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authorDaniel Zahka <daniel.zahka@gmail.com>2025-11-18 18:50:34 -0800
committerJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>2025-11-20 19:01:22 -0800
commitb11d358bf8c306b18a86322d0d8d2549e971be97 (patch)
tree6664f03f2786dbc2ede0e0dbaeaeef1313a5318c /Documentation/networking
parent2a367002ed321e884276c3d7232a362ddd1bf7d6 (diff)
net/mlx5: implement swp_l4_csum_mode via devlink params
swp_l4_csum_mode controls how L4 transmit checksums are computed when using Software Parser (SWP) hints for header locations. Supported values: 1. default: device will choose between full_csum or l4_only. Driver will discover the device's choice during initialization. 2. full_csum: calculate L4 checksum with the pseudo-header. 3. l4_only: calculate L4 checksum without the pseudo-header. Only available when swp_l4_csum_mode_l4_only is set in mlx5_ifc_nv_sw_offload_cap_bits. Note that 'default' might be returned from the device and passed to userspace, and it might also be set during a devlink_param::reset_default() call, but attempts to set a value of default directly with param-set will be rejected. The l4_only setting is a dependency for PSP initialization in mlx5e_psp_init(). Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Zahka <daniel.zahka@gmail.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251119025038.651131-5-daniel.zahka@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/mlx5.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/mlx5.rst
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@@ -218,6 +218,20 @@ parameters.
* ``balanced`` : Merges fewer CQEs, resulting in a moderate compression ratio but maintaining a balance between bandwidth savings and performance
* ``aggressive`` : Merges more CQEs into a single entry, achieving a higher compression rate and maximizing performance, particularly under high traffic loads
+ * - ``swp_l4_csum_mode``
+ - string
+ - permanent
+ - Configure how the L4 checksum is calculated by the device when using
+ Software Parser (SWP) hints for header locations.
+
+ * ``default`` : Use the device's default checksum calculation
+ mode. The driver will discover during init whether or
+ full_csum or l4_only is in use. Setting this value explicitly
+ from userspace is not allowed, but some firmware versions may
+ return this value on param read.
+ * ``full_csum`` : Calculate full checksum including the pseudo-header
+ * ``l4_only`` : Calculate L4-only checksum, excluding the pseudo-header
+
The ``mlx5`` driver supports reloading via ``DEVLINK_CMD_RELOAD``
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