drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
It appears that in commit 7efd79c0e689 ("bnxt_en: Add drop action
support for ntuple"), bnxt gained support for ntuple filters for packet
drops.
However, support for this does not seem to work in recent kernels or
against net-next:
% sudo ethtool -U eth0 flow-type udp4 src-ip 1.1.1.1 action -1
rmgr: Cannot insert RX class rule: Operation not supported
Cannot insert classification rule
The issue is that the existing code uses ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring_vf,
which will return a non-zero value if the ring_cookie is set to
RX_CLS_FLOW_DISC, which then causes bnxt_add_ntuple_cls_rule to return
-EOPNOTSUPP because it thinks the user is trying to set an ntuple filter
for a vf.
Fix this by first checking that the ring_cookie is not RX_CLS_FLOW_DISC.
After this patch, ntuple filters for drops can be added:
% sudo ethtool -U eth0 flow-type udp4 src-ip 1.1.1.1 action -1
Added rule with ID 0
% ethtool -n eth0
44 RX rings available
Total 1 rules
Filter: 0
Rule Type: UDP over IPv4
Src IP addr: 1.1.1.1 mask: 0.0.0.0
Dest IP addr: 0.0.0.0 mask: 255.255.255.255
TOS: 0x0 mask: 0xff
Src port: 0 mask: 0xffff
Dest port: 0 mask: 0xffff
Action: Drop
Signed-off-by: Joe Damato <joe@dama.to>
---
v2:
- Extract the FLOW_MAC_EXT and FLOW_EXT check so it happens unconditionally.
- Eliminate the local variable ring, which was used in only one place and
call ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring instead.
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260128222718.1679581-1-joe@dama.to/
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c | 14 +++++++++-----
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index 6b15fedbb16f..eebe78628cbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -1346,18 +1346,22 @@ static int bnxt_add_ntuple_cls_rule(struct bnxt *bp,
struct bnxt_l2_filter *l2_fltr;
struct bnxt_flow_masks *fmasks;
struct flow_keys *fkeys;
- u32 idx, ring;
+ u32 idx;
int rc;
u8 vf;
if (!bp->vnic_info)
return -EAGAIN;
- vf = ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring_vf(fs->ring_cookie);
- ring = ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring(fs->ring_cookie);
- if ((fs->flow_type & (FLOW_MAC_EXT | FLOW_EXT)) || vf)
+ if (fs->flow_type & (FLOW_MAC_EXT | FLOW_EXT))
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ if (fs->ring_cookie != RX_CLS_FLOW_DISC) {
+ vf = ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring_vf(fs->ring_cookie);
+ if (vf)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
+
if (flow_type == IP_USER_FLOW) {
if (!bnxt_verify_ntuple_ip4_flow(&fs->h_u.usr_ip4_spec,
&fs->m_u.usr_ip4_spec))
@@ -1481,7 +1485,7 @@ static int bnxt_add_ntuple_cls_rule(struct bnxt *bp,
if (fs->ring_cookie == RX_CLS_FLOW_DISC)
new_fltr->base.flags |= BNXT_ACT_DROP;
else
- new_fltr->base.rxq = ring;
+ new_fltr->base.rxq = ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring(fs->ring_cookie);
__set_bit(BNXT_FLTR_VALID, &new_fltr->base.state);
rc = bnxt_insert_ntp_filter(bp, new_fltr, idx);
if (!rc) {
base-commit: 239f09e258b906deced5c2a7c1ac8aed301b558b
--
2.47.3
On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 4:23 PM Joe Damato <joe@dama.to> wrote:
>
> It appears that in commit 7efd79c0e689 ("bnxt_en: Add drop action
> support for ntuple"), bnxt gained support for ntuple filters for packet
> drops.
>
> However, support for this does not seem to work in recent kernels or
> against net-next:
>
> % sudo ethtool -U eth0 flow-type udp4 src-ip 1.1.1.1 action -1
> rmgr: Cannot insert RX class rule: Operation not supported
> Cannot insert classification rule
>
> The issue is that the existing code uses ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring_vf,
> which will return a non-zero value if the ring_cookie is set to
> RX_CLS_FLOW_DISC, which then causes bnxt_add_ntuple_cls_rule to return
> -EOPNOTSUPP because it thinks the user is trying to set an ntuple filter
> for a vf.
>
> Fix this by first checking that the ring_cookie is not RX_CLS_FLOW_DISC.
>
> After this patch, ntuple filters for drops can be added:
>
> % sudo ethtool -U eth0 flow-type udp4 src-ip 1.1.1.1 action -1
> Added rule with ID 0
>
> % ethtool -n eth0
> 44 RX rings available
> Total 1 rules
>
> Filter: 0
> Rule Type: UDP over IPv4
> Src IP addr: 1.1.1.1 mask: 0.0.0.0
> Dest IP addr: 0.0.0.0 mask: 255.255.255.255
> TOS: 0x0 mask: 0xff
> Src port: 0 mask: 0xffff
> Dest port: 0 mask: 0xffff
> Action: Drop
>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Damato <joe@dama.to>
> ---
> v2:
> - Extract the FLOW_MAC_EXT and FLOW_EXT check so it happens unconditionally.
> - Eliminate the local variable ring, which was used in only one place and
> call ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring instead.
>
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260128222718.1679581-1-joe@dama.to/
One minor improvement is to eliminate the vf variable since it is also
used only once. But I'm fine with this patch. Thanks.
Reviewed-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com>
On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 06:28:38PM -0800, Michael Chan wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 4:23 PM Joe Damato <joe@dama.to> wrote:
> >
> > It appears that in commit 7efd79c0e689 ("bnxt_en: Add drop action
> > support for ntuple"), bnxt gained support for ntuple filters for packet
> > drops.
> >
> > However, support for this does not seem to work in recent kernels or
> > against net-next:
> >
> > % sudo ethtool -U eth0 flow-type udp4 src-ip 1.1.1.1 action -1
> > rmgr: Cannot insert RX class rule: Operation not supported
> > Cannot insert classification rule
> >
> > The issue is that the existing code uses ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring_vf,
> > which will return a non-zero value if the ring_cookie is set to
> > RX_CLS_FLOW_DISC, which then causes bnxt_add_ntuple_cls_rule to return
> > -EOPNOTSUPP because it thinks the user is trying to set an ntuple filter
> > for a vf.
> >
> > Fix this by first checking that the ring_cookie is not RX_CLS_FLOW_DISC.
> >
> > After this patch, ntuple filters for drops can be added:
> >
> > % sudo ethtool -U eth0 flow-type udp4 src-ip 1.1.1.1 action -1
> > Added rule with ID 0
> >
> > % ethtool -n eth0
> > 44 RX rings available
> > Total 1 rules
> >
> > Filter: 0
> > Rule Type: UDP over IPv4
> > Src IP addr: 1.1.1.1 mask: 0.0.0.0
> > Dest IP addr: 0.0.0.0 mask: 255.255.255.255
> > TOS: 0x0 mask: 0xff
> > Src port: 0 mask: 0xffff
> > Dest port: 0 mask: 0xffff
> > Action: Drop
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Joe Damato <joe@dama.to>
> > ---
> > v2:
> > - Extract the FLOW_MAC_EXT and FLOW_EXT check so it happens unconditionally.
> > - Eliminate the local variable ring, which was used in only one place and
> > call ethtool_get_flow_spec_ring instead.
> >
> > v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260128222718.1679581-1-joe@dama.to/
>
> One minor improvement is to eliminate the vf variable since it is also
> used only once. But I'm fine with this patch. Thanks.
>
> Reviewed-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com>
I made the improvement you suggested in the v3 I just sent. I retained your
tag because the suggestion was cosmetic; I hope that's OK.
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