kernel/linux.git/Documentation/networking/devlink, branch v6.18.21

net/mlx5: Expose uar access and odp page fault counters

2025-09-27T15:53:50+00:00

Add three counters to vnic health reporter: bar_uar_access, odp_local_triggered_page_fault, and odp_remote_triggered_page_fault. - bar_uar_access number of WRITE or READ access operations to the UAR on the PCIe BAR. - odp_local_triggered_page_fault number of locally-triggered page-faults due to ODP. - odp_remote_triggered_page_fault number of remotly-triggered page-faults due to ODP. Example access: $ devlink health diagnose pci/0000:08:00.0 reporter vnic vNIC env counters: total_error_queues: 0 send_queue_priority_update_flow: 0 comp_eq_overrun: 0 async_eq_overrun: 0 cq_overrun: 0 invalid_command: 0 quota_exceeded_command: 0 nic_receive_steering_discard: 0 icm_consumption: 1032 bar_uar_access: 1279 odp_local_triggered_page_fault: 20 odp_remote_triggered_page_fault: 34 Signed-off-by: Akiva Goldberger Reviewed-by: Moshe Shemesh Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Link: https://patch.msgid.link/1758797130-829564-1-git-send-email-tariqt@nvidia.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net/mlx5e: Use the 'num_doorbells' devlink param

2025-09-18T01:30:54+00:00

Use the new devlink param to control how many doorbells mlx5e devices allocate and use. The maximum number of doorbells configurable is capped to the maximum number of channels. This only applies to the Ethernet part, the RDMA devices using mlx5 manage their own doorbells. Signed-off-by: Cosmin Ratiu Reviewed-by: Dragos Tatulea Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

devlink: Add a 'num_doorbells' driverinit param

2025-09-18T01:30:51+00:00

This parameter can be used by drivers to configure a different number of doorbells. Signed-off-by: Cosmin Ratiu Reviewed-by: Dragos Tatulea Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

docs: devlink: Sort table of contents alphabetically

2025-09-16T23:55:21+00:00

Sort devlink documentation table of contents alphabetically to improve readability and make it easier to locate specific chapters. Signed-off-by: Kory Maincent Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250915-feature_poe_permanent_conf-v3-3-78871151088b@bootlin.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

dpll: zl3073x: Implement devlink flash callback

2025-09-15T15:08:39+00:00

Use the introduced functionality to read firmware files and flash their contents into the device's internal flash memory to implement the devlink flash update callback. Sample output on EDS2 development board: # devlink -j dev info i2c/1-0070 | jq '.[][]["versions"]["running"]' { "fw": "6026" } # devlink dev flash i2c/1-0070 file firmware_fw2.hex [utility] Prepare flash mode [utility] Downloading image 100% [utility] Flash mode enabled [firmware1-part1] Downloading image 100% [firmware1-part1] Flashing image [firmware1-part2] Downloading image 100% [firmware1-part2] Flashing image [firmware1] Flashing done [firmware2] Downloading image 100% [firmware2] Flashing image 100% [firmware2] Flashing done [utility] Leaving flash mode Flashing done # devlink -j dev info i2c/1-0070 | jq '.[][]["versions"]["running"]' { "fw": "7006" } Reviewed-by: Przemek Kitszel Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250909091532.11790-6-ivecera@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net/mlx5e: Make PCIe congestion event thresholds configurable

2025-09-10T02:21:30+00:00

Add devlink driverinit parameters for configuring the thresholds for PCIe congestion events. These parameters are registered only when the firmware supports this feature. Update the mlx5 devlink docs as well on these new params. Signed-off-by: Dragos Tatulea Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Link: https://patch.msgid.link/1757237976-531416-2-git-send-email-tariqt@nvidia.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net/mlx5: Implement devlink total_vfs parameter

2025-09-10T02:14:24+00:00

Some devices support both symmetric (same value for all PFs) and asymmetric, while others only support symmetric configuration. This implementation prefers asymmetric, since it is closer to the devlink model (per function settings), but falls back to symmetric when needed. Example usage: devlink dev param set pci/0000:01:00.0 name total_vfs value cmode permanent devlink dev reload pci/0000:01:00.0 action fw_activate echo 1 >/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/remove echo 1 >/sys/bus/pci/rescan cat /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/sriov_totalvfs Signed-off-by: Vlad Dumitrescu Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko Tested-by: Kamal Heib Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250907012953.301746-5-saeed@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net/mlx5: Implement devlink enable_sriov parameter

2025-09-10T02:14:24+00:00

Example usage: devlink dev param set pci/0000:01:00.0 name enable_sriov value {true, false} cmode permanent devlink dev reload pci/0000:01:00.0 action fw_activate echo 1 >/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/remove echo 1 >/sys/bus/pci/rescan grep ^ /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0/sriov_* Signed-off-by: Vlad Dumitrescu Tested-by: Kamal Heib Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250907012953.301746-4-saeed@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net/mlx5: Implement cqe_compress_type via devlink params

2025-09-10T02:14:23+00:00

Selects which algorithm should be used by the NIC in order to decide rate of CQE compression dependeng on PCIe bus conditions. Supported values: 1) balanced, merges fewer CQEs, resulting in a moderate compression ratio but maintaining a balance between bandwidth savings and performance 2) aggressive, merges more CQEs into a single entry, achieving a higher compression rate and maximizing performance, particularly under high traffic loads. Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250907012953.301746-3-saeed@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

devlink: Add 'total_vfs' generic device param

2025-09-10T02:14:23+00:00

NICs are typically configured with total_vfs=0, forcing users to rely on external tools to enable SR-IOV (a widely used and essential feature). Add total_vfs parameter to devlink for SR-IOV max VF configurability. Enables standard kernel tools to manage SR-IOV, addressing the need for flexible VF configuration. Signed-off-by: Vlad Dumitrescu Tested-by: Kamal Heib Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250907012953.301746-2-saeed@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski