[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/2] ethdev: fix MAC changes when live change not supported

[Alejandro Lucero]

Current code assumes a MAC change can occur when the port has been
started. In fact, there are some NICs which require this port state
for being successful, but other NICs not always support MAC change
in that case.

This patch supports a new device flag for a device advertising this
limitation, and if the flag is set, the MAC is changed before the
port starts.

Fixes: af75078fece3 ("first public release")
Cc: stable at dpdk.org

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero at netronome.com>
---
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst |  6 +++++-
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c         | 28 +++++++++++++++++++---------
 lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h         |  6 ++++++
 3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
index 3ae6b3f..b0c73bd 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ API Changes
    This section is a comment. Do not overwrite or remove it.
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
-
+   * A new device flag, RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR, changes the order of
+     actions inside rte_eth_dev_start regarding MAC set. Some NICs do not
+     support MAC changes once the port has started and with this new device
+     flag the MAC can be properly configured in any case. This is particularly
+     important for bonding.
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index f32722f..16825bf 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -1219,19 +1219,14 @@ struct rte_eth_dev *
 }
 
 static void
-rte_eth_dev_config_restore(uint16_t port_id)
+rte_eth_dev_mac_restore(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 {
-	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
-	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 	struct ether_addr *addr;
 	uint16_t i;
 	uint32_t pool = 0;
 	uint64_t pool_mask;
 
-	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
-
-	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info);
-
 	/* replay MAC address configuration including default MAC */
 	addr = &dev->data->mac_addrs[0];
 	if (*dev->dev_ops->mac_addr_set != NULL)
@@ -1240,7 +1235,7 @@ struct rte_eth_dev *
 		(*dev->dev_ops->mac_addr_add)(dev, addr, 0, pool);
 
 	if (*dev->dev_ops->mac_addr_add != NULL) {
-		for (i = 1; i < dev_info.max_mac_addrs; i++) {
+		for (i = 1; i < dev_info->max_mac_addrs; i++) {
 			addr = &dev->data->mac_addrs[i];
 
 			/* skip zero address */
@@ -1259,6 +1254,14 @@ struct rte_eth_dev *
 			} while (pool_mask);
 		}
 	}
+}
+
+static void
+rte_eth_dev_config_restore(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+			   struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info, uint16_t port_id)
+{
+	if (!(*dev_info->dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR))
+		rte_eth_dev_mac_restore(dev, dev_info);
 
 	/* replay promiscuous configuration */
 	if (rte_eth_promiscuous_get(port_id) == 1)
@@ -1277,6 +1280,7 @@ struct rte_eth_dev *
 rte_eth_dev_start(uint16_t port_id)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
+	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 	int diag;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
@@ -1292,13 +1296,19 @@ struct rte_eth_dev *
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	rte_eth_dev_info_get(port_id, &dev_info);
+
+	/* Lets restore MAC now if device does not support live change */
+	if (*dev_info.dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR)
+		rte_eth_dev_mac_restore(dev, &dev_info);
+
 	diag = (*dev->dev_ops->dev_start)(dev);
 	if (diag == 0)
 		dev->data->dev_started = 1;
 	else
 		return eth_err(port_id, diag);
 
-	rte_eth_dev_config_restore(port_id);
+	rte_eth_dev_config_restore(dev, &dev_info, port_id);
 
 	if (dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc == 0) {
 		RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(*dev->dev_ops->link_update, -ENOTSUP);
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index 7070e9a..fa2812b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -1268,6 +1268,8 @@ struct rte_eth_dev_owner {
 #define RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_RMV     0x0008
 /** Device is port representor */
 #define RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR  0x0010
+/** Device does not support MAC change after started */
+#define RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR  0x0020
 
 /**
  * Iterates over valid ethdev ports owned by a specific owner.
@@ -1750,6 +1752,10 @@ int rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
  * The device start step is the last one and consists of setting the configured
  * offload features and in starting the transmit and the receive units of the
  * device.
+ *
+ * Device RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR flag causes MAC address to be set before
+ * PMD port start callback function is invoked.
+ *
  * On success, all basic functions exported by the Ethernet API (link status,
  * receive/transmit, and so on) can be invoked.
  *
-- 
1.9.1