[PATCH v4 06/10] net/mlx5: remove MAC addresses flush helper on Linux
David Marchand
david.marchand at redhat.com
Thu Jul 9 18:02:42 CEST 2026
This helper is exposing internals of net/mlx5 for no good reason.
All this code does is calling the remove helper.
Walk through the list in Linux implementation like the Windows
implementation.
Signed-off-by: David Marchand <david.marchand at redhat.com>
---
drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_nl.c | 40 -----------------------------
drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_nl.h | 5 ----
drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c | 13 +++++++---
3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_nl.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_nl.c
index 8b19838a7e..85736738ac 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_nl.c
@@ -825,46 +825,6 @@ mlx5_nl_mac_addr_sync(int nlsk_fd, unsigned int iface_idx,
}
}
-/**
- * Flush all added MAC addresses.
- *
- * @param[in] nlsk_fd
- * Netlink socket file descriptor.
- * @param[in] iface_idx
- * Net device interface index.
- * @param[in] mac_addrs
- * Mac addresses array to flush.
- * @param n
- * @p mac_addrs array size.
- * @param mac_own
- * BITFIELD_DECLARE array to store the mac.
- * @param vf
- * Flag for a VF device.
- */
-RTE_EXPORT_INTERNAL_SYMBOL(mlx5_nl_mac_addr_flush)
-void
-mlx5_nl_mac_addr_flush(int nlsk_fd, unsigned int iface_idx,
- struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addrs, int n,
- uint64_t *mac_own, bool vf)
-{
- int i;
-
- if (n <= 0 || n > MLX5_MAX_MAC_ADDRESSES)
- return;
-
- for (i = n - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
- struct rte_ether_addr *m = &mac_addrs[i];
-
- if (BITFIELD_ISSET(mac_own, i)) {
- if (vf)
- mlx5_nl_mac_addr_remove(nlsk_fd,
- iface_idx,
- m, i);
- BITFIELD_RESET(mac_own, i);
- }
- }
-}
-
/**
* Enable promiscuous / all multicast mode through Netlink.
*
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_nl.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_nl.h
index 3f79a73c85..256ed7e2b7 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_nl.h
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_nl.h
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ __rte_internal
void mlx5_nl_mac_addr_sync(int nlsk_fd, unsigned int iface_idx,
struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addrs, int n);
__rte_internal
-void mlx5_nl_mac_addr_flush(int nlsk_fd, unsigned int iface_idx,
- struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addrs, int n,
- uint64_t *mac_own,
- bool vf);
-__rte_internal
int mlx5_nl_promisc(int nlsk_fd, unsigned int iface_idx, int enable);
__rte_internal
int mlx5_nl_allmulti(int nlsk_fd, unsigned int iface_idx, int enable);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
index adc5878296..9fd366b10a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
@@ -3495,10 +3495,17 @@ mlx5_os_mac_addr_flush(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
{
struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
const int vf = priv->sh->dev_cap.vf;
+ int i;
- mlx5_nl_mac_addr_flush(priv->nl_socket_route, mlx5_ifindex(dev),
- dev->data->mac_addrs,
- MLX5_MAX_MAC_ADDRESSES, priv->mac_own, vf);
+ for (i = MLX5_MAX_MAC_ADDRESSES - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+ if (BITFIELD_ISSET(priv->mac_own, i)) {
+ if (vf)
+ mlx5_nl_mac_addr_remove(priv->nl_socket_route,
+ mlx5_ifindex(dev),
+ &dev->data->mac_addrs[i], i);
+ BITFIELD_RESET(priv->mac_own, i);
+ }
+ }
}
static bool
--
2.54.0
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