Merge branch '40GbE' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tnguy/next-queue

Tony Nguyen says:

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Intel Wired LAN Driver Updates 2025-11-06 (i40, ice, iavf)

Mohammad Heib introduces a new devlink parameter, max_mac_per_vf, for
controlling the maximum number of MAC address filters allowed by a VF. This
allows administrators to control the VF behavior in a more nuanced manner.

Aleksandr and Przemek add support for Receive Side Scaling of GTP to iAVF
for VFs running on E800 series ice hardware. This improves performance and
scalability for virtualized network functions in 5G and LTE deployments.

* '40GbE' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tnguy/next-queue:
  iavf: add RSS support for GTP protocol via ethtool
  ice: Extend PTYPE bitmap coverage for GTP encapsulated flows
  ice: improve TCAM priority handling for RSS profiles
  ice: implement GTP RSS context tracking and configuration
  ice: add virtchnl definitions and static data for GTP RSS
  ice: add flow parsing for GTP and new protocol field support
  i40e: support generic devlink param "max_mac_per_vf"
  devlink: Add new "max_mac_per_vf" generic device param
====================

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251106225321.1609605-1-anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

2 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-params.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-params.rst
index 0a9c20d70122..c0597d456641 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-params.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-params.rst
@@ -151,3 +151,7 @@ own name.
    * - ``num_doorbells``
      - u32
      - Controls the number of doorbells used by the device.
+   * - ``max_mac_per_vf``
+     - u32
+     - Controls the maximum number of MAC address filters that can be assigned
+       to a Virtual Function (VF).
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/i40e.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/i40e.rst
index d3cb5bb5197e..51c887f0dc83 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/i40e.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/i40e.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,40 @@ i40e devlink support
 This document describes the devlink features implemented by the ``i40e``
 device driver.
 
+Parameters
+==========
+
+.. list-table:: Generic parameters implemented
+    :widths: 5 5 90
+
+    * - Name
+      - Mode
+      - Notes
+    * - ``max_mac_per_vf``
+      - runtime
+      - Controls the maximum number of MAC addresses a VF can use
+        on i40e devices.
+
+        By default (``0``), the driver enforces its internally calculated per-VF
+        MAC filter limit, which is based on the number of allocated VFS.
+
+        If set to a non-zero value, this parameter acts as a strict cap:
+        the driver will use the user-provided value instead of its internal
+        calculation.
+
+        **Important notes:**
+
+        - This value **must be set before enabling SR-IOV**.
+          Attempting to change it while SR-IOV is enabled will return an error.
+        - MAC filters are a **shared hardware resource** across all VFs.
+          Setting a high value may cause other VFs to be starved of filters.
+        - This value is a **Administrative policy**. The hardware may return
+          errors when its absolute limit is reached, regardless of the value
+          set here.
+
+        The default value is ``0`` (internal calculation is used).
+
+
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