[PATCH net 7/7] net/mlx5: CT: Use the correct counter offset

Mark Bloch
2025-08-17T20:24:17Z

From: Vlad Dogaru <vdogaru@nvidia.com>

Specifying the counter action is not enough, as it is used by multiple
counters that were allocated in a bulk. By omitting the offset, rules
will be associated with a different counter from the same bulk.
Subsequently, the CT subsystem checks the correct counter, assumes that
no traffic has triggered the rule, and ages out the rule. The end result
is intermittent offloading of long lived connections, as rules are aged
out then promptly re-added.

Fix this by specifying the correct offset along with the counter rule.

Fixes: 34eea5b12a10 ("net/mlx5e: CT: Add initial support for Hardware Steering")
Signed-off-by: Vlad Dogaru <vdogaru@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Yevgeny Kliteynik <kliteyn@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Mark Bloch <mbloch@nvidia.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_hmfs.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_hmfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_hmfs.c
index a4263137fef5..01d522b02947 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_hmfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/ct_fs_hmfs.c
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ static void mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs_fill_rule_actions(struct mlx5_ct_fs_hmfs *fs_hmfs,

memset(rule_actions, 0, NUM_CT_HMFS_RULES * sizeof(*rule_actions));
rule_actions[0].action = mlx5_fc_get_hws_action(fs_hmfs->ctx, attr->counter);
+ rule_actions[0].counter.offset =
+ attr->counter->id - attr->counter->bulk->base_id;
/* Modify header is special, it may require extra arguments outside the action itself. */
if (mh_action->mh_data) {
rule_actions[1].modify_header.offset = mh_action->mh_data->offset;
--
2.34.1