From: Mark Bloch <mbloch@nvidia.com>
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>, Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
"Saeed Mahameed" <saeedm@nvidia.com>,
Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>,
Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>, Mark Bloch <mbloch@nvidia.com>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
"Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@alien8.de>,
"Randy Dunlap" <rdunlap@infradead.org>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>,
Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>,
"Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@infradead.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>,
Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com>,
Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>,
Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>, Marco Elver <elver@google.com>,
Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>,
Li RongQing <lirongqing@baidu.com>,
"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>,
<linux-doc@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
<netdev@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [RFC net-next 3/4] devlink: Add runtime parameter boot defaults
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 15:37:38 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260506123739.1959770-4-mbloch@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260506123739.1959770-1-mbloch@nvidia.com>
Add support for setting devlink device parameters from the devlink=
kernel command line parameter.
The supported syntax is:
devlink=[<handle>]:param:<name>:<value>
Parameter values are parsed according to the registered devlink
parameter type and are applied in runtime configuration mode. Driverinit
and permanent configuration modes are intentionally not part of the
boot-default syntax.
Add a helper that finds a parameter by name, verifies runtime mode
support, converts the string value, runs the parameter validator and
invokes the existing set callback.
Signed-off-by: Mark Bloch <mbloch@nvidia.com>
---
.../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 2 +
.../networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst | 18 ++-
net/devlink/core.c | 110 ++++++++++++------
net/devlink/devl_internal.h | 3 +
net/devlink/param.c | 70 +++++++++++
5 files changed, 165 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 150202882870..761ae45b8607 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1293,9 +1293,11 @@ Kernel parameters
Currently supported settings:
esw:mode:{ legacy | switchdev | switchdev_inactive }
+ param:<name>:<value>
Examples:
devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev
+ devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:param:flow_steering_mode:smfs
devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0,pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:legacy
devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev,[pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:switchdev_inactive
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst
index 7d6ccaddca86..0d4036e59e88 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst
@@ -55,13 +55,16 @@ The following syntax rules apply:
* Defaults for the same handle are applied in command-line order.
* The same ``esw`` attribute may be specified only once for a given devlink
handle.
+* The same ``param`` name may be specified only once for a given devlink
+ handle.
* Duplicate entries for the same handle are rejected and all devlink defaults
are ignored.
+* Parameter names and values must not contain ``:`` or ``,``.
Supported defaults
==================
-The supported command is ``esw``:
+The supported commands are ``esw`` and ``param``:
.. list-table::
:widths: 10 25 35
@@ -73,11 +76,16 @@ The supported command is ``esw``:
* - ``esw``
- ``mode:<mode>``
- ``legacy``, ``switchdev``, ``switchdev_inactive``
+ * - ``param``
+ - ``<name>:<value>``
+ - ``<value>`` is parsed according to the registered devlink parameter
+ type. Only runtime devlink parameters are supported.
The ``esw:mode`` default corresponds to the userspace command::
devlink dev eswitch set <handle> mode <value>
+The ``param`` default applies the named devlink parameter in runtime mode.
Examples
========
@@ -90,6 +98,10 @@ Set two PCI devlink instances to legacy mode::
devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0,pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:legacy
+Set a runtime devlink device parameter::
+
+ devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:param:flow_steering_mode:smfs
+
Set different modes for different PCI devlink instances::
devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev,[pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:switchdev_inactive
@@ -97,3 +109,7 @@ Set different modes for different PCI devlink instances::
The following is invalid because the same handle receives ``esw:mode`` twice::
devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:legacy,[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev
+
+The following is invalid because the same handle receives ``param:x`` twice::
+
+ devlink=[pci/0]:param:x:1,[pci/0]:param:x:2
diff --git a/net/devlink/core.c b/net/devlink/core.c
index 4b404135181c..22990793ab8c 100644
--- a/net/devlink/core.c
+++ b/net/devlink/core.c
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ struct devlink_default_node {
struct list_head cmd_list;
};
+struct devlink_default_attr_spec {
+ const char *name;
+ enum devlink_attr attr;
+ int (*value_parse)(const char *value,
+ struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr_item);
+};
+
struct devlink_default_cmd_spec {
const char *name;
enum devlink_command cmd;
@@ -73,13 +80,6 @@ devlink_default_attr_free(struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr)
kfree(attr->value.param.value);
}
-struct devlink_default_attr_spec {
- const char *name;
- enum devlink_attr attr;
- int (*value_parse)(const char *value,
- struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr_item);
-};
-
static int __init
devlink_default_attr_parse(char *str,
const struct devlink_default_attr_spec *attrs,
@@ -153,6 +153,33 @@ devlink_default_esw_attr_parse(char *str,
attr_item);
}
+static int __init
+devlink_default_param_attr_parse(char *str,
+ struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr_item)
+{
+ char *name;
+ char *value;
+
+ attr_item->attr = DEVLINK_ATTR_PARAM;
+
+ name = strsep(&str, ":");
+ value = strsep(&str, ":");
+ if (!name || !*name || !value || !*value || str)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ attr_item->value.param.name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!attr_item->value.param.name)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ attr_item->value.param.value = kstrdup(value, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!attr_item->value.param.value) {
+ kfree(attr_item->value.param.name);
+ attr_item->value.param.name = NULL;
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int
devlink_default_eswitch_apply(struct devlink *devlink,
const struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr)
@@ -171,6 +198,17 @@ devlink_default_eswitch_apply(struct devlink *devlink,
}
}
+static int
+devlink_default_param_apply(struct devlink *devlink,
+ const struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr)
+{
+ if (attr->attr != DEVLINK_ATTR_PARAM)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ return devlink_param_set_from_string(devlink, attr->value.param.name,
+ attr->value.param.value);
+}
+
static const struct devlink_default_cmd_spec devlink_default_cmds[] __initconst = {
{
.name = "esw",
@@ -178,52 +216,46 @@ static const struct devlink_default_cmd_spec devlink_default_cmds[] __initconst
.run = devlink_default_eswitch_apply,
.attr_parse = devlink_default_esw_attr_parse,
},
+ {
+ .name = "param",
+ .cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_PARAM_SET,
+ .run = devlink_default_param_apply,
+ .attr_parse = devlink_default_param_attr_parse,
+ },
};
-static const struct devlink_default_cmd_spec *__init
-devlink_default_cmd_spec_find(const char *name)
-{
- size_t i;
-
- for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(devlink_default_cmds); i++) {
- if (!strcmp(name, devlink_default_cmds[i].name))
- return &devlink_default_cmds[i];
- }
-
- return NULL;
-}
-
static int __init
devlink_default_cmd_parse(char *str,
struct devlink_default_cmd_item *cmd_item)
{
- const struct devlink_default_cmd_spec *spec;
struct devlink_default_attr_item attr_item = {};
char *cmd_name;
int err;
+ size_t i;
cmd_name = strsep(&str, ":");
if (!cmd_name || !*cmd_name || !str || !*str)
return -EINVAL;
- spec = devlink_default_cmd_spec_find(cmd_name);
- if (!spec)
- return -EINVAL;
-
- err = spec->attr_parse(str, &attr_item);
- if (err) {
- devlink_default_attr_free(&attr_item);
- return err;
- }
- if (cmd_item) {
- cmd_item->cmd = spec->cmd;
- cmd_item->run = spec->run;
- cmd_item->attr = attr_item;
- } else {
- devlink_default_attr_free(&attr_item);
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(devlink_default_cmds); i++) {
+ if (!strcmp(cmd_name, devlink_default_cmds[i].name)) {
+ err = devlink_default_cmds[i].attr_parse(str, &attr_item);
+ if (err) {
+ devlink_default_attr_free(&attr_item);
+ return err;
+ }
+ if (cmd_item) {
+ cmd_item->cmd = devlink_default_cmds[i].cmd;
+ cmd_item->run = devlink_default_cmds[i].run;
+ cmd_item->attr = attr_item;
+ } else {
+ devlink_default_attr_free(&attr_item);
+ }
+ return 0;
+ }
}
- return 0;
+ return -EINVAL;
}
static int __init
@@ -369,6 +401,10 @@ devlink_default_cmd_equal(const struct devlink_default_cmd_item *a,
if (a->cmd != b->cmd || a->attr.attr != b->attr.attr)
return false;
+ if (a->cmd == DEVLINK_CMD_PARAM_SET)
+ return !strcmp(a->attr.value.param.name,
+ b->attr.value.param.name);
+
return true;
}
diff --git a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
index e4e48ee2da5a..bde333c22f18 100644
--- a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
+++ b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ static inline int devlink_nl_put_u64(struct sk_buff *msg, int attrtype, u64 val)
int devlink_nl_put_nested_handle(struct sk_buff *msg, struct net *net,
struct devlink *devlink, int attrtype);
int devlink_nl_msg_reply_and_new(struct sk_buff **msg, struct genl_info *info);
+int devlink_param_set_from_string(struct devlink *devlink,
+ const char *param_name,
+ const char *value_str);
static inline bool devlink_nl_notify_need(struct devlink *devlink)
{
diff --git a/net/devlink/param.c b/net/devlink/param.c
index cf95268da5b0..d2604fe2eee5 100644
--- a/net/devlink/param.c
+++ b/net/devlink/param.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
* Copyright (c) 2016 Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>
*/
+#include <linux/kstrtox.h>
+
#include "devl_internal.h"
static const struct devlink_param devlink_param_generic[] = {
@@ -551,6 +553,74 @@ devlink_param_value_get_from_info(const struct devlink_param *param,
return 0;
}
+static int
+devlink_param_value_get_from_str(const struct devlink_param *param,
+ const char *value_str,
+ union devlink_param_value *value)
+{
+ switch (param->type) {
+ case DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_U8:
+ return kstrtou8(value_str, 0, &value->vu8);
+ case DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_U16:
+ return kstrtou16(value_str, 0, &value->vu16);
+ case DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_U32:
+ return kstrtou32(value_str, 0, &value->vu32);
+ case DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_U64:
+ return kstrtou64(value_str, 0, &value->vu64);
+ case DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_STRING:
+ if (strscpy(value->vstr, value_str, sizeof(value->vstr)) < 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ return 0;
+ case DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_BOOL:
+ return kstrtobool(value_str, &value->vbool);
+ }
+
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+int devlink_param_set_from_string(struct devlink *devlink,
+ const char *param_name,
+ const char *value_str)
+{
+ struct devlink_param_gset_ctx ctx;
+ struct devlink_param_item *param_item;
+ const struct devlink_param *param;
+ union devlink_param_value value;
+ int err;
+
+ devl_assert_locked(devlink);
+
+ param_item = devlink_param_find_by_name(&devlink->params, param_name);
+ if (!param_item)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ param = param_item->param;
+
+ if (!devlink_param_cmode_is_supported(param,
+ DEVLINK_PARAM_CMODE_RUNTIME))
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ if (!param->set)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ err = devlink_param_value_get_from_str(param, value_str, &value);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ if (param->validate) {
+ err = param->validate(devlink, param->id, value, NULL);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+ }
+
+ ctx.val = value;
+ ctx.cmode = DEVLINK_PARAM_CMODE_RUNTIME;
+ err = devlink_param_set(devlink, param, &ctx, NULL);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ devlink_param_notify(devlink, 0, param_item, DEVLINK_CMD_PARAM_NEW);
+ return 0;
+}
+
static struct devlink_param_item *
devlink_param_get_from_info(struct xarray *params, struct genl_info *info)
{
--
2.34.1
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-06 12:37 [RFC net-next 0/4] devlink: Add boot-time defaults Mark Bloch
2026-05-06 12:37 ` [RFC net-next 1/4] devlink: Add infrastructure for " Mark Bloch
2026-05-06 12:37 ` [RFC net-next 2/4] devlink: Add eswitch mode boot default Mark Bloch
2026-05-06 12:37 ` Mark Bloch [this message]
2026-05-06 12:37 ` [RFC net-next 4/4] net/mlx5: Apply devlink boot defaults during init Mark Bloch
2026-05-06 15:22 ` [RFC net-next 0/4] devlink: Add boot-time defaults Jiri Pirko
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