linux-kernel - Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next v5 3/7] net: macsec: indicate next pn update when offloading

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Message-ID: <9098b8dd-65d4-b629-d6ab-6e2fdd041148@oss.nxp.com>
Date:   Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:33:02 +0300
From:   "Radu Pirea (OSS)" <radu-nicolae.pirea@....nxp.com>
To:     Igor Russkikh <irusskikh@...vell.com>,
        Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>,
        Dmitry Bezrukov <dbezrukov@...vell.com>
Cc:     andrew@...n.ch, hkallweit1@...il.com, linux@...linux.org.uk,
        davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com, richardcochran@...il.com,
        sebastian.tobuschat@....nxp.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next v5 3/7] net: macsec: indicate next pn
 update when offloading



On 26.09.2023 15:16, Igor Russkikh wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
>> On 21.09.2023 18:11, Sabrina Dubroca wrote:
>>> 2023-09-20, 12:22:33 +0300, Radu Pirea (NXP OSS) wrote:
>>>> Indicate next PN update using update_pn flag in macsec_context.
>>>> Offloaded MACsec implementations does not know whether or not the
>>>> MACSEC_SA_ATTR_PN attribute was passed for an SA update and assume
>>>> that next PN should always updated, but this is not always true.
>>>
>>> This should probably go through net so that we can fix some drivers
>>> that are currently doing the wrong thing. octeontx2 should be
>>> fixable. atlantic looks like it would reset the PN to whatever was
>>> read during the last dump, and it's unclear if that can be fixed
>>> (AFAIU set_egress_sa_record writes the whole config at once).  mscc
> 
> Thats correct, atlantic hardware requires full table to be in data buffer registers.
> I really doubt its possible to skip PN writing.
> 
>>> doesn't seem to modify the PN (even if requested -- should it should
>>> reject the update), and mlx5 doesn't allow PN update (by storing the
>>> initial value of next_pn on SA creation).
>>
>> I updated octeontx2, mssc and mlx5. Atlantic is unclear.
>>
>> Mark, Igor, in the atlantic MACsec driver, can the SAs be updated
>> without a PN update?
> 
> Reviewed the code and the docs I have - my view is it can not.
> All the packed record in macsec_api.c:set_egress_sa_record is expected by hardware in full.

Ok. I will not touch atlantic.

-- 
Radu P.