Re: [PATCH v2] net/ice: add per-queue Tx rate limit support

[Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 06:38:23AM +0000, Anurag Mandal wrote:
> The Tx rate can be limited per queue with
> ethdev operation ``rte_eth_set_queue_rate_limit()``
> and can be read through ``rte_eth_get_queue_rate_limit()``.
> 
> This feature uses the hardware packet pacing
> mechanism to enforce a data rate on individual
> Tx queues without tearing down the queue or
> bouncing the port.
> 
> The rate is specified in Mbps.
> 
> ice_set_queue_rate_limit() applies the requested rate
> as the EIR (maximum bandwidth) limit of the queue
> scheduler node using ice_cfg_q_bw_lmt(),
> converting the Mbps value taken by the API to the Kbps
> expected by the scheduler.
> A rate of 0 removes the limit and restores the default
> bandwidth via ice_cfg_q_bw_dflt_lmt().
> 
> ice_get_queue_rate_limit() reads back the value cached
> in the queue context by the scheduler on a successful
> set, and reports 0 when the queue runs unlimited.
> 
> This interface and the Traffic Management API are
> mutually exclusive.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anurag Mandal <anurag.mandal@intel.com>
> ---
> V2: Addressed Bruce Richardson's feedback
>  - The per-queue Tx rate limit and Traffic Management APIs are mutually  exclusive.
> 
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>

Patch applied to dpdk-next-net-intel.
Thanks,
/Bruce