Hi,

This series refactors the bnge driver's Notification Queue 0 (NQ0)
lifecycle so that NQ0 remains persistent across interface close/open
cycles instead of being torn down and rebuilt each time.

This persistent NQ0 setup lays the groundwork for additional async events
in future patches.

v3:
  Addressed feedback from Simon Horman:
  - Extracted the failure-path NULL dereference fix in bnge_alloc_core() and 
    submitted it as a standalone patch to 'net'.
  - Dropped unnecessary defensive NULL checks (!bn->rx_ring and !bn->tx_ring) 
    from bnge_free_tpa_info(), bnge_free_rx_rings(), and bnge_free_tx_rings().
 
  Addressed comments from Sashiko:
   https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260922052904.59237-1-bhargava.marreddy%40broadcom.com
   https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/sashiko/#/patchset/20260922052904.59237-1-bhargava.marreddy%40broadcom.com

  Other changes:
  - Renamed series from "bnge: Support async events while down" to "bnge:
    Make NQ0 persistent across open/close" to accurately reflect the
    streamlined focus on NQ0 persistence.
  - Completely reorganized and streamlined the series from 6 patches down to 5.
  - Redesigned and shifted the MSI-X vector/offset mapping layout:
      Vector 0 (IRQ0) : Permanently dedicated to NQ0 at probe
                        (no longer recreated on RoCE load/unload or open/close)
      Vectors 1..A    : RoCE (aux) queues
      Vectors A..N    : Main L2 queues
  - Added a new patch introducing bnge_err()/bnge_warn()/bnge_dbg() logging
    helper macros to fall back to PCI dev-level logging before netdev
    registration during probe (Patch 2).
  - Switched to the bnge_for_each_open_nq() loop iterator to clarify which
    loops are open-only versus those that cover all NQs (Patch 3).
  - Enhanced safety in bnge_napi_poll() to skip CQ notification processing
    on NQ0 when completion rings are unallocated while the interface is down,
    preventing invalid dereferences of cp_ring_arr (Patch 5).

v2:
  https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260922052904.59237-1-bhargava.marreddy@broadcom.com/

  Addressed comments from Sashiko
   https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260901191728.643212-1-bhargava.marreddy%40broadcom.com
   https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/sashiko/#/patchset/20260901191728.643212-1-bhargava.marreddy%40broadcom.com
  - Dropped patch 7/7 ("bnge: Process async events while administratively down"):
    - Link events while down are unnecessary to process since bnge_open() already 
     queries and updates PHY settings via bnge_update_phy_setting().
    - Keeps the series focused strictly on the NQ0/NAPI lifecycle refactoring.
  - Corrected the order of operations in bnge_quiesce_nq0() to disable NAPI
    first, synchronize IRQ, and then ring the doorbell to prevent NAPI
    rescheduling race conditions.
  - Added support for dynamic MSI-X vector reallocation by introducing
    bnge_reinit_nq0() during interface open.
  - Fixed potential NULL pointer dereferences in core ring cleanups (e.g. bn->rx_ring,
    bn->tx_ring, and bn->grp_info) on allocation failure paths and failed opens.
  - Fixed a resource leak in bnge_init_nic() where RX ring pair buffers
    were leaked if chip initialization failed.
  - Corrected the MSI-X vector demand check in bnge_resc.c to ensure
    sufficient vectors are allocated for both NQ0/aux and main rings.
  - Changed CPU affinity hint failure from a fatal error to a warning.
  - Added robust NULL pointer and safety checks in ring allocation and
    cleanup paths to prevent potential kernel crashes on allocation failures.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260901191728.643212-1-bhargava.marreddy@broadcom.com/

Bhargava Marreddy (5):
  bnge: factor out per-NQ alloc/free helpers
  bnge: add bnge_err()/bnge_warn()/bnge_dbg() logging helpers
  bnge: add bnge_for_each_open_nq() iterator
  bnge: make irq_tbl layout depend on BNGE_FIRST_OPEN_NQ
  bnge: make NQ0 persistent across open/stop cycles

 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge.h     |  47 ++
 .../net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_auxr.c    |   4 +-
 .../ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_hwrm_lib.c    |   8 +-
 .../net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_netdev.c  | 489 +++++++++++++-----
 .../net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_netdev.h  |   2 +
 .../net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_rmem.c    |  10 -
 .../net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_txrx.c    |  46 +-
 .../net/ethernet/broadcom/bnge/bnge_txrx.h    |   1 +
 8 files changed, 448 insertions(+), 159 deletions(-)

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