netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH v3 net-next 2/7] net: ethtool: attach an IDR of custom RSS contexts to a netdevice

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Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:36:22 +0100
From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To: edward.cree@....com
Cc: linux-net-drivers@....com, davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org,
	edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com,
	Edward Cree <ecree.xilinx@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	habetsm.xilinx@...il.com, sudheer.mogilappagari@...el.com,
	jdamato@...tly.com, andrew@...n.ch, mw@...ihalf.com,
	sgoutham@...vell.com, gakula@...vell.com, sbhatta@...vell.com,
	hkelam@...vell.com, saeedm@...dia.com, leon@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 net-next 2/7] net: ethtool: attach an IDR of
 custom RSS contexts to a netdevice

On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 03:21:37PM +0100, edward.cree@....com wrote:
> From: Edward Cree <ecree.xilinx@...il.com>
> 
> Each context stores the RXFH settings (indir, key, and hfunc) as well
>  as optionally some driver private data.
> Delete any still-existing contexts at netdev unregister time.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Edward Cree <ecree.xilinx@...il.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/ethtool.h | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  net/core/dev.c          | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h
> index 8aeefc0b4e10..c770e32d79e6 100644
> --- a/include/linux/ethtool.h
> +++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h
> @@ -157,6 +157,43 @@ static inline u32 ethtool_rxfh_indir_default(u32 index, u32 n_rx_rings)
>  	return index % n_rx_rings;
>  }
>  
> +/**
> + * struct ethtool_rxfh_context - a custom RSS context configuration
> + * @indir_size: Number of u32 entries in indirection table
> + * @key_size: Size of hash key, in bytes
> + * @hfunc: RSS hash function identifier.  One of the %ETH_RSS_HASH_*
> + * @priv_size: Size of driver private data, in bytes
> + * @indir_no_change: indir was not specified at create time
> + * @key_no_change: hkey was not specified at create time
> + */
> +struct ethtool_rxfh_context {
> +	u32 indir_size;
> +	u32 key_size;
> +	u8 hfunc;
> +	u16 priv_size;
> +	u8 indir_no_change:1;
> +	u8 key_no_change:1;
> +	/* private: driver private data, indirection table, and hash key are
> +	 * stored sequentially in @data area.  Use below helpers to access.
> +	 */
> +	u8 data[] __aligned(sizeof(void *));
> +};
> +
> +static inline void *ethtool_rxfh_context_priv(struct ethtool_rxfh_context *ctx)
> +{
> +	return ctx->data;
> +}
> +
> +static inline u32 *ethtool_rxfh_context_indir(struct ethtool_rxfh_context *ctx)
> +{
> +	return (u32 *)(ctx->data + ALIGN(ctx->priv_size, sizeof(u32)));
> +}
> +
> +static inline u8 *ethtool_rxfh_context_key(struct ethtool_rxfh_context *ctx)
> +{
> +	return (u8 *)(ethtool_rxfh_context_indir(ctx) + ctx->indir_size);
> +}
> +
>  /* declare a link mode bitmap */
>  #define __ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(name)		\
>  	DECLARE_BITMAP(name, __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS)
> @@ -937,10 +974,14 @@ int ethtool_virtdev_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
>  
>  /**
>   * struct ethtool_netdev_state - per-netdevice state for ethtool features
> + * @rss_ctx:		IDR storing custom RSS context state
> + * @rss_ctx_max_id:	maximum (exclusive) supported RSS context ID
>   * @wol_enabled:	Wake-on-LAN is enabled
>   */
>  struct ethtool_netdev_state {
> -	unsigned		wol_enabled:1;
> +	struct idr		rss_ctx;

https://docs.kernel.org/core-api/idr.html

"The IDR interface is deprecated; please use the XArray instead."

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