From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
To: Jihong Min <hurryman2212@gmail.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-mediatek@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: airoha: bind WLAN-bound flows on PPE driver L2 cache miss
Date: Mon, 25 May 2026 10:09:06 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ahQDon-nio0STA4E@lore-desk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260524224330.3995807-1-hurryman2212@gmail.com>
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> The Linux bridge FDB can resolve a destination station to WDMA even when
> the Airoha PPE driver's L2 offload cache has no entry for that MAC pair.
> The normal bind path only checks the PPE driver's L2 offload cache, so an
> unbound PPE hit for WLAN egress can stay unbound even though the bridge
> already knows the right output path, unless a later offload event fills
> that PPE driver cache.
>
> This matters for bridge-visible WLAN egress, such as wired-to-WLAN
> forwarding or WLAN peer forwarding across another BSS, radio or MLO link.
> Same-link or same-radio intra-BSS forwarding can stay inside the WLAN
> datapath and is not covered.
Hi Jihong,
In order to offload L2 flows, I assume you are using the OpenWrt bridger
package, right?
IIUC the issue you want to resolve is we are not adding PPE L2 entries for
the specified cases (same-link or same-radio intra-BSS forwarding), correct?
Using this approach, we are breaking the assumption PPE flow-table and hw
flow-table are in sync. If the issue is the one described above, why not
fixing the problem directly in the bridger package?
Moreover, I see you developed the patch using Codex:gpt-5.5. Have you tested it
on a real hw?
Some comments inline.
Regards,
Lorenzo
>
> Before touching the PPE table, resolve the destination MAC through the
> bridge device above the ingress netdev. If the PPE driver's L2 offload
> cache lookup misses, bind the hardware flow to the resolved CDM4/WDMA
> path.
>
> Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.5
> Signed-off-by: Jihong Min <hurryman2212@gmail.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_ppe.c | 138 +++++++++++++++++++----
> 1 file changed, 119 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_ppe.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_ppe.c
> index 26da519236bf..ea932e6d87f6 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_ppe.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_ppe.c
> @@ -803,65 +803,163 @@ static void airoha_ppe_foe_flow_remove_entry(struct airoha_ppe *ppe,
> }
>
> static int
> -airoha_ppe_foe_commit_subflow_entry(struct airoha_ppe *ppe,
> - struct airoha_flow_table_entry *e,
> - u32 hash, bool rx_wlan)
> +airoha_ppe_foe_commit_subflow(struct airoha_ppe *ppe,
> + const struct airoha_foe_entry *bridge,
maybe l2_hwe instead of bridge?
> + u32 hash, bool rx_wlan)
> {
> u32 mask = AIROHA_FOE_IB1_BIND_PACKET_TYPE | AIROHA_FOE_IB1_BIND_UDP;
> struct airoha_foe_entry *hwe_p, hwe;
> - struct airoha_flow_table_entry *f;
> int type;
>
> hwe_p = airoha_ppe_foe_get_entry_locked(ppe, hash);
> if (!hwe_p)
> return -EINVAL;
>
> - f = kzalloc_obj(*f, GFP_ATOMIC);
> - if (!f)
> - return -ENOMEM;
> -
> - hlist_add_head(&f->l2_subflow_node, &e->l2_flows);
> - f->type = FLOW_TYPE_L2_SUBFLOW;
> - f->hash = hash;
> -
> memcpy(&hwe, hwe_p, sizeof(*hwe_p));
> - hwe.ib1 = (hwe.ib1 & mask) | (e->data.ib1 & ~mask);
> + hwe.ib1 = (hwe.ib1 & mask) | (bridge->ib1 & ~mask);
>
> type = FIELD_GET(AIROHA_FOE_IB1_BIND_PACKET_TYPE, hwe.ib1);
> if (type >= PPE_PKT_TYPE_IPV6_ROUTE_3T) {
> - memcpy(&hwe.ipv6.l2, &e->data.bridge.l2, sizeof(hwe.ipv6.l2));
> - hwe.ipv6.ib2 = e->data.bridge.ib2;
> + memcpy(&hwe.ipv6.l2, &bridge->bridge.l2,
> + sizeof(hwe.ipv6.l2));
> + hwe.ipv6.ib2 = bridge->bridge.ib2;
> /* setting smac_id to 0xf instruct the hw to keep original
> * source mac address
> */
> hwe.ipv6.l2.src_mac_hi = FIELD_PREP(AIROHA_FOE_MAC_SMAC_ID,
> 0xf);
> } else {
> - memcpy(&hwe.bridge.l2, &e->data.bridge.l2,
> + memcpy(&hwe.bridge.l2, &bridge->bridge.l2,
> sizeof(hwe.bridge.l2));
> - hwe.bridge.ib2 = e->data.bridge.ib2;
> + hwe.bridge.ib2 = bridge->bridge.ib2;
> if (type == PPE_PKT_TYPE_IPV4_HNAPT)
> memcpy(&hwe.ipv4.new_tuple, &hwe.ipv4.orig_tuple,
> sizeof(hwe.ipv4.new_tuple));
> }
>
> - hwe.bridge.data = e->data.bridge.data;
> - airoha_ppe_foe_commit_entry(ppe, &hwe, hash, rx_wlan);
> + hwe.bridge.data = bridge->bridge.data;
> +
> + return airoha_ppe_foe_commit_entry(ppe, &hwe, hash, rx_wlan);
> +}
> +
> +static int
> +airoha_ppe_foe_commit_subflow_entry(struct airoha_ppe *ppe,
> + struct airoha_flow_table_entry *e,
> + u32 hash, bool rx_wlan)
> +{
> + struct airoha_flow_table_entry *f;
> + int err;
> +
> + f = kzalloc_obj(*f, GFP_ATOMIC);
> + if (!f)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> +
> + err = airoha_ppe_foe_commit_subflow(ppe, &e->data, hash, rx_wlan);
> + if (err) {
> + kfree(f);
> + return err;
> + }
> +
> + hlist_add_head(&f->l2_subflow_node, &e->l2_flows);
> + f->type = FLOW_TYPE_L2_SUBFLOW;
> + f->hash = hash;
>
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static bool
> +airoha_ppe_foe_prepare_wdma_subflow_dev(struct airoha_ppe *ppe,
> + struct net_device *dev,
> + struct airoha_flow_data *data,
> + struct airoha_foe_entry *hwe)
> +{
> + u32 pse_port;
> + int err;
> +
> + err = airoha_ppe_foe_entry_prepare(ppe->eth, hwe, dev,
> + PPE_PKT_TYPE_BRIDGE, data, 0);
> + if (err)
> + return false;
> +
> + pse_port = FIELD_GET(AIROHA_FOE_IB2_PSE_PORT, hwe->bridge.ib2);
> + if (pse_port != FE_PSE_PORT_CDM4)
> + return false;
> +
> + return true;
return pse_port == FE_PSE_PORT_CDM4;
> +}
> +
> +static struct net_device *
> +airoha_ppe_foe_get_bridge_master(struct net_device *dev)
> +{
> + struct net_device *master = NULL;
> +
> + rcu_read_lock();
> + master = netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu(dev);
> + if (master && netif_is_bridge_master(master))
> + dev_hold(master);
> + else
> + master = NULL;
> + rcu_read_unlock();
> +
> + return master;
> +}
> +
> +static bool
> +airoha_ppe_foe_prepare_wdma_subflow(struct airoha_ppe *ppe,
> + struct sk_buff *skb,
> + struct airoha_foe_entry *hwe)
> +{
> + struct ethhdr *eh = eth_hdr(skb);
> + struct airoha_flow_data data = {};
> + struct net_device *master;
> +
> + if (!is_valid_ether_addr(eh->h_source) ||
> + !is_valid_ether_addr(eh->h_dest))
> + return false;
> +
> + ether_addr_copy(data.eth.h_dest, eh->h_dest);
> + ether_addr_copy(data.eth.h_source, eh->h_source);
> +
> + if (!skb->dev)
> + return false;
> +
> + /* WLAN egress unbound hits can arrive before flowtable creates the
> + * L2 master flow normally used for subflow binding. Resolve only
> + * through the bridge master so dev_fill_forward_path() must use the
> + * bridge FDB for the destination MAC. Calling the ingress AP netdev
> + * directly can describe the source station's WDMA path and would
> + * corrupt Wi-Fi-to-wired flows whose real egress is not WDMA.
> + */
> + master = airoha_ppe_foe_get_bridge_master(skb->dev);
> + if (!master)
> + return false;
> +
> + if (airoha_ppe_foe_prepare_wdma_subflow_dev(ppe, master, &data,
> + hwe)) {
> + dev_put(master);
> + return true;
> + }
> +
> + dev_put(master);
> + return false;
maybe something like:
ret = airoha_ppe_foe_prepare_wdma_subflow_dev();
dev_put(master);
return ret;
> +}
> +
> static void airoha_ppe_foe_insert_entry(struct airoha_ppe *ppe,
> struct sk_buff *skb,
> u32 hash, bool rx_wlan)
> {
> + struct airoha_foe_entry wdma_hwe = {};
> struct airoha_flow_table_entry *e;
> struct airoha_foe_bridge br = {};
> struct airoha_foe_entry *hwe;
> bool commit_done = false;
> + bool wdma_ready = false;
> struct hlist_node *n;
> u32 index, state;
>
> + wdma_ready = airoha_ppe_foe_prepare_wdma_subflow(ppe, skb,
> + &wdma_hwe);
> +
> spin_lock_bh(&ppe_lock);
>
> hwe = airoha_ppe_foe_get_entry_locked(ppe, hash);
> @@ -899,6 +997,8 @@ static void airoha_ppe_foe_insert_entry(struct airoha_ppe *ppe,
> airoha_l2_flow_table_params);
> if (e)
> airoha_ppe_foe_commit_subflow_entry(ppe, e, hash, rx_wlan);
> + else if (wdma_ready)
> + airoha_ppe_foe_commit_subflow(ppe, &wdma_hwe, hash, rx_wlan);
> unlock:
> spin_unlock_bh(&ppe_lock);
> }
> --
> 2.53.0
>
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-24 22:43 [PATCH net-next] net: airoha: bind WLAN-bound flows on PPE driver L2 cache miss Jihong Min
2026-05-25 8:09 ` Lorenzo Bianconi [this message]
2026-05-25 14:13 ` Jihong Min
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