[PATCH v5 0/8] net/nfb: rework to real multiport

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:22:16 +0100
spinler at cesnet.cz wrote:

> From: Martin Spinler <spinler at cesnet.cz>
> 
> This series implements real multiport for better user experience.
> 
> The existing driver creates one ethdev/port for one PCI device.
> As the CESNET-NDK based cards aren't capable to represent each
> Ethernet port by own PCI device, new driver implementation
> processes real port configuration from firmware/card and switches
> from rte_eth_dev_pci_generic_probe to multiple rte_eth_dev_create calls.
> 
> ---
> v5:
> * Fixed memory leak on error path.
> * Separated nfb_eth_dev_create_for_ifc() from nfb_eth_common_probe().
> * Reworked port matching to eliminate the port mask / 64b width and potential integer overflow.
>   The nfb_eth_dev_create_for_ifc() is now called directly from rte_kvargs_process().
> * Renamed nfb_init_params to nfb_probe_params and updated the nfb_eth_common_probe() header.
> * Unified Rx+Tx MAC init and deinit functions to avoid code duplication.
> * calloc/free is now used instead of rte_calloc in Rx+Tx MAC init/deinit.
> * The return values of snprintf are now handled properly.
> * The return value of Rx+Tx MAC init is now handled properly.
> * The name of the struct type is now prefixed with nfb_.
> * Used a consistent error handling pattern (-EINVAL instead of -1).
> * Added descriptions to new struct members.
> * Some commit messages have been updated with better descriptions.
> 
> Depends-on: series-37064 ("net/nfb: code cleanup")
> 
> Martin Spinler (8):
>   net/nfb: prepare for indirect queue mapping scheme
>   net/nfb: create one ethdev per ethernet port
>   net/nfb: add vdev as alternative device probe method
>   net/nfb: add device argument "port" to limit used ports
>   net/nfb: init only MACs associated with device
>   net/nfb: add compatible cards to driver PCI ID table
>   net/nfb: report firmware version
>   doc/nfb: cleanup and update guide
> 
>  doc/guides/nics/features/nfb.ini       |   4 +
>  doc/guides/nics/nfb.rst                | 187 +++++------
>  doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_03.rst |   9 +
>  drivers/net/nfb/meson.build            |   1 +
>  drivers/net/nfb/nfb.h                  |  56 +++-
>  drivers/net/nfb/nfb_ethdev.c           | 444 ++++++++++++++++++-------
>  drivers/net/nfb/nfb_rx.c               |  30 +-
>  drivers/net/nfb/nfb_rx.h               |   9 +-
>  drivers/net/nfb/nfb_tx.c               |  27 +-
>  drivers/net/nfb/nfb_tx.h               |   7 +-
>  drivers/net/nfb/nfb_vdev.c             | 107 ++++++
>  11 files changed, 624 insertions(+), 257 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/nfb/nfb_vdev.c
> 

The AI review warnings are mostly false positive.

### Errors (Must Fix)
1. **Patch 2**: `__rte_internal` functions in header file must have return type on separate line

This is just the tool not understanding syntax and having two functions back to back
is confusing it.


### Warnings (Should Fix)
1. **Patch 2**: Empty line inconsistency in struct definition
meh, dont care

2. **Patch 3**: Consider documenting use of standard `strdup`/`free`
seems fine to me

3. **Patch 4**: Missing `#include <ctype.h>` for `isdigit()`
OK, should change but not a big deal. Do it if you want.

4. **Patch 5**: Consider using `rte_calloc()`/`rte_free()` instead of standard library functions
As long as not shared, standard heap is file.

5. **Patch 8**: Release notes mention timestamp changes not present in this series
Good to address.