linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 fwctl 3/5] fwctl/bnxt_en: Create an aux device for fwctl

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Message-Id: <20260126053710.3474483-4-pavan.chebbi@broadcom.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:37:08 -0800
From: Pavan Chebbi <pavan.chebbi@...adcom.com>
To: jgg@...pe.ca,
	michael.chan@...adcom.com
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dave.jiang@...el.com,
	saeedm@...dia.com,
	Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com,
	gospo@...adcom.com,
	selvin.xavier@...adcom.com,
	leon@...nel.org,
	kalesh-anakkur.purayil@...adcom.com,
	Pavan Chebbi <pavan.chebbi@...adcom.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 fwctl 3/5] fwctl/bnxt_en: Create an aux device for fwctl

Create an additional auxiliary device to support fwctl.
The next patch will create bnxt_fwctl and bind to this
device.

Reviewed-by: Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...adcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Pavan Chebbi <pavan.chebbi@...adcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c | 12 ++++++++++--
 include/linux/bnxt/ulp.h                      |  1 +
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c
index 4cdfc9641639..13159c0515bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ static bool bnxt_auxdev_is_active(struct bnxt *bp, int idx)
 
 static struct bnxt_aux_device bnxt_aux_devices[__BNXT_AUXDEV_MAX] = {{
 	.name		= "rdma",
+}, {
+	.name		= "fwctl",
 }};
 
 static void bnxt_fill_msix_vecs(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_msix_entry *ent)
@@ -289,6 +291,11 @@ void bnxt_ulp_stop(struct bnxt *bp)
 		aux_priv = bp->aux_priv[i];
 		edev = bp->edev[i];
 		mutex_lock(&edev->en_dev_lock);
+		if (i == BNXT_AUXDEV_FWCTL) {
+			edev->flags |= BNXT_EN_FLAG_ULP_STOPPED;
+			mutex_unlock(&edev->en_dev_lock);
+			continue;
+		}
 		if (!bnxt_ulp_registered(edev) ||
 		    (edev->flags & BNXT_EN_FLAG_ULP_STOPPED)) {
 			mutex_unlock(&edev->en_dev_lock);
@@ -325,7 +332,7 @@ void bnxt_ulp_start(struct bnxt *bp)
 		aux_priv = bp->aux_priv[i];
 		edev = bp->edev[i];
 		mutex_lock(&edev->en_dev_lock);
-		if (!bnxt_ulp_registered(edev) ||
+		if (i == BNXT_AUXDEV_FWCTL || !bnxt_ulp_registered(edev) ||
 		    !(edev->flags & BNXT_EN_FLAG_ULP_STOPPED)) {
 			goto clear_flag_continue;
 		}
@@ -525,7 +532,8 @@ void bnxt_aux_devices_add(struct bnxt *bp)
 			aux_dev = &bp->aux_priv[idx]->aux_dev;
 			rc = auxiliary_device_add(aux_dev);
 			if (rc) {
-				netdev_warn(bp->dev, "Failed to add auxiliary device for ROCE\n");
+				netdev_warn(bp->dev, "Failed to add auxiliary device for auxdev type %d\n",
+					    idx);
 				auxiliary_device_uninit(aux_dev);
 				if (idx == BNXT_AUXDEV_RDMA)
 					bp->flags &= ~BNXT_FLAG_ROCE_CAP;
diff --git a/include/linux/bnxt/ulp.h b/include/linux/bnxt/ulp.h
index 1a4643c46f86..0851ad3394b0 100644
--- a/include/linux/bnxt/ulp.h
+++ b/include/linux/bnxt/ulp.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct bnxt;
 
 enum bnxt_auxdev_type {
 	BNXT_AUXDEV_RDMA = 0,
+	BNXT_AUXDEV_FWCTL,
 	__BNXT_AUXDEV_MAX
 };
 
-- 
2.39.1