Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dariusz Sosnowski <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2026 8:37 PM
> To: Slava Ovsiienko <[email protected]>; Bing Zhao
> <[email protected]>; Ori Kam <[email protected]>; Suanming Mou
> <[email protected]>; Matan Azrad <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: [PATCH] net/mlx5: redirect LACP traffic for legacy E-Switch
> 
> Offending patch fixed the LACP miss rule logic for NICs where switchdev is
> enabled. In this case, LACP miss rules should be inserted if and only if
> started port is a main port on the embedded switch.
> Side effect of that change was that LACP miss rules are not inserted when
> switchdev is disabled and legacy SR-IOV switch mode is used.
> 
> This patch addresses that:
> 
> - Fix the LACP rule insertion condition.
> - Move HWS table for LACP rule creation out of FDB rules,
>   so they can be created separately.
> 
> Fixes: 87e4384d2662 ("net/mlx5: fix condition of LACP miss flow")
> Cc: [email protected]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dariusz Sosnowski <[email protected]>
> ---
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h         |   1 +
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h    |  40 ++++++++-
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c | 140 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c |   7 +-
>  4 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h index
> 49a0c03544..ab5c76bfc4 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
> @@ -2040,6 +2040,7 @@ struct mlx5_priv {
>       rte_spinlock_t hw_ctrl_lock;
>       LIST_HEAD(hw_ctrl_flow, mlx5_ctrl_flow_entry) hw_ctrl_flows;
>       LIST_HEAD(hw_ext_ctrl_flow, mlx5_ctrl_flow_entry) hw_ext_ctrl_flows;
> +     struct mlx5_flow_hw_lacp_miss *hw_lacp_miss; /* HWS LACP miss flow
> +tables */
>       struct mlx5_flow_hw_ctrl_fdb *hw_ctrl_fdb; /* FDB control flow
> context */
>       struct mlx5_flow_hw_ctrl_nic *hw_ctrl_nic; /* NIC control flow
> context */
>       struct rte_flow_pattern_template *hw_tx_repr_tagging_pt; diff --git
> a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h index
> c9e72a33d6..3f5ba55bf9 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow.h
> @@ -3031,6 +3031,13 @@ struct mlx5_flow_hw_ctrl_rx {
> 
>       [MLX5_FLOW_HW_CTRL_RX_EXPANDED_RSS_MAX];
>  };
> 
> +/* Contains all templates and table required for redirecting LACP
> +traffic with HWS. */ struct mlx5_flow_hw_lacp_miss {
> +     struct rte_flow_pattern_template *lacp_rx_items_tmpl;
> +     struct rte_flow_actions_template *lacp_rx_actions_tmpl;
> +     struct rte_flow_template_table *hw_lacp_rx_tbl; };
> +
>  /* Contains all templates required for control flow rules in FDB with
> HWS. */  struct mlx5_flow_hw_ctrl_fdb {
>       struct rte_flow_pattern_template *esw_mgr_items_tmpl; @@ -3042,9
> +3049,6 @@ struct mlx5_flow_hw_ctrl_fdb {
>       struct rte_flow_pattern_template *port_items_tmpl;
>       struct rte_flow_actions_template *jump_one_actions_tmpl;
>       struct rte_flow_template_table *hw_esw_zero_tbl;
> -     struct rte_flow_pattern_template *lacp_rx_items_tmpl;
> -     struct rte_flow_actions_template *lacp_rx_actions_tmpl;
> -     struct rte_flow_template_table *hw_lacp_rx_tbl;
>  };
> 
>  struct mlx5_flow_hw_ctrl_nic {
> @@ -3735,6 +3739,36 @@ mlx5_indirect_list_handles_release(struct
> rte_eth_dev *dev);
> 
>  bool mlx5_flow_is_steering_disabled(void);
> 
> +/**
> + * Returns true if Rx control rule for LACP traffic is needed.
> + *
> + * mlx5 PMD needs to create a rule matching LACP traffic and forwarding
> it back to kernel if:
> + *
> + * - Underlying device is a bond interface.
> + * - User did not request to handle LACP traffic in user space.
> + *
> + * Creation of this rule is also controlled by the E-Switch mode:
> + *
> + * - It must be created in legacy mode.
> + * - It must be created only on proxy port in switchdev mode.
> + *
> + * @param[in] priv
> + *   Pointer to Ethernet device structure.
> + *
> + * @return
> + *   True if LACP rules must be created.
> + *   False otherwise.
> + */
> +static inline bool
> +mlx5_flow_lacp_miss_needed(struct rte_eth_dev *dev) {
> +     struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
> +
> +     return !priv->sh->config.lacp_by_user &&
> +         priv->pf_bond >= 0 &&
> +         (!priv->sh->esw_mode || (priv->sh->esw_mode && priv->master)); }
> +
>  #ifdef HAVE_MLX5_HWS_SUPPORT
> 
>  #define MLX5_REPR_STC_MEMORY_LOG 11
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c
> b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c index b6bb9f12a6..c133230cb7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_flow_hw.c
> @@ -10820,15 +10820,6 @@ flow_hw_cleanup_ctrl_fdb_tables(struct
> rte_eth_dev *dev)
>       if (!priv->hw_ctrl_fdb)
>               return;
>       hw_ctrl_fdb = priv->hw_ctrl_fdb;
> -     /* Clean up templates used for LACP default miss table. */
> -     if (hw_ctrl_fdb->hw_lacp_rx_tbl)
> -             claim_zero(flow_hw_table_destroy(dev, hw_ctrl_fdb-
> >hw_lacp_rx_tbl, NULL));
> -     if (hw_ctrl_fdb->lacp_rx_actions_tmpl)
> -             claim_zero(flow_hw_actions_template_destroy(dev, hw_ctrl_fdb-
> >lacp_rx_actions_tmpl,
> -                        NULL));
> -     if (hw_ctrl_fdb->lacp_rx_items_tmpl)
> -             claim_zero(flow_hw_pattern_template_destroy(dev, hw_ctrl_fdb-
> >lacp_rx_items_tmpl,
> -                        NULL));
>       /* Clean up templates used for default FDB jump rule. */
>       if (hw_ctrl_fdb->hw_esw_zero_tbl)
>               claim_zero(flow_hw_table_destroy(dev, hw_ctrl_fdb-
> >hw_esw_zero_tbl, NULL)); @@ -10898,6 +10889,99 @@
> flow_hw_create_lacp_rx_table(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>       return flow_hw_table_create(dev, &cfg, &it, 1, &at, 1, error);  }
> 
> +/*
> + * Clean up templates and table used for redirecting LACP traffic to
> kernel.
> + *
> + * @param dev
> + *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
> + */
> +static void
> +flow_hw_cleanup_lacp_miss_tables(struct rte_eth_dev *dev) {
> +     struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
> +     struct mlx5_flow_hw_lacp_miss *hw_lacp_miss;
> +
> +     if (priv->hw_lacp_miss == NULL)
> +             return;
> +
> +     hw_lacp_miss = priv->hw_lacp_miss;
> +
> +     if (hw_lacp_miss->hw_lacp_rx_tbl)
> +             claim_zero(flow_hw_table_destroy(dev, hw_lacp_miss-
> >hw_lacp_rx_tbl, NULL));
> +     if (hw_lacp_miss->lacp_rx_actions_tmpl)
> +             claim_zero(flow_hw_actions_template_destroy(dev,
> +                                                         hw_lacp_miss-
> >lacp_rx_actions_tmpl,
> +                                                         NULL));
> +     if (hw_lacp_miss->lacp_rx_items_tmpl)
> +             claim_zero(flow_hw_pattern_template_destroy(dev,
> +                                                         hw_lacp_miss-
> >lacp_rx_items_tmpl,
> +                                                         NULL));
> +
> +     mlx5_free(hw_lacp_miss);
> +     priv->hw_lacp_miss = NULL;
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Create templates and table for redirecting LACP traffic to kernel.
> + *
> + * LACP traffic redirection is needed whenever LACP bond is managed by
> the kernel.
> + * Required rule has a following structure:
> + *
> + * - ingress rule on root table
> + * - match EtherType 0x8809
> + * - action DEFAULT_MISS
> + *
> + * @param dev
> + *   Pointer to Ethernet device.
> + *
> + * @return
> + *   0 on success. Negative errno otherwise.
> + */
> +static int
> +flow_hw_create_lacp_miss_tables(struct rte_eth_dev *dev) {
> +     struct mlx5_priv *priv = dev->data->dev_private;
> +     struct mlx5_flow_hw_lacp_miss *hw_lacp_miss;
> +
> +     if (mlx5_flow_is_steering_disabled())
> +             return 0;
> +
> +     hw_lacp_miss = mlx5_malloc(MLX5_MEM_ZERO, sizeof(*hw_lacp_miss), 0,
> SOCKET_ID_ANY);
> +     if (!hw_lacp_miss) {
> +             DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u Failed to allocate memory for LACP miss
> tables",
> +                     dev->data->port_id);
> +             return -ENOMEM;
> +     }
> +     priv->hw_lacp_miss = hw_lacp_miss;
> +
> +     hw_lacp_miss->lacp_rx_items_tmpl =
> flow_hw_create_lacp_rx_pattern_template(dev, NULL);
> +     if (!hw_lacp_miss->lacp_rx_items_tmpl) {
> +             DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u Failed to create pattern template for
> LACP Rx traffic",
> +                     dev->data->port_id);
> +             goto error;
> +     }
> +     hw_lacp_miss->lacp_rx_actions_tmpl =
> flow_hw_create_lacp_rx_actions_template(dev, NULL);
> +     if (!hw_lacp_miss->lacp_rx_actions_tmpl) {
> +             DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u Failed to create actions template for
> LACP Rx traffic",
> +                     dev->data->port_id);
> +             goto error;
> +     }
> +     hw_lacp_miss->hw_lacp_rx_tbl =
> +             flow_hw_create_lacp_rx_table(dev, hw_lacp_miss-
> >lacp_rx_items_tmpl,
> +                                          hw_lacp_miss->lacp_rx_actions_tmpl,
> NULL);
> +     if (!hw_lacp_miss->hw_lacp_rx_tbl) {
> +             DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u Failed to create template table for LACP
> Rx traffic",
> +                     dev->data->port_id);
> +             goto error;
> +     }
> +
> +     return 0;
> +
> +error:
> +     flow_hw_cleanup_lacp_miss_tables(dev);
> +     return -EINVAL;
> +}
> +
>  /**
>   * Creates a set of flow tables used to create control flows used
>   * when E-Switch is engaged.
> @@ -11000,31 +11084,6 @@ flow_hw_create_fdb_ctrl_tables(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev, struct rte_flow_error *e
>                       goto err;
>               }
>       }
> -     /* Create LACP default miss table. */
> -     if (!priv->sh->config.lacp_by_user && priv->pf_bond >= 0 && priv-
> >master) {
> -             hw_ctrl_fdb->lacp_rx_items_tmpl =
> -                             flow_hw_create_lacp_rx_pattern_template(dev,
> error);
> -             if (!hw_ctrl_fdb->lacp_rx_items_tmpl) {
> -                     DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u failed to create pattern template"
> -                             " for LACP Rx traffic", dev->data->port_id);
> -                     goto err;
> -             }
> -             hw_ctrl_fdb->lacp_rx_actions_tmpl =
> -                             flow_hw_create_lacp_rx_actions_template(dev,
> error);
> -             if (!hw_ctrl_fdb->lacp_rx_actions_tmpl) {
> -                     DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u failed to create actions template"
> -                             " for LACP Rx traffic", dev->data->port_id);
> -                     goto err;
> -             }
> -             hw_ctrl_fdb->hw_lacp_rx_tbl = flow_hw_create_lacp_rx_table
> -                             (dev, hw_ctrl_fdb->lacp_rx_items_tmpl,
> -                              hw_ctrl_fdb->lacp_rx_actions_tmpl, error);
> -             if (!hw_ctrl_fdb->hw_lacp_rx_tbl) {
> -                     DRV_LOG(ERR, "port %u failed to create template table
> for"
> -                             " for LACP Rx traffic", dev->data->port_id);
> -                     goto err;
> -             }
> -     }
>       return 0;
> 
>  err:
> @@ -11754,6 +11813,7 @@ __mlx5_flow_hw_resource_release(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev, bool ctx_close)
> 
>       mlx5_flow_hw_rxq_flag_set(dev, false);
>       flow_hw_flush_all_ctrl_flows(dev);
> +     flow_hw_cleanup_lacp_miss_tables(dev);
>       flow_hw_cleanup_ctrl_fdb_tables(dev);
>       flow_hw_cleanup_ctrl_nic_tables(dev);
>       flow_hw_cleanup_tx_repr_tagging(dev);
> @@ -12160,6 +12220,14 @@ __flow_hw_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
>               if (ret)
>                       goto err;
>       }
> +     if (mlx5_flow_lacp_miss_needed(dev)) {
> +             ret = flow_hw_create_lacp_miss_tables(dev);
> +             if (ret) {
> +                     rte_flow_error_set(error, -ret,
> RTE_FLOW_ERROR_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, NULL,
> +                                        "Unable to create LACP miss flow
> tables");
> +                     goto err;
> +             }
> +     }
>       if (is_proxy) {
>               ret = flow_hw_create_vport_actions(priv);
>               if (ret) {
> @@ -16234,10 +16302,10 @@ mlx5_flow_hw_lacp_rx_flow(struct rte_eth_dev
> *dev)
>               .type = MLX5_CTRL_FLOW_TYPE_LACP_RX,
>       };
> 
> -     if (!priv->dr_ctx || !priv->hw_ctrl_fdb || !priv->hw_ctrl_fdb-
> >hw_lacp_rx_tbl)
> +     if (!priv->dr_ctx || !priv->hw_lacp_miss ||
> +!priv->hw_lacp_miss->hw_lacp_rx_tbl)
>               return 0;
>       return flow_hw_create_ctrl_flow(dev, dev,
> -                                     priv->hw_ctrl_fdb->hw_lacp_rx_tbl,
> +                                     priv->hw_lacp_miss->hw_lacp_rx_tbl,
>                                       eth_lacp, 0, miss_action, 0, &flow_info,
> false);  }
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
> b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c index a070aaecfd..32cd18717d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_trigger.c
> @@ -1672,9 +1672,8 @@ mlx5_traffic_enable_hws(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
>       } else {
>               DRV_LOG(INFO, "port %u FDB default rule is disabled", dev-
> >data->port_id);
>       }
> -     if (!priv->sh->config.lacp_by_user && priv->pf_bond >= 0 && priv-
> >master)
> -             if (mlx5_flow_hw_lacp_rx_flow(dev))
> -                     goto error;
> +     if (mlx5_flow_lacp_miss_needed(dev) &&
> mlx5_flow_hw_lacp_rx_flow(dev) != 0)
> +             goto error;
>       if (priv->isolated)
>               return 0;
>       ret = mlx5_flow_hw_create_ctrl_rx_tables(dev);
> @@ -1796,7 +1795,7 @@ mlx5_traffic_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
>               DRV_LOG(INFO, "port %u FDB default rule is disabled",
>                       dev->data->port_id);
>       }
> -     if (!priv->sh->config.lacp_by_user && priv->pf_bond >= 0 && priv-
> >master) {
> +     if (mlx5_flow_lacp_miss_needed(dev)) {
>               ret = mlx5_flow_lacp_miss(dev);
>               if (ret)
>                       DRV_LOG(INFO, "port %u LACP rule cannot be created - "
> --
> 2.47.3

Acked-by: Bing Zhao <[email protected]>

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