From: Ciara Loftus <ciara.loftus@intel.com>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Ciara Loftus <ciara.loftus@intel.com>, stable@dpdk.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] net/i40e: preserve RSS RETA across port stop and start
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:38:43 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260812143844.71339-1-ciara.loftus@intel.com> (raw)
Currently, updating the RSS redirection table and then stopping and
starting a port loses the update. The port comes back with the default
table. The ethdev API requires RSS settings to be retained across
stop/start.
The `rss_reta_updated` flag protects a user-provided RETA from being
overwritten by the default table when the device is started. However
`i40e_dev_stop()` clears this flag, so a subsequent `i40e_dev_start()`
treats the RETA as untouched and resets it to the default.
Fix it by clearing `rss_reta_updated` in `i40e_dev_configure()` instead of
`i40e_dev_stop()`. A reconfiguration still reverts to the default table,
while a plain stop/start now preserves the RETA.
Bugzilla ID: 1127
Fixes: 36c5dc8e5d3c ("net/i40e: fix overwriting RSS RETA")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Ciara Loftus <ciara.loftus@intel.com>
---
drivers/net/intel/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/intel/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/intel/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index b6b2d291ee..3de3423634 100644
--- a/drivers/net/intel/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/intel/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -1992,6 +1992,9 @@ i40e_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mq_mode & RTE_ETH_MQ_RX_RSS_FLAG)
dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |= RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH;
+ /* A new configuration reverts the RETA to the driver default. */
+ pf->adapter->rss_reta_updated = 0;
+
ret = i40e_dev_init_vlan(dev);
if (ret < 0)
goto err;
@@ -2676,8 +2679,6 @@ i40e_dev_stop(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
hw->adapter_stopped = 1;
dev->data->dev_started = 0;
- pf->adapter->rss_reta_updated = 0;
-
return 0;
}
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-08-12 14:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-12 14:38 Ciara Loftus [this message]
2026-08-12 14:38 ` [PATCH 2/2] net/i40e: program default RSS RETA at port configure Ciara Loftus
2026-08-14 11:26 ` Bruce Richardson
2026-08-14 11:25 ` [PATCH 1/2] net/i40e: preserve RSS RETA across port stop and start Bruce Richardson
2026-08-14 11:42 ` Bruce Richardson
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