Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 06/13] mlx5: convert to ndo_set_rx_mode_async

From: Stanislav Fomichev <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:42:09 -0700

On 03/20, Cosmin Ratiu wrote:
> On Thu, 2026-03-19 at 18:24 -0700, Stanislav Fomichev wrote:
> > Convert mlx5 from ndo_set_rx_mode to ndo_set_rx_mode_async. The
> > driver's mlx5e_set_rx_mode now receives uc/mc snapshots and calls
> > mlx5e_fs_set_rx_mode_work directly instead of queueing work.
> > 
> > mlx5e_sync_netdev_addr and mlx5e_handle_netdev_addr now take
> > explicit uc/mc list parameters and iterate with
> > netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each instead of netdev_for_each_{uc,mc}_addr.
> > 
> > Fallback to netdev's uc/mc in a few places and grab addr lock.
> > 
> > Cc: Saeed Mahameed <[email-masked]>
> > Cc: Tariq Toukan <[email-masked]>
> > Cc: Cosmin Ratiu <[email-masked]>
> > Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <[email-masked]>
> > Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev <[email-masked]>
> > ---
> >  .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/fs.h   |  5 +++-
> >  .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c   | 30 ++++++++++++-----
> > --
> >  .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c | 16 +++++++---
> >  3 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/fs.h
> > b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/fs.h
> > index c3408b3f7010..091b80a67189 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/fs.h
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/fs.h
> > @@ -201,7 +201,10 @@ int mlx5e_add_vlan_trap(struct
> > mlx5e_flow_steering *fs, int  trap_id, int tir_nu
> >  void mlx5e_remove_vlan_trap(struct mlx5e_flow_steering *fs);
> >  int mlx5e_add_mac_trap(struct mlx5e_flow_steering *fs, int  trap_id,
> > int tir_num);
> >  void mlx5e_remove_mac_trap(struct mlx5e_flow_steering *fs);
> > -void mlx5e_fs_set_rx_mode_work(struct mlx5e_flow_steering *fs,
> > struct net_device *netdev);
> > +void mlx5e_fs_set_rx_mode_work(struct mlx5e_flow_steering *fs,
> > +			       struct net_device *netdev,
> > +			       struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
> > +			       struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc);
> >  int mlx5e_fs_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct mlx5e_flow_steering *fs,
> >  			     struct net_device *netdev,
> >  			     __be16 proto, u16 vid);
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
> > b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
> > index 55255fe6e415..a9daefbd8f8f 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_fs.c
> > @@ -609,20 +609,26 @@ static void mlx5e_execute_l2_action(struct
> > mlx5e_flow_steering *fs,
> >  }
> >  
> >  static void mlx5e_sync_netdev_addr(struct mlx5e_flow_steering *fs,
> > -				   struct net_device *netdev)
> > +				   struct net_device *netdev,
> > +				   struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
> > +				   struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc)
> >  {
> >  	struct netdev_hw_addr *ha;
> >  
> > -	netif_addr_lock_bh(netdev);
> > +	if (!uc || !mc) {
> > +		netif_addr_lock_bh(netdev);
> > +		mlx5e_sync_netdev_addr(fs, netdev, &netdev->uc,
> > &netdev->mc);
> > +		netif_addr_unlock_bh(netdev);
> > +		return;
> > +	}
> >  
> >  	mlx5e_add_l2_to_hash(fs->l2.netdev_uc, netdev->dev_addr);
> > -	netdev_for_each_uc_addr(ha, netdev)
> > +
> > +	netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, uc)
> >  		mlx5e_add_l2_to_hash(fs->l2.netdev_uc, ha->addr);
> >  
> > -	netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, netdev)
> > +	netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, mc)
> >  		mlx5e_add_l2_to_hash(fs->l2.netdev_mc, ha->addr);
> > -
> > -	netif_addr_unlock_bh(netdev);
> >  }
> >  
> >  static void mlx5e_fill_addr_array(struct mlx5e_flow_steering *fs,
> > int list_type,
> > @@ -724,7 +730,9 @@ static void mlx5e_apply_netdev_addr(struct
> > mlx5e_flow_steering *fs)
> >  }
> >  
> >  static void mlx5e_handle_netdev_addr(struct mlx5e_flow_steering *fs,
> > -				     struct net_device *netdev)
> > +				     struct net_device *netdev,
> > +				     struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
> > +				     struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc)
> >  {
> >  	struct mlx5e_l2_hash_node *hn;
> >  	struct hlist_node *tmp;
> > @@ -736,7 +744,7 @@ static void mlx5e_handle_netdev_addr(struct
> > mlx5e_flow_steering *fs,
> >  		hn->action = MLX5E_ACTION_DEL;
> >  
> >  	if (fs->state_destroy)
> > -		mlx5e_sync_netdev_addr(fs, netdev);
> > +		mlx5e_sync_netdev_addr(fs, netdev, uc, mc);
> >  
> >  	mlx5e_apply_netdev_addr(fs);
> >  }
> > @@ -820,7 +828,9 @@ static void mlx5e_destroy_promisc_table(struct
> > mlx5e_flow_steering *fs)
> >  }
> >  
> >  void mlx5e_fs_set_rx_mode_work(struct mlx5e_flow_steering *fs,
> > -			       struct net_device *netdev)
> > +			       struct net_device *netdev,
> > +			       struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
> > +			       struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc)
> >  {
> >  	struct mlx5e_l2_table *ea = &fs->l2;
> >  
> > @@ -850,7 +860,7 @@ void mlx5e_fs_set_rx_mode_work(struct
> > mlx5e_flow_steering *fs,
> >  	if (enable_broadcast)
> >  		mlx5e_add_l2_flow_rule(fs, &ea->broadcast,
> > MLX5E_FULLMATCH);
> >  
> > -	mlx5e_handle_netdev_addr(fs, netdev);
> > +	mlx5e_handle_netdev_addr(fs, netdev, uc, mc);
> >  
> >  	if (disable_broadcast)
> >  		mlx5e_del_l2_flow_rule(fs, &ea->broadcast);
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
> > b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
> > index f7009da94f0b..e86cf1ee108d 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
> > @@ -4108,11 +4108,16 @@ static void mlx5e_nic_set_rx_mode(struct
> > mlx5e_priv *priv)
> >  	queue_work(priv->wq, &priv->set_rx_mode_work);
> >  }
> >  
> > -static void mlx5e_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
> > +static void mlx5e_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev,
> > +			      struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
> > +			      struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc)
> >  {
> >  	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
> >  
> > -	mlx5e_nic_set_rx_mode(priv);
> > +	if (mlx5e_is_uplink_rep(priv))
> > +		return; /* no rx mode for uplink rep */
> > +
> > +	mlx5e_fs_set_rx_mode_work(priv->fs, dev, uc, mc);
> 
> While this chunk is correct, I think there's a logical conflict waiting
> to happen with Saeed's pending patch touching this area ([1]).
> 
> You have inlined mlx5e_nic_set_rx_mode here, but after Saeed's patch
> the mlx5e_is_uplink_rep condition added here should be dropped.
> 
> Not sure the automatic merge will do that.
> 
> [1]
> https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email-masked]/T/#u

Thanks for the heads up, will try to wait for this to be pulled before
reposting!