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Message-ID: <uqbng3vzz2ybmrrhdcocsfjtfxitck2rs76hcrsk7aiddjssp2@haqcnmzrljws>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:18:20 +0200
From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To: Daniel Zahka <daniel.zahka@...il.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, 
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, 
	Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>, 
	Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>, Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>, 
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>, 
	Mark Bloch <mbloch@...dia.com>, Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>, 
	Vlad Dumitrescu <vdumitrescu@...dia.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net/mlx5: Implement swp_l4_csum_mode via
 devlink params

Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 09:09:31PM +0200, daniel.zahka@...il.com wrote:
>swp_l4_csum_mode controls how L4 transmit checksums are computed when
>using Software Parser (SWP) hints for header locations.
>
>Supported values:
>  1. device_default: use device default setting.

Is this different between devices/fw_versions?


>  2. full_csum: calculate L4 checksum with the psuedo-header.
>  3. l4_only: calculate L4 checksum without the psuedo-header. Only

s/psuedo/pseudo/


>     available when swp_l4_csum_mode_l4_only is set in
>     mlx5_ifc_nv_sw_offload_cap_bits.
>
>The l4_only setting is a dependency for PSP initialization in
>mlx5e_psp_init().
>
>Signed-off-by: Daniel Zahka <daniel.zahka@...il.com>
>---
> Documentation/networking/devlink/mlx5.rst     |   9 ++
> .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.h |   3 +-
> .../mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/nv_param.c         | 148 ++++++++++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 159 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
>diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/mlx5.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/mlx5.rst
>index 0e5f9c76e514..f366e551b2f7 100644
>--- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/mlx5.rst
>+++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/mlx5.rst
>@@ -218,6 +218,15 @@ parameters.
>        * ``balanced`` : Merges fewer CQEs, resulting in a moderate compression ratio but maintaining a balance between bandwidth savings and performance
>        * ``aggressive`` : Merges more CQEs into a single entry, achieving a higher compression rate and maximizing performance, particularly under high traffic loads
> 
>+    * - ``swp_l4_csum_mode``
>+      - string
>+      - permanent
>+      - Configure how the L4 checksum is calculated by the device when using
>+        Software Parser (SWP) hints for header locations.
>+        * ``device_default`` : Use the device's default checksum calculation mode
>+        * ``full_csum`` : Calculate full checksum including the pseudo-header
>+        * ``l4_only`` : Calculate L4-only checksum, excluding the pseudo-header
>+
> The ``mlx5`` driver supports reloading via ``DEVLINK_CMD_RELOAD``
> 
> Info versions
>diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.h
>index c9555119a661..43b9bf8829cf 100644
>--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.h
>+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.h
>@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ enum mlx5_devlink_param_id {
> 	MLX5_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_PCIE_CONG_IN_HIGH,
> 	MLX5_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_PCIE_CONG_OUT_LOW,
> 	MLX5_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_PCIE_CONG_OUT_HIGH,
>-	MLX5_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_CQE_COMPRESSION_TYPE
>+	MLX5_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_CQE_COMPRESSION_TYPE,
>+	MLX5_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_SWP_L4_CSUM_MODE,
> };
> 
> struct mlx5_trap_ctx {
>diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/nv_param.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/nv_param.c
>index 459a0b4d08e6..fac3d9801b3b 100644
>--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/nv_param.c
>+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/nv_param.c
>@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ enum {
> 	MLX5_CLASS_0_CTRL_ID_NV_GLOBAL_PCI_CONF               = 0x80,
> 	MLX5_CLASS_0_CTRL_ID_NV_GLOBAL_PCI_CAP                = 0x81,
> 	MLX5_CLASS_0_CTRL_ID_NV_SW_OFFLOAD_CONFIG             = 0x10a,
>+	MLX5_CLASS_0_CTRL_ID_NV_SW_OFFLOAD_CAP                = 0x10b,
>+	MLX5_CLASS_0_CTRL_ID_NV_SW_ACCELERATE_CONF            = 0x11d,
> 
> 	MLX5_CLASS_3_CTRL_ID_NV_PF_PCI_CONF                   = 0x80,
> };
>@@ -123,6 +125,17 @@ struct mlx5_ifc_nv_sw_offload_conf_bits {
> 	u8         lro_log_timeout0[0x4];
> };
> 
>+struct mlx5_ifc_nv_sw_offload_cap_bits {
>+	u8         reserved_at_0[0x19];
>+	u8         swp_l4_csum_mode_l4_only[0x1];
>+	u8         reserved_at_1a[0x6];
>+};
>+
>+struct mlx5_ifc_nv_sw_accelerate_conf_bits {
>+	u8         swp_l4_csum_mode[0x2];
>+	u8         reserved_at_2[0x3e];
>+};
>+
> #define MNVDA_HDR_SZ \
> 	(MLX5_ST_SZ_BYTES(mnvda_reg) - \
> 	 MLX5_BYTE_OFF(mnvda_reg, configuration_item_data))
>@@ -195,9 +208,42 @@ mlx5_nv_param_read_sw_offload_conf(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, void *mnvda,
> 	return mlx5_nv_param_read(dev, mnvda, len);
> }
> 
>+static int
>+mlx5_nv_param_read_sw_offload_cap(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, void *mnvda,
>+				  size_t len)
>+{
>+	MLX5_SET_CFG_ITEM_TYPE(global, mnvda, type_class, 0);
>+	MLX5_SET_CFG_ITEM_TYPE(global, mnvda, parameter_index,
>+			       MLX5_CLASS_0_CTRL_ID_NV_SW_OFFLOAD_CAP);
>+	MLX5_SET_CFG_HDR_LEN(mnvda, nv_sw_offload_cap);
>+
>+	return mlx5_nv_param_read(dev, mnvda, len);
>+}
>+
>+static int
>+mlx5_nv_param_read_sw_accelerate_conf(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, void *mnvda,
>+				      size_t len)
>+{
>+	MLX5_SET_CFG_ITEM_TYPE(global, mnvda, type_class, 0);
>+	MLX5_SET_CFG_ITEM_TYPE(global, mnvda, parameter_index,
>+			       MLX5_CLASS_0_CTRL_ID_NV_SW_ACCELERATE_CONF);
>+	MLX5_SET_CFG_HDR_LEN(mnvda, nv_sw_accelerate_conf);
>+
>+	return mlx5_nv_param_read(dev, mnvda, len);
>+}
>+
> static const char *const
> 	cqe_compress_str[] = { "balanced", "aggressive" };
> 
>+enum swp_l4_csum_mode {
>+	SWP_L4_CSUM_MODE_DEVICE_DEFAULT = 0,
>+	SWP_L4_CSUM_MODE_FULL_CSUM = 1,
>+	SWP_L4_CSUM_MODE_L4_ONLY = 2,
>+};
>+
>+static const char *const
>+	swp_l4_csum_mode_str[] = { "device_default", "full_csum", "l4_only" };
>+
> static int
> mlx5_nv_param_devlink_cqe_compress_get(struct devlink *devlink, u32 id,
> 				       struct devlink_param_gset_ctx *ctx)
>@@ -268,6 +314,102 @@ mlx5_nv_param_devlink_cqe_compress_set(struct devlink *devlink, u32 id,
> 	return mlx5_nv_param_write(dev, mnvda, sizeof(mnvda));
> }
> 
>+static int
>+mlx5_nv_param_devlink_swp_l4_csum_mode_get(struct devlink *devlink, u32 id,
>+					   struct devlink_param_gset_ctx *ctx)
>+{
>+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
>+	u32 mnvda[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(mnvda_reg)] = {};
>+	u8 value = U8_MAX;
>+	void *data;
>+	int err;
>+
>+	err = mlx5_nv_param_read_sw_accelerate_conf(dev, mnvda, sizeof(mnvda));
>+	if (err)
>+		return err;
>+
>+	data = MLX5_ADDR_OF(mnvda_reg, mnvda, configuration_item_data);
>+	value = MLX5_GET(nv_sw_accelerate_conf, data, swp_l4_csum_mode);
>+
>+	if (value >= ARRAY_SIZE(swp_l4_csum_mode_str))
>+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;

Einval? I think this is another argument for introduction of extack for
param getters. Care to add it?


>+
>+	strscpy(ctx->val.vstr, swp_l4_csum_mode_str[value],
>+		sizeof(ctx->val.vstr));
>+	return 0;
>+}
>+
>+static int
>+mlx5_nv_param_devlink_swp_l4_csum_mode_validate(struct devlink *devlink, u32 id,
>+						union devlink_param_value val,
>+						struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
>+{
>+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
>+	u32 cap[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(mnvda_reg)] = {};
>+	void *data;
>+	int err, i;
>+
>+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(swp_l4_csum_mode_str); i++) {
>+		if (!strcmp(val.vstr, swp_l4_csum_mode_str[i]))
>+			break;
>+	}
>+
>+	if (i >= ARRAY_SIZE(swp_l4_csum_mode_str)) {
>+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
>+				   "Invalid value, supported values are device_default/full_csum/l4_only");
>+		return -EINVAL;
>+	}
>+
>+	if (i == SWP_L4_CSUM_MODE_L4_ONLY) {
>+		err = mlx5_nv_param_read_sw_offload_cap(dev, cap, sizeof(cap));
>+		if (err) {
>+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
>+					   "Failed to read sw_offload_cap");
>+			return err;
>+		}
>+
>+		data = MLX5_ADDR_OF(mnvda_reg, cap, configuration_item_data);
>+		if (!MLX5_GET(nv_sw_offload_cap, data, swp_l4_csum_mode_l4_only)) {
>+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
>+					   "l4_only mode is not supported on this device");
>+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>+		}
>+	}
>+
>+	return 0;
>+}
>+
>+static int
>+mlx5_nv_param_devlink_swp_l4_csum_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u32 id,
>+					   struct devlink_param_gset_ctx *ctx,
>+					   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
>+{
>+	struct mlx5_core_dev *dev = devlink_priv(devlink);
>+	u32 mnvda[MLX5_ST_SZ_DW(mnvda_reg)] = {};
>+	void *data;
>+	u8 value;
>+	int err;
>+
>+	if (!strcmp(ctx->val.vstr, "device_default"))
>+		value = SWP_L4_CSUM_MODE_DEVICE_DEFAULT;
>+	else if (!strcmp(ctx->val.vstr, "full_csum"))
>+		value = SWP_L4_CSUM_MODE_FULL_CSUM;
>+	else
>+		value = SWP_L4_CSUM_MODE_L4_ONLY;
>+
>+	err = mlx5_nv_param_read_sw_accelerate_conf(dev, mnvda, sizeof(mnvda));
>+	if (err) {
>+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
>+				   "Failed to read sw_accelerate_conf mnvda reg");
>+		return err;
>+	}
>+
>+	data = MLX5_ADDR_OF(mnvda_reg, mnvda, configuration_item_data);
>+	MLX5_SET(nv_sw_accelerate_conf, data, swp_l4_csum_mode, value);
>+
>+	return mlx5_nv_param_write(dev, mnvda, sizeof(mnvda));
>+}
>+
> static int mlx5_nv_param_read_global_pci_conf(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
> 					      void *mnvda, size_t len)
> {
>@@ -545,6 +687,12 @@ static const struct devlink_param mlx5_nv_param_devlink_params[] = {
> 			     mlx5_nv_param_devlink_cqe_compress_get,
> 			     mlx5_nv_param_devlink_cqe_compress_set,
> 			     mlx5_nv_param_devlink_cqe_compress_validate),
>+	DEVLINK_PARAM_DRIVER(MLX5_DEVLINK_PARAM_ID_SWP_L4_CSUM_MODE,

Why this is driver specific? Isn't this something other drivers might
eventually implement as well?


>+			     "swp_l4_csum_mode", DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_STRING,
>+			     BIT(DEVLINK_PARAM_CMODE_PERMANENT),
>+			     mlx5_nv_param_devlink_swp_l4_csum_mode_get,
>+			     mlx5_nv_param_devlink_swp_l4_csum_mode_set,
>+			     mlx5_nv_param_devlink_swp_l4_csum_mode_validate),
> };
> 
> int mlx5_nv_param_register_dl_params(struct devlink *devlink)
>-- 
>2.47.3
>

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