netdev - [PATCH net 1/5] qed: Fix bug in tx promiscuous mode settings

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Date:   Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:05:04 -0800
From:   Manish Chopra <manishc@...vell.com>
To:     <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <aelior@...vell.com>,
        <mkalderon@...vell.com>
Subject: [PATCH net 1/5] qed: Fix bug in tx promiscuous mode settings

When running tx switched traffic between VNICs
created via a bridge(to which VFs are added),
adapter drops the unicast packets in tx flow due to
VNIC's ucast mac being unknown to it. But VF interfaces
being in promiscuous mode should have caused adapter
to accept all the unknown ucast packets. Later, it
was found that driver doesn't really configure tx
promiscuous mode settings to accept all unknown unicast macs.

This patch fixes tx promiscuous mode settings to accept all
unknown/unmatched unicast macs and works out the scenario.

Signed-off-by: Manish Chopra <manishc@...vell.com>
Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior <aelior@...vell.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c
index 67c02ea93..b8baa6fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_l2.c
@@ -609,6 +609,10 @@ static int qed_sp_vport_start(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 			  (!!(accept_filter & QED_ACCEPT_MCAST_MATCHED) &&
 			   !!(accept_filter & QED_ACCEPT_MCAST_UNMATCHED)));
 
+		SET_FIELD(state, ETH_VPORT_TX_MODE_UCAST_ACCEPT_ALL,
+			  (!!(accept_filter & QED_ACCEPT_UCAST_MATCHED) &&
+			   !!(accept_filter & QED_ACCEPT_UCAST_UNMATCHED)));
+
 		SET_FIELD(state, ETH_VPORT_TX_MODE_BCAST_ACCEPT_ALL,
 			  !!(accept_filter & QED_ACCEPT_BCAST));
 
@@ -2688,7 +2692,8 @@ static int qed_configure_filter_rx_mode(struct qed_dev *cdev,
 	if (type == QED_FILTER_RX_MODE_TYPE_PROMISC) {
 		accept_flags.rx_accept_filter |= QED_ACCEPT_UCAST_UNMATCHED |
 						 QED_ACCEPT_MCAST_UNMATCHED;
-		accept_flags.tx_accept_filter |= QED_ACCEPT_MCAST_UNMATCHED;
+		accept_flags.tx_accept_filter |= QED_ACCEPT_UCAST_UNMATCHED |
+						 QED_ACCEPT_MCAST_UNMATCHED;
 	} else if (type == QED_FILTER_RX_MODE_TYPE_MULTI_PROMISC) {
 		accept_flags.rx_accept_filter |= QED_ACCEPT_MCAST_UNMATCHED;
 		accept_flags.tx_accept_filter |= QED_ACCEPT_MCAST_UNMATCHED;
-- 
1.8.3.1