On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me> wrote:
>
> With the introduction of ndo_set_rx_mode_async (as discussed in [0])
> we can call bnxt_cfg_rx_mode directly. Convert bnxt_cfg_rx_mode to
> use uc/mc snapshots and move its call in bnxt_sp_task to the
> section that resets BNXT_STATE_IN_SP_TASK. Switch to direct call in
> bnxt_set_rx_mode.
>
> 0: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/CACKFLi=5vj8hPqEUKDd8RTw3au5G+zRgQEqjF+6NZnyoNm90KA@mail.gmail.com/
>
> Cc: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com>
> Cc: Pavan Chebbi <pavan.chebbi@broadcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c | 26 ++++++++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
> index 225217b32e4b..12265bd7fda4 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
> @@ -11039,7 +11039,8 @@ static int bnxt_setup_nitroa0_vnic(struct bnxt *bp)
>         return rc;
>  }
>
> -static int bnxt_cfg_rx_mode(struct bnxt *);
> +static int bnxt_cfg_rx_mode(struct bnxt *, struct netdev_hw_addr_list *,
> +                           struct netdev_hw_addr_list *);
>  static bool bnxt_mc_list_updated(struct bnxt *, u32 *,
>                                  const struct netdev_hw_addr_list *);
>
> @@ -11135,7 +11136,7 @@ static int bnxt_init_chip(struct bnxt *bp, bool irq_re_init)
>                 vnic->rx_mask |= mask;
>         }
>
> -       rc = bnxt_cfg_rx_mode(bp);
> +       rc = bnxt_cfg_rx_mode(bp, &bp->dev->uc, &bp->dev->mc);
>         if (rc)
>                 goto err_out;
>
> @@ -13610,11 +13611,12 @@ static void bnxt_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev,
>         if (mask != vnic->rx_mask || uc_update || mc_update) {
>                 vnic->rx_mask = mask;
>
> -               bnxt_queue_sp_work(bp, BNXT_RX_MASK_SP_EVENT);
> +               bnxt_cfg_rx_mode(bp, uc, mc);
>         }
>  }
>
> -static int bnxt_cfg_rx_mode(struct bnxt *bp)
> +static int bnxt_cfg_rx_mode(struct bnxt *bp, struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
> +                           struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc)
>  {
>         struct net_device *dev = bp->dev;
>         struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic = &bp->vnic_info[BNXT_VNIC_DEFAULT];
> @@ -13623,7 +13625,7 @@ static int bnxt_cfg_rx_mode(struct bnxt *bp)
>         bool uc_update;
>
>         netif_addr_lock_bh(dev);
> -       uc_update = bnxt_uc_list_updated(bp, &dev->uc);
> +       uc_update = bnxt_uc_list_updated(bp, uc);

Will the uc list snapshot change between bnxt_set_rx_mode() and
bnxt_cfg_rx_mode() with the direct call now?  In the original deferred
update implementation, the uc list can change and that's why we check
in both functions.