Re: [PATCH net-next v01 06/12] hinic3: Nic_io initialization

[Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev>]

On 26/08/2025 10:05, Fan Gong wrote:
> Add nic_io initialization to enable NIC service, initialize function table
> and negotiate activation of NIC features.
> 
> Co-developed-by: Xin Guo <guoxin09@huawei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Xin Guo <guoxin09@huawei.com>
> Co-developed-by: Zhu Yikai <zhuyikai1@h-partners.com>
> Signed-off-by: Zhu Yikai <zhuyikai1@h-partners.com>
> Signed-off-by: Fan Gong <gongfan1@huawei.com>
> ---
>   .../net/ethernet/huawei/hinic3/hinic3_hwdev.c | 15 +++++
>   .../ethernet/huawei/hinic3/hinic3_nic_cfg.c   | 24 ++++++++
>   .../ethernet/huawei/hinic3/hinic3_nic_cfg.h   |  2 +
>   .../ethernet/huawei/hinic3/hinic3_nic_io.c    | 61 ++++++++++++++++++-
>   4 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

[...]

> +int hinic3_init_function_table(struct hinic3_nic_dev *nic_dev)
> +{
> +	struct hinic3_nic_io *nic_io = nic_dev->nic_io;
> +	struct l2nic_func_tbl_cfg func_tbl_cfg;
> +	u32 cfg_bitmap;
> +
> +	func_tbl_cfg.mtu = 0x3FFF; /* default, max mtu */
> +	func_tbl_cfg.rx_wqe_buf_size = nic_io->rx_buf_len;

func_tbl_cfg can still have garbage in rsvd field, which then will be
passed down to FW. Better to init it to 0 to avoid exposing data.

> +
> +	cfg_bitmap = BIT(L2NIC_FUNC_TBL_CFG_INIT) |
> +		     BIT(L2NIC_FUNC_TBL_CFG_MTU) |
> +		     BIT(L2NIC_FUNC_TBL_CFG_RX_BUF_SIZE);
> +
> +	return hinic3_set_function_table(nic_dev->hwdev, cfg_bitmap,
> +					 &func_tbl_cfg);
> +}
> +

[...]

> +static int init_nic_io(struct hinic3_nic_io **nic_io)
> +{
> +	*nic_io = kzalloc(sizeof(**nic_io), GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!(*nic_io))
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
>   int hinic3_init_nic_io(struct hinic3_nic_dev *nic_dev)
>   {
> -	/* Completed by later submission due to LoC limit. */
> -	return -EFAULT;
> +	struct hinic3_hwdev *hwdev = nic_dev->hwdev;
> +	struct hinic3_nic_io *nic_io;
> +	int err;
> +
> +	err = init_nic_io(&nic_io);
> +	if (err)
> +		return err;

there is no need for init_nic_io(). you can call kzalloc() directly
in hinic3_init_nic_io() and return -ENOMEM in case of NULL return

> +
> +	nic_dev->nic_io = nic_io;
> +