Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v2 2/2] net/mlx5: implement swp_l4_csum_mode via devlink params

[Daniel Zahka <daniel.zahka@gmail.com>]

On 11/4/25 9:39 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> Tue, Nov 04, 2025 at 01:51:16PM +0100, daniel.zahka@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> On 11/4/25 6:38 AM, Daniel Zahka wrote:
>>>
>>> On 11/4/25 5:14 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>>>> I did some research. 0/DEVICE_DEFAULT should not be ever reported back
>>>> from FW. It's purpose is for user to reset to default FW configuration.
>>>> What's the usecase for that? I think you could just avoid
>>>> 0/DEVICE_DEFAULT entirely, for both get and set.
>>> I find that 0/DEVICE_DEFAULT is reported back on my device. I have
>>> observed this same behavior when using the mstconfig tool for setting the
>>> parameter too.
>> e.g.
>> $ dmesg | grep -i mlx | grep -i firmware
>> [   10.165767] mlx5_core 0000:01:00.0: firmware version: 28.46.1006
>>
>> $ ./mstconfig -d 01:00.0 -b ./mlxconfig_host.db query SWP_L4_CHECKSUM_MODE
>>
>> Device #1:
>> ----------
>>
>> Device type:        ConnectX7
>> Name:               CX71143DMC-CDAE_FB_Ax
>> Description:        ConnectX-7 Ethernet adapter card; 100 GbE OCP3.0;
>> Single-port QSFP; Multi Host; 2 Host; PCIe 4.0 x16; Crypto and Secure Boot
>> Device:             01:00.0
>>
>> Configurations:                                          Next Boot
>>          SWP_L4_CHECKSUM_MODE DEVICE_DEFAULT(0)
> This is next-boot value. You should query current (--enable_verbosity)
> to show in param get.

I am still seeing that DEVICE_DEFAULT(0) is read back:

$ ./mstconfig --enable_verbosity -d 01:00.0 -b ./mlxconfig_host.db query 
SWP_L4_CHECKSUM_MODE

Device #1:
----------

Device type:        ConnectX7
Name:               CX71143DMC-CDAE_FB_Ax
Description:        ConnectX-7 Ethernet adapter card; 100 GbE OCP3.0; 
Single-port QSFP; Multi Host; 2 Host; PCIe 4.0 x16; Crypto and Secure Boot
Device:             01:00.0

Configurations:                  Default             Current       Next Boot
         SWP_L4_CHECKSUM_MODE DEVICE_DEFAULT(0) DEVICE_DEFAULT(0)    
DEVICE_DEFAULT(0)