_supp_num_rx_queues = R8125B_MAX_RX_QUEUES;
+ tp->rss_data->hw_supp_indir_tbl_entries = RTL_MAX_INDIRECTION_TABLE_ENTRIES;
+ tp->rss_data->hash_types = RSS_CTRL_TCP_IPV4_SUPP |
+ RSS_CTRL_IPV4_SUPP |
+ RSS_CTRL_IPV6_SUPP |
+ RSS_CTRL_IPV6_EXT_SUPP |
+ RSS_CTRL_TCP_IPV6_SUPP |
+ RSS_CTRL_TCP_IPV6_EXT_SUPP;
+ tp->rss_desc_type = RX_DESC_TYPE_V3;
+ break;
case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_80:
tp->hw_supp_num_rx_queues = R8169_MAX_RX_QUEUES;
tp->rss_data->hw_supp_indir_tbl_entries = RTL_MAX_INDIRECTION_TABLE_ENTRIES;
@@ -6236,6 +6259,8 @@ static void rtl_set_irq_mask(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
static const struct rtl_vec_map *rtl_get_vec_map(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
{
switch (tp->mac_version) {
+ case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_63:
+ return &rtl_vec_map_8125b;
case RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_80:
return &rtl_vec_map_8127;
default:
--
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