[PATCH v7 1/5] net/mlx5: remove MAC addresses flush helper on Linux

[Raslan Darawsheh]

Hi David,

On 21/09/2026 1:31 PM, David Marchand wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Sept 2026 at 10:32, Raslan Darawsheh <rasland at nvidia.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> 🤖 This review was drafted with assistance from Claude (Anthropic) and reviewed by me before posting.
>>
>> No functional concerns with this patch in isolation. Flagging for context
>> going into the rest of the series: by the end of it, the fixed
>> MLX5_MAX_MAC_ADDRESSES / MLX5_MAX_UC_MAC_ADDRESSES bound is replaced by a
>> device-reported dynamic limit, but mlx5_flow_hw.c's HWS control-flow paths
>> are never updated to match it (see my reply on patch 5/5,
>> "net/mlx5: accept more unicast MAC addresses").
> 
> While I understand the comment on the last patch, this comment here
> seems gratuitous.. ?
> I don't get what I should change at this point of the series.
> 
> 

Fair, that one was unnecessary on its own — the actual comment is on
patch 5/5. Apologies for the noise.


Kindest regards
Raslan Darawsheh