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Updates default behavior for > dv_flow_en and allow_duplicate_pattern devargs based on device > capabilities, with proper error handling and user feedback. > > 2. net/mlx5: fix default memzone requirements in HWS > Fixes memzone exhaustion when probing setups with ~1K SFs. The > default HWS sync flow API configuration was allocating unnecessary > rings (flow_transfer_pending/completed) that are only used with > async flow API. This patch removes the unnecessary allocations to > stay within memzone limits. > > 3. net/mlx5: fix internal HWS pattern template creation > Improves PMD initialization time by separating pattern templates > into internal and external categories. Internal templates (created > by PMD) skip expensive validations, while application-provided > templates remain fully validated. > > 4. net/mlx5: fix redundant control rules in promiscuous mode > Removes redundant DMAC and multicast/broadcast control flow rules > when promiscuous mode is enabled, as the device already receives > all traffic in this mode. > > All patches are targeted for stable backport. > > Dariusz Sosnowski (1): > net/mlx5: fix default memzone requirements in HWS > > Maayan Kashani (3): > drivers: fix flow devarg handling for future HW > net/mlx5: fix internal HWS pattern template creation > net/mlx5: fix redundant control rules in promiscuous mode > > doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 11 ++- > drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.c | 18 ++++ > drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_devx_cmds.h | 6 ++ > drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_prm.h | 14 +++- > drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c | 71 +++++++++++++++- > drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c | 121 ++++++++++++++++++++------- > drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c | 16 ++-- > 7 files changed, 214 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-) > Series applied to next-net-mlx, Kindest regards Raslan Darawsheh