net/mlx5: HWS, added memory management handling

Added object pools and buddy allocator functionality.

Reviewed-by: Itamar Gozlan <igozlan@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Yevgeny Kliteynik <kliteyn@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@nvidia.com>

4 files changed, 961 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/mlx5hws_buddy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/mlx5hws_buddy.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e6ed66202a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/mlx5hws_buddy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR Linux-OpenIB
+/* Copyright (c) 2024 NVIDIA Corporation & Affiliates */
+
+#include "mlx5hws_internal.h"
+#include "mlx5hws_buddy.h"
+
+static int hws_buddy_init(struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddy, u32 max_order)
+{
+	int i, s, ret = 0;
+
+	buddy->max_order = max_order;
+
+	buddy->bitmap = kcalloc(buddy->max_order + 1,
+				sizeof(*buddy->bitmap),
+				GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buddy->bitmap)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	buddy->num_free = kcalloc(buddy->max_order + 1,
+				  sizeof(*buddy->num_free),
+				  GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buddy->num_free) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_out_free_bits;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i <= (int)buddy->max_order; ++i) {
+		s = 1 << (buddy->max_order - i);
+
+		buddy->bitmap[i] = bitmap_zalloc(s, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!buddy->bitmap[i]) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto err_out_free_num_free;
+		}
+	}
+
+	bitmap_set(buddy->bitmap[buddy->max_order], 0, 1);
+	buddy->num_free[buddy->max_order] = 1;
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_out_free_num_free:
+	for (i = 0; i <= (int)buddy->max_order; ++i)
+		bitmap_free(buddy->bitmap[i]);
+
+	kfree(buddy->num_free);
+
+err_out_free_bits:
+	kfree(buddy->bitmap);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *mlx5hws_buddy_create(u32 max_order)
+{
+	struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddy;
+
+	buddy = kzalloc(sizeof(*buddy), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buddy)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (hws_buddy_init(buddy, max_order))
+		goto free_buddy;
+
+	return buddy;
+
+free_buddy:
+	kfree(buddy);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void mlx5hws_buddy_cleanup(struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddy)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i <= (int)buddy->max_order; ++i)
+		bitmap_free(buddy->bitmap[i]);
+
+	kfree(buddy->num_free);
+	kfree(buddy->bitmap);
+}
+
+static int hws_buddy_find_free_seg(struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddy,
+				   u32 start_order,
+				   u32 *segment,
+				   u32 *order)
+{
+	unsigned int seg, order_iter, m;
+
+	for (order_iter = start_order;
+	     order_iter <= buddy->max_order; ++order_iter) {
+		if (!buddy->num_free[order_iter])
+			continue;
+
+		m = 1 << (buddy->max_order - order_iter);
+		seg = find_first_bit(buddy->bitmap[order_iter], m);
+
+		if (WARN(seg >= m,
+			 "ICM Buddy: failed finding free mem for order %d\n",
+			 order_iter))
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (order_iter > buddy->max_order)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	*segment = seg;
+	*order = order_iter;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int mlx5hws_buddy_alloc_mem(struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddy, u32 order)
+{
+	u32 seg, order_iter, err;
+
+	err = hws_buddy_find_free_seg(buddy, order, &seg, &order_iter);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	bitmap_clear(buddy->bitmap[order_iter], seg, 1);
+	--buddy->num_free[order_iter];
+
+	while (order_iter > order) {
+		--order_iter;
+		seg <<= 1;
+		bitmap_set(buddy->bitmap[order_iter], seg ^ 1, 1);
+		++buddy->num_free[order_iter];
+	}
+
+	seg <<= order;
+
+	return seg;
+}
+
+void mlx5hws_buddy_free_mem(struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddy, u32 seg, u32 order)
+{
+	seg >>= order;
+
+	while (test_bit(seg ^ 1, buddy->bitmap[order])) {
+		bitmap_clear(buddy->bitmap[order], seg ^ 1, 1);
+		--buddy->num_free[order];
+		seg >>= 1;
+		++order;
+	}
+
+	bitmap_set(buddy->bitmap[order], seg, 1);
+	++buddy->num_free[order];
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/mlx5hws_buddy.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/mlx5hws_buddy.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..338c44bbedaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/mlx5hws_buddy.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR Linux-OpenIB */
+/* Copyright (c) 2024 NVIDIA Corporation & Affiliates */
+
+#ifndef MLX5HWS_BUDDY_H_
+#define MLX5HWS_BUDDY_H_
+
+struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem {
+	unsigned long **bitmap;
+	unsigned int *num_free;
+	u32 max_order;
+};
+
+struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *mlx5hws_buddy_create(u32 max_order);
+
+void mlx5hws_buddy_cleanup(struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddy);
+
+int mlx5hws_buddy_alloc_mem(struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddy, u32 order);
+
+void mlx5hws_buddy_free_mem(struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddy, u32 seg, u32 order);
+
+#endif /* MLX5HWS_BUDDY_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/mlx5hws_pool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/mlx5hws_pool.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a8a63e3278be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/mlx5hws_pool.c
@@ -0,0 +1,640 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR Linux-OpenIB
+/* Copyright (c) 2024 NVIDIA Corporation & Affiliates */
+
+#include "mlx5hws_internal.h"
+#include "mlx5hws_buddy.h"
+
+static void hws_pool_free_one_resource(struct mlx5hws_pool_resource *resource)
+{
+	switch (resource->pool->type) {
+	case MLX5HWS_POOL_TYPE_STE:
+		mlx5hws_cmd_ste_destroy(resource->pool->ctx->mdev, resource->base_id);
+		break;
+	case MLX5HWS_POOL_TYPE_STC:
+		mlx5hws_cmd_stc_destroy(resource->pool->ctx->mdev, resource->base_id);
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	kfree(resource);
+}
+
+static void hws_pool_resource_free(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+				   int resource_idx)
+{
+	hws_pool_free_one_resource(pool->resource[resource_idx]);
+	pool->resource[resource_idx] = NULL;
+
+	if (pool->tbl_type == MLX5HWS_TABLE_TYPE_FDB) {
+		hws_pool_free_one_resource(pool->mirror_resource[resource_idx]);
+		pool->mirror_resource[resource_idx] = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static struct mlx5hws_pool_resource *
+hws_pool_create_one_resource(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool, u32 log_range,
+			     u32 fw_ft_type)
+{
+	struct mlx5hws_cmd_ste_create_attr ste_attr;
+	struct mlx5hws_cmd_stc_create_attr stc_attr;
+	struct mlx5hws_pool_resource *resource;
+	u32 obj_id = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	resource = kzalloc(sizeof(*resource), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!resource)
+		return NULL;
+
+	switch (pool->type) {
+	case MLX5HWS_POOL_TYPE_STE:
+		ste_attr.log_obj_range = log_range;
+		ste_attr.table_type = fw_ft_type;
+		ret = mlx5hws_cmd_ste_create(pool->ctx->mdev, &ste_attr, &obj_id);
+		break;
+	case MLX5HWS_POOL_TYPE_STC:
+		stc_attr.log_obj_range = log_range;
+		stc_attr.table_type = fw_ft_type;
+		ret = mlx5hws_cmd_stc_create(pool->ctx->mdev, &stc_attr, &obj_id);
+		break;
+	default:
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (ret) {
+		mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "Failed to allocate resource objects\n");
+		goto free_resource;
+	}
+
+	resource->pool = pool;
+	resource->range = 1 << log_range;
+	resource->base_id = obj_id;
+
+	return resource;
+
+free_resource:
+	kfree(resource);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+hws_pool_resource_alloc(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool, u32 log_range, int idx)
+{
+	struct mlx5hws_pool_resource *resource;
+	u32 fw_ft_type, opt_log_range;
+
+	fw_ft_type = mlx5hws_table_get_res_fw_ft_type(pool->tbl_type, false);
+	opt_log_range = pool->opt_type == MLX5HWS_POOL_OPTIMIZE_ORIG ? 0 : log_range;
+	resource = hws_pool_create_one_resource(pool, opt_log_range, fw_ft_type);
+	if (!resource) {
+		mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "Failed allocating resource\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	pool->resource[idx] = resource;
+
+	if (pool->tbl_type == MLX5HWS_TABLE_TYPE_FDB) {
+		struct mlx5hws_pool_resource *mirror_resource;
+
+		fw_ft_type = mlx5hws_table_get_res_fw_ft_type(pool->tbl_type, true);
+		opt_log_range = pool->opt_type == MLX5HWS_POOL_OPTIMIZE_MIRROR ? 0 : log_range;
+		mirror_resource = hws_pool_create_one_resource(pool, opt_log_range, fw_ft_type);
+		if (!mirror_resource) {
+			mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "Failed allocating mirrored resource\n");
+			hws_pool_free_one_resource(resource);
+			pool->resource[idx] = NULL;
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		pool->mirror_resource[idx] = mirror_resource;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned long *hws_pool_create_and_init_bitmap(u32 log_range)
+{
+	unsigned long *cur_bmp;
+
+	cur_bmp = bitmap_zalloc(1 << log_range, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cur_bmp)
+		return NULL;
+
+	bitmap_fill(cur_bmp, 1 << log_range);
+
+	return cur_bmp;
+}
+
+static void hws_pool_buddy_db_put_chunk(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+					struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddy;
+
+	buddy = pool->db.buddy_manager->buddies[chunk->resource_idx];
+	if (!buddy) {
+		mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "No such buddy (%d)\n", chunk->resource_idx);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mlx5hws_buddy_free_mem(buddy, chunk->offset, chunk->order);
+}
+
+static struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *
+hws_pool_buddy_get_next_buddy(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool, int idx,
+			      u32 order, bool *is_new_buddy)
+{
+	static struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddy;
+	u32 new_buddy_size;
+
+	buddy = pool->db.buddy_manager->buddies[idx];
+	if (buddy)
+		return buddy;
+
+	new_buddy_size = max(pool->alloc_log_sz, order);
+	*is_new_buddy = true;
+	buddy = mlx5hws_buddy_create(new_buddy_size);
+	if (!buddy) {
+		mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "Failed to create buddy order: %d index: %d\n",
+			    new_buddy_size, idx);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (hws_pool_resource_alloc(pool, new_buddy_size, idx) != 0) {
+		mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "Failed to create resource type: %d: size %d index: %d\n",
+			    pool->type, new_buddy_size, idx);
+		mlx5hws_buddy_cleanup(buddy);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	pool->db.buddy_manager->buddies[idx] = buddy;
+
+	return buddy;
+}
+
+static int hws_pool_buddy_get_mem_chunk(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+					int order,
+					u32 *buddy_idx,
+					int *seg)
+{
+	struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddy;
+	bool new_mem = false;
+	int ret = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	*seg = -1;
+
+	/* Find the next free place from the buddy array */
+	while (*seg == -1) {
+		for (i = 0; i < MLX5HWS_POOL_RESOURCE_ARR_SZ; i++) {
+			buddy = hws_pool_buddy_get_next_buddy(pool, i,
+							      order,
+							      &new_mem);
+			if (!buddy) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+
+			*seg = mlx5hws_buddy_alloc_mem(buddy, order);
+			if (*seg != -1)
+				goto found;
+
+			if (pool->flags & MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_ONE_RESOURCE) {
+				mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx,
+					    "Fail to allocate seg for one resource pool\n");
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+
+			if (new_mem) {
+				/* We have new memory pool, should be place for us */
+				mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx,
+					    "No memory for order: %d with buddy no: %d\n",
+					    order, i);
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+found:
+	*buddy_idx = i;
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int hws_pool_buddy_db_get_chunk(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+				       struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/* Go over the buddies and find next free slot */
+	ret = hws_pool_buddy_get_mem_chunk(pool, chunk->order,
+					   &chunk->resource_idx,
+					   &chunk->offset);
+	if (ret)
+		mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "Failed to get free slot for chunk with order: %d\n",
+			    chunk->order);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void hws_pool_buddy_db_uninit(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool)
+{
+	struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddy;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MLX5HWS_POOL_RESOURCE_ARR_SZ; i++) {
+		buddy = pool->db.buddy_manager->buddies[i];
+		if (buddy) {
+			mlx5hws_buddy_cleanup(buddy);
+			kfree(buddy);
+			pool->db.buddy_manager->buddies[i] = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	kfree(pool->db.buddy_manager);
+}
+
+static int hws_pool_buddy_db_init(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool, u32 log_range)
+{
+	pool->db.buddy_manager = kzalloc(sizeof(*pool->db.buddy_manager), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pool->db.buddy_manager)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (pool->flags & MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_ALLOC_MEM_ON_CREATE) {
+		bool new_buddy;
+
+		if (!hws_pool_buddy_get_next_buddy(pool, 0, log_range, &new_buddy)) {
+			mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx,
+				    "Failed allocating memory on create log_sz: %d\n", log_range);
+			kfree(pool->db.buddy_manager);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+	}
+
+	pool->p_db_uninit = &hws_pool_buddy_db_uninit;
+	pool->p_get_chunk = &hws_pool_buddy_db_get_chunk;
+	pool->p_put_chunk = &hws_pool_buddy_db_put_chunk;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int hws_pool_create_resource_on_index(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+					     u32 alloc_size, int idx)
+{
+	int ret = hws_pool_resource_alloc(pool, alloc_size, idx);
+
+	if (ret) {
+		mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "Failed to create resource type: %d: size %d index: %d\n",
+			    pool->type, alloc_size, idx);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct mlx5hws_pool_elements *
+hws_pool_element_create_new_elem(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool, u32 order, int idx)
+{
+	struct mlx5hws_pool_elements *elem;
+	u32 alloc_size;
+
+	alloc_size = pool->alloc_log_sz;
+
+	elem = kzalloc(sizeof(*elem), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!elem)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* Sharing the same resource, also means that all the elements are with size 1 */
+	if ((pool->flags & MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_FIXED_SIZE_OBJECTS) &&
+	    !(pool->flags & MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_RESOURCE_PER_CHUNK)) {
+		 /* Currently all chunks in size 1 */
+		elem->bitmap = hws_pool_create_and_init_bitmap(alloc_size - order);
+		if (!elem->bitmap) {
+			mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx,
+				    "Failed to create bitmap type: %d: size %d index: %d\n",
+				    pool->type, alloc_size, idx);
+			goto free_elem;
+		}
+
+		elem->log_size = alloc_size - order;
+	}
+
+	if (hws_pool_create_resource_on_index(pool, alloc_size, idx)) {
+		mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "Failed to create resource type: %d: size %d index: %d\n",
+			    pool->type, alloc_size, idx);
+		goto free_db;
+	}
+
+	pool->db.element_manager->elements[idx] = elem;
+
+	return elem;
+
+free_db:
+	bitmap_free(elem->bitmap);
+free_elem:
+	kfree(elem);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int hws_pool_element_find_seg(struct mlx5hws_pool_elements *elem, int *seg)
+{
+	unsigned int segment, size;
+
+	size = 1 << elem->log_size;
+
+	segment = find_first_bit(elem->bitmap, size);
+	if (segment >= size) {
+		elem->is_full = true;
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	bitmap_clear(elem->bitmap, segment, 1);
+	*seg = segment;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+hws_pool_onesize_element_get_mem_chunk(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool, u32 order,
+				       u32 *idx, int *seg)
+{
+	struct mlx5hws_pool_elements *elem;
+
+	elem = pool->db.element_manager->elements[0];
+	if (!elem)
+		elem = hws_pool_element_create_new_elem(pool, order, 0);
+	if (!elem)
+		goto err_no_elem;
+
+	if (hws_pool_element_find_seg(elem, seg) != 0) {
+		mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "No more resources (last request order: %d)\n", order);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	*idx = 0;
+	elem->num_of_elements++;
+	return 0;
+
+err_no_elem:
+	mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "Failed to allocate element for order: %d\n", order);
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+static int
+hws_pool_general_element_get_mem_chunk(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool, u32 order,
+				       u32 *idx, int *seg)
+{
+	int ret, i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MLX5HWS_POOL_RESOURCE_ARR_SZ; i++) {
+		if (!pool->resource[i]) {
+			ret = hws_pool_create_resource_on_index(pool, order, i);
+			if (ret)
+				goto err_no_res;
+			*idx = i;
+			*seg = 0; /* One memory slot in that element */
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "No more resources (last request order: %d)\n", order);
+	return -ENOMEM;
+
+err_no_res:
+	mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "Failed to allocate element for order: %d\n", order);
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+static int hws_pool_general_element_db_get_chunk(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+						 struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Go over all memory elements and find/allocate free slot */
+	ret = hws_pool_general_element_get_mem_chunk(pool, chunk->order,
+						     &chunk->resource_idx,
+						     &chunk->offset);
+	if (ret)
+		mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "Failed to get free slot for chunk with order: %d\n",
+			    chunk->order);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void hws_pool_general_element_db_put_chunk(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+						  struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	if (unlikely(!pool->resource[chunk->resource_idx]))
+		pr_warn("HWS: invalid resource with index %d\n", chunk->resource_idx);
+
+	if (pool->flags & MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_RELEASE_FREE_RESOURCE)
+		hws_pool_resource_free(pool, chunk->resource_idx);
+}
+
+static void hws_pool_general_element_db_uninit(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool)
+{
+	(void)pool;
+}
+
+/* This memory management works as the following:
+ * - At start doesn't allocate no mem at all.
+ * - When new request for chunk arrived:
+ *	allocate resource and give it.
+ * - When free that chunk:
+ *	the resource is freed.
+ */
+static int hws_pool_general_element_db_init(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool)
+{
+	pool->p_db_uninit = &hws_pool_general_element_db_uninit;
+	pool->p_get_chunk = &hws_pool_general_element_db_get_chunk;
+	pool->p_put_chunk = &hws_pool_general_element_db_put_chunk;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void hws_onesize_element_db_destroy_element(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+						   struct mlx5hws_pool_elements *elem,
+						   struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	if (unlikely(!pool->resource[chunk->resource_idx]))
+		pr_warn("HWS: invalid resource with index %d\n", chunk->resource_idx);
+
+	hws_pool_resource_free(pool, chunk->resource_idx);
+	kfree(elem);
+	pool->db.element_manager->elements[chunk->resource_idx] = NULL;
+}
+
+static void hws_onesize_element_db_put_chunk(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+					     struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	struct mlx5hws_pool_elements *elem;
+
+	if (unlikely(chunk->resource_idx))
+		pr_warn("HWS: invalid resource with index %d\n", chunk->resource_idx);
+
+	elem = pool->db.element_manager->elements[chunk->resource_idx];
+	if (!elem) {
+		mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "No such element (%d)\n", chunk->resource_idx);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	bitmap_set(elem->bitmap, chunk->offset, 1);
+	elem->is_full = false;
+	elem->num_of_elements--;
+
+	if (pool->flags & MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_RELEASE_FREE_RESOURCE &&
+	    !elem->num_of_elements)
+		hws_onesize_element_db_destroy_element(pool, elem, chunk);
+}
+
+static int hws_onesize_element_db_get_chunk(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+					    struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/* Go over all memory elements and find/allocate free slot */
+	ret = hws_pool_onesize_element_get_mem_chunk(pool, chunk->order,
+						     &chunk->resource_idx,
+						     &chunk->offset);
+	if (ret)
+		mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "Failed to get free slot for chunk with order: %d\n",
+			    chunk->order);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void hws_onesize_element_db_uninit(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool)
+{
+	struct mlx5hws_pool_elements *elem;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MLX5HWS_POOL_RESOURCE_ARR_SZ; i++) {
+		elem = pool->db.element_manager->elements[i];
+		if (elem) {
+			bitmap_free(elem->bitmap);
+			kfree(elem);
+			pool->db.element_manager->elements[i] = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+	kfree(pool->db.element_manager);
+}
+
+/* This memory management works as the following:
+ * - At start doesn't allocate no mem at all.
+ * - When new request for chunk arrived:
+ *  aloocate the first and only slot of memory/resource
+ *  when it ended return error.
+ */
+static int hws_pool_onesize_element_db_init(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool)
+{
+	pool->db.element_manager = kzalloc(sizeof(*pool->db.element_manager), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pool->db.element_manager)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	pool->p_db_uninit = &hws_onesize_element_db_uninit;
+	pool->p_get_chunk = &hws_onesize_element_db_get_chunk;
+	pool->p_put_chunk = &hws_onesize_element_db_put_chunk;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int hws_pool_db_init(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+			    enum mlx5hws_db_type db_type)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (db_type == MLX5HWS_POOL_DB_TYPE_GENERAL_SIZE)
+		ret = hws_pool_general_element_db_init(pool);
+	else if (db_type == MLX5HWS_POOL_DB_TYPE_ONE_SIZE_RESOURCE)
+		ret = hws_pool_onesize_element_db_init(pool);
+	else
+		ret = hws_pool_buddy_db_init(pool, pool->alloc_log_sz);
+
+	if (ret) {
+		mlx5hws_err(pool->ctx, "Failed to init general db : %d (ret: %d)\n", db_type, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void hws_pool_db_unint(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool)
+{
+	pool->p_db_uninit(pool);
+}
+
+int mlx5hws_pool_chunk_alloc(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+			     struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&pool->lock);
+	ret = pool->p_get_chunk(pool, chunk);
+	mutex_unlock(&pool->lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void mlx5hws_pool_chunk_free(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+			     struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&pool->lock);
+	pool->p_put_chunk(pool, chunk);
+	mutex_unlock(&pool->lock);
+}
+
+struct mlx5hws_pool *
+mlx5hws_pool_create(struct mlx5hws_context *ctx, struct mlx5hws_pool_attr *pool_attr)
+{
+	enum mlx5hws_db_type res_db_type;
+	struct mlx5hws_pool *pool;
+
+	pool = kzalloc(sizeof(*pool), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pool)
+		return NULL;
+
+	pool->ctx = ctx;
+	pool->type = pool_attr->pool_type;
+	pool->alloc_log_sz = pool_attr->alloc_log_sz;
+	pool->flags = pool_attr->flags;
+	pool->tbl_type = pool_attr->table_type;
+	pool->opt_type = pool_attr->opt_type;
+
+	/* Support general db */
+	if (pool->flags == (MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_RELEASE_FREE_RESOURCE |
+			    MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_RESOURCE_PER_CHUNK))
+		res_db_type = MLX5HWS_POOL_DB_TYPE_GENERAL_SIZE;
+	else if (pool->flags == (MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_ONE_RESOURCE |
+				 MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_FIXED_SIZE_OBJECTS))
+		res_db_type = MLX5HWS_POOL_DB_TYPE_ONE_SIZE_RESOURCE;
+	else
+		res_db_type = MLX5HWS_POOL_DB_TYPE_BUDDY;
+
+	pool->alloc_log_sz = pool_attr->alloc_log_sz;
+
+	if (hws_pool_db_init(pool, res_db_type))
+		goto free_pool;
+
+	mutex_init(&pool->lock);
+
+	return pool;
+
+free_pool:
+	kfree(pool);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int mlx5hws_pool_destroy(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	mutex_destroy(&pool->lock);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MLX5HWS_POOL_RESOURCE_ARR_SZ; i++)
+		if (pool->resource[i])
+			hws_pool_resource_free(pool, i);
+
+	hws_pool_db_unint(pool);
+
+	kfree(pool);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/mlx5hws_pool.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/mlx5hws_pool.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..621298b352b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/mlx5hws_pool.h
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR Linux-OpenIB */
+/* Copyright (c) 2024 NVIDIA Corporation & Affiliates */
+
+#ifndef MLX5HWS_POOL_H_
+#define MLX5HWS_POOL_H_
+
+#define MLX5HWS_POOL_STC_LOG_SZ 15
+
+#define MLX5HWS_POOL_RESOURCE_ARR_SZ 100
+
+enum mlx5hws_pool_type {
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_TYPE_STE,
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_TYPE_STC,
+};
+
+struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk {
+	u32 resource_idx;
+	/* Internal offset, relative to base index */
+	int offset;
+	int order;
+};
+
+struct mlx5hws_pool_resource {
+	struct mlx5hws_pool *pool;
+	u32 base_id;
+	u32 range;
+};
+
+enum mlx5hws_pool_flags {
+	/* Only a one resource in that pool */
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_ONE_RESOURCE = 1 << 0,
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_RELEASE_FREE_RESOURCE = 1 << 1,
+	/* No sharing resources between chunks */
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_RESOURCE_PER_CHUNK = 1 << 2,
+	/* All objects are in the same size */
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_FIXED_SIZE_OBJECTS = 1 << 3,
+	/* Managed by buddy allocator */
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_BUDDY_MANAGED = 1 << 4,
+	/* Allocate pool_type memory on pool creation */
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_ALLOC_MEM_ON_CREATE = 1 << 5,
+
+	/* These values should be used by the caller */
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_FOR_STC_POOL =
+		MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_ONE_RESOURCE |
+		MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_FIXED_SIZE_OBJECTS,
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_FOR_MATCHER_STE_POOL =
+		MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_RELEASE_FREE_RESOURCE |
+		MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_RESOURCE_PER_CHUNK,
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_FOR_STE_ACTION_POOL =
+		MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_ONE_RESOURCE |
+		MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_BUDDY_MANAGED |
+		MLX5HWS_POOL_FLAGS_ALLOC_MEM_ON_CREATE,
+};
+
+enum mlx5hws_pool_optimize {
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_OPTIMIZE_NONE = 0x0,
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_OPTIMIZE_ORIG = 0x1,
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_OPTIMIZE_MIRROR = 0x2,
+};
+
+struct mlx5hws_pool_attr {
+	enum mlx5hws_pool_type pool_type;
+	enum mlx5hws_table_type table_type;
+	enum mlx5hws_pool_flags flags;
+	enum mlx5hws_pool_optimize opt_type;
+	/* Allocation size once memory is depleted */
+	size_t alloc_log_sz;
+};
+
+enum mlx5hws_db_type {
+	/* Uses for allocating chunk of big memory, each element has its own resource in the FW*/
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_DB_TYPE_GENERAL_SIZE,
+	/* One resource only, all the elements are with same one size */
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_DB_TYPE_ONE_SIZE_RESOURCE,
+	/* Many resources, the memory allocated with buddy mechanism */
+	MLX5HWS_POOL_DB_TYPE_BUDDY,
+};
+
+struct mlx5hws_buddy_manager {
+	struct mlx5hws_buddy_mem *buddies[MLX5HWS_POOL_RESOURCE_ARR_SZ];
+};
+
+struct mlx5hws_pool_elements {
+	u32 num_of_elements;
+	unsigned long *bitmap;
+	u32 log_size;
+	bool is_full;
+};
+
+struct mlx5hws_element_manager {
+	struct mlx5hws_pool_elements *elements[MLX5HWS_POOL_RESOURCE_ARR_SZ];
+};
+
+struct mlx5hws_pool_db {
+	enum mlx5hws_db_type type;
+	union {
+		struct mlx5hws_element_manager *element_manager;
+		struct mlx5hws_buddy_manager *buddy_manager;
+	};
+};
+
+typedef int (*mlx5hws_pool_db_get_chunk)(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+					struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk);
+typedef void (*mlx5hws_pool_db_put_chunk)(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+					 struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk);
+typedef void (*mlx5hws_pool_unint_db)(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool);
+
+struct mlx5hws_pool {
+	struct mlx5hws_context *ctx;
+	enum mlx5hws_pool_type type;
+	enum mlx5hws_pool_flags flags;
+	struct mutex lock; /* protect the pool */
+	size_t alloc_log_sz;
+	enum mlx5hws_table_type tbl_type;
+	enum mlx5hws_pool_optimize opt_type;
+	struct mlx5hws_pool_resource *resource[MLX5HWS_POOL_RESOURCE_ARR_SZ];
+	struct mlx5hws_pool_resource *mirror_resource[MLX5HWS_POOL_RESOURCE_ARR_SZ];
+	/* DB */
+	struct mlx5hws_pool_db db;
+	/* Functions */
+	mlx5hws_pool_unint_db p_db_uninit;
+	mlx5hws_pool_db_get_chunk p_get_chunk;
+	mlx5hws_pool_db_put_chunk p_put_chunk;
+};
+
+struct mlx5hws_pool *
+mlx5hws_pool_create(struct mlx5hws_context *ctx,
+		    struct mlx5hws_pool_attr *pool_attr);
+
+int mlx5hws_pool_destroy(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool);
+
+int mlx5hws_pool_chunk_alloc(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+			     struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk);
+
+void mlx5hws_pool_chunk_free(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+			     struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk);
+
+static inline u32
+mlx5hws_pool_chunk_get_base_id(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+			       struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	return pool->resource[chunk->resource_idx]->base_id;
+}
+
+static inline u32
+mlx5hws_pool_chunk_get_base_mirror_id(struct mlx5hws_pool *pool,
+				      struct mlx5hws_pool_chunk *chunk)
+{
+	return pool->mirror_resource[chunk->resource_idx]->base_id;
+}
+#endif /* MLX5HWS_POOL_H_ */