[PATCH net-next v6 1/2] net: ti: icssg-prueth: Add Frame Preemption MAC Merge support
Maxime Chevallier
maxime.chevallier at bootlin.com
Mon May 25 12:18:52 PDT 2026
Hi Meghana,
On 5/25/26 20:26, Meghana Malladi wrote:
> From: MD Danish Anwar <danishanwar at ti.com>
>
> Introduce QoS infrastructure for Frame Preemption (FPE) support in
> the ICSSG Ethernet driver.
>
> prueth_qos_iet tracks FPE enable/active state and verify state machine
> status via firmware-reported enum icssg_ietfpe_verify_states.
> icssg_config_ietfpe() configures IET FPE in firmware, triggers
> verify state machine based on ethtool MAC Merge parameters.
> Polls firmware verify status up to 3 times with verify_time_ms intervals
> and driver handles timeout by logging error and returning.
> In case of any failure during configuration for enable/disable,
> IET FPE falls back to disabled state.
>
> For MQPRIO qdisc support all queues are express by default later
> gets override by user-provided preemptible_tcs bitmask via tc qdisc mask
> Preempt mask configuration: Maps traffic classes to queue express/preemptible
> state and applied only when FPE is active (Tx enabled)
>
> Verify state machine re-triggers on link up/down events based on
> fpe_enabled and fpe_active flags, and for memory protection, fpe_lock
> serializes all FPE state mutations, preventing races between ethtool
> config, qdisc setup, and link events
>
> Signed-off-by: MD Danish Anwar <danishanwar at ti.com>
> Signed-off-by: Meghana Malladi <m-malladi at ti.com>
There's quite a lot of checkpatch output for this patch, I'll let you
browse through it :)
Also keep in mind that we still recommend 80 chars on net.
Besides that, I have a few comments, see below :)
> ---
>
> v6-v5:
> - Balance fpe_lock mutex lifecycle on all error paths
> - Remove deadcode inside icssg_iet_set_preempt_mask()
> - Add fallback label inside icssg_config_ietfpe() to fix
> stale state machine handling.
> - Replace netdev_err with netdev_info and netdev_dbg wherever
> applicable
> - Remove EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL for icssg_config_ietfpe()
> - Remove redundant code inside icssg_qos_init()
> - qdisc deletion path clears per-queue map as well.
> - Protect all read/writes to p_mqprio with a mutex
> All the above changes address the comments raised by sashiko
>
> drivers/net/ethernet/ti/Makefile | 3 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_common.c | 1 +
> drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_config.h | 9 -
> drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c | 6 +
> drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.h | 2 +
> drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_qos.c | 269 +++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_qos.h | 66 +++++
> 7 files changed, 346 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_qos.c
> create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_qos.h
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/Makefile
> index f4276c9a77620..d19bcd25c9d07 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/Makefile
> @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ icssg-y := icssg/icssg_common.o \
> icssg/icssg_config.o \
> icssg/icssg_mii_cfg.o \
> icssg/icssg_stats.o \
> - icssg/icssg_ethtool.o
> + icssg/icssg_ethtool.o \
> + icssg/icssg_qos.o
>
> obj-$(CONFIG_TI_ICSS_IEP) += icssg/icss_iep.o
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_common.c
> index a28a608f9bf4b..c3ee97e96cd50 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_common.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_common.c
> @@ -1724,6 +1724,7 @@ void prueth_netdev_exit(struct prueth *prueth,
>
> netif_napi_del(&emac->napi_rx);
>
> + mutex_destroy(&emac->qos.iet.fpe_lock);
> pruss_release_mem_region(prueth->pruss, &emac->dram);
> free_netdev(emac->ndev);
> prueth->emac[mac] = NULL;
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_config.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_config.h
> index 60d69744ffae2..1ac202f855ed4 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_config.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_config.h
> @@ -323,13 +323,4 @@ struct prueth_fdb_slot {
> u8 fid;
> u8 fid_c2;
> } __packed;
> -
> -enum icssg_ietfpe_verify_states {
> - ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_UNKNOWN = 0,
> - ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_INITIAL,
> - ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_VERIFYING,
> - ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_SUCCEEDED,
> - ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_FAILED,
> - ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_DISABLED
> -};
> #endif /* __NET_TI_ICSSG_CONFIG_H */
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
> index 591be5c8056b4..39f379df923bf 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
> @@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ static void emac_adjust_link(struct net_device *ndev)
> } else {
> icssg_set_port_state(emac, ICSSG_EMAC_PORT_DISABLE);
> }
> +
> + icssg_qos_link_state_update(ndev);
> }
>
> if (emac->link) {
> @@ -1652,6 +1654,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops emac_netdev_ops = {
> .ndo_hwtstamp_get = icssg_ndo_get_ts_config,
> .ndo_hwtstamp_set = icssg_ndo_set_ts_config,
> .ndo_xsk_wakeup = prueth_xsk_wakeup,
> + .ndo_setup_tc = icssg_qos_ndo_setup_tc,
> };
>
> static int prueth_netdev_init(struct prueth *prueth,
> @@ -1686,6 +1689,8 @@ static int prueth_netdev_init(struct prueth *prueth,
>
> INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&emac->stats_work, icssg_stats_work_handler);
>
> + icssg_qos_init(ndev);
> +
> ret = pruss_request_mem_region(prueth->pruss,
> port == PRUETH_PORT_MII0 ?
> PRUSS_MEM_DRAM0 : PRUSS_MEM_DRAM1,
> @@ -1793,6 +1798,7 @@ static int prueth_netdev_init(struct prueth *prueth,
> free:
> pruss_release_mem_region(prueth->pruss, &emac->dram);
> free_ndev:
> + mutex_destroy(&emac->qos.iet.fpe_lock);
> emac->ndev = NULL;
> prueth->emac[mac] = NULL;
> free_netdev(ndev);
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.h
> index df93d15c5b786..85f7017d2c8e7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.h
> @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
> #include "icssg_config.h"
> #include "icss_iep.h"
> #include "icssg_switch_map.h"
> +#include "icssg_qos.h"
>
> #define PRUETH_MAX_MTU (2000 - ETH_HLEN - ETH_FCS_LEN)
> #define PRUETH_MIN_PKT_SIZE (VLAN_ETH_ZLEN)
> @@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ struct prueth_emac {
> struct bpf_prog *xdp_prog;
> struct xdp_attachment_info xdpi;
> int xsk_qid;
> + struct prueth_qos qos;
> };
>
> /* The buf includes headroom compatible with both skb and xdpf */
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_qos.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_qos.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000..2781abf39e9bb
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_qos.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +/* Texas Instruments ICSSG PRUETH QoS submodule
> + * Copyright (C) 2023 Texas Instruments Incorporated - http://www.ti.com/
> + */
> +
> +#include "icssg_prueth.h"
> +#include "icssg_switch_map.h"
> +
> +static void icssg_iet_set_preempt_mask(struct prueth_emac *emac)
> +{
> + void __iomem *config = emac->dram.va + ICSSG_CONFIG_OFFSET;
> + struct prueth_qos_mqprio *p_mqprio = &emac->qos.mqprio;
> + struct tc_mqprio_qopt *qopt = &p_mqprio->mqprio.qopt;
> + struct prueth_qos_iet *iet = &emac->qos.iet;
> + int prempt_mask = 0, i;
> + u8 tc, num_tc;
> +
> + if (!iet->preemptible_tcs)
> + goto reset_hw;
> +
> + if (iet->fpe_active) {
> + /* Configure the queues based on the preemptible tc map set by the user */
> + num_tc = p_mqprio->mqprio.qopt.num_tc;
> + for (tc = 0; tc < num_tc; tc++) {
> + /* check if the tc is preemptive or not */
> + if (iet->preemptible_tcs & BIT(tc)) {
> + for (i = qopt->offset[tc]; i < qopt->offset[tc] + qopt->count[tc]; i++) {
> + /* Set all the queues in this tc as preemptive queues */
> + writeb(BIT(4), config + EXPRESS_PRE_EMPTIVE_Q_MAP + i);
> + }
> + } else {
> + /* Set all the queues in this tc as express queues */
> + for (i = qopt->offset[tc]; i < qopt->offset[tc] + qopt->count[tc]; i++) {
> + writeb(0, config + EXPRESS_PRE_EMPTIVE_Q_MAP + i);
> + prempt_mask |= BIT(i);
> + }
> + }
> + netdev_set_tc_queue(emac->ndev, tc, qopt->count[tc], qopt->offset[tc]);
> + }
> + writeb(prempt_mask, config + EXPRESS_PRE_EMPTIVE_Q_MASK);
> + return;
> + }
> +
> +reset_hw:
> + /* Reset to default: all queues as express */
> + for (i = 0; i < ICSSG_MAX_TC_QUEUES; i++)
> + writeb(0, config + EXPRESS_PRE_EMPTIVE_Q_MAP + i);
> + writeb(ICSSG_EXPRESS_Q_MASK_ALL, config + EXPRESS_PRE_EMPTIVE_Q_MASK);
> +}
> +
> +static int icssg_iet_verify_wait(struct prueth_emac *emac)
> +{
> + void __iomem *config = emac->dram.va + ICSSG_CONFIG_OFFSET;
> + struct prueth_qos_iet *iet = &emac->qos.iet;
> + int try = 3;
> +
> + do {
> + msleep(iet->verify_time_ms);
> + iet->verify_status = readb(config + PRE_EMPTION_VERIFY_STATUS);
> + if (iet->verify_status == ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_SUCCEEDED)
> + return 0;
> + } while (--try > 0);
You can replace that whole loop with a readb_poll_timeout, to avoid
open-coding it.
> +
> + netdev_err(emac->ndev, "MAC Verify timeout\n");
> + return -ETIMEDOUT;
> +}
> +
> +/* Direct synchronous configuration of IET FPE.
> + * Caller must hold iet->fpe_lock.
> + */
> +int icssg_config_ietfpe(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable)
> +{
> + struct prueth_emac *emac = netdev_priv(ndev);
> + void __iomem *config = emac->dram.va + ICSSG_CONFIG_OFFSET;
> + struct prueth_qos_iet *iet = &emac->qos.iet;
> + int ret;
> + u8 val;
> +
> + lockdep_assert_held(&iet->fpe_lock);
> +
> + if (!netif_running(ndev)) {
> + netdev_dbg(ndev, "cannot change IET/FPE state when interface is down\n");
> + return 0;
> + }
> +
> + /* Update FPE Tx enable bit (PRE_EMPTION_ENABLE_TX) if
> + * fpe_enabled is set to enable MM in Tx direction
> + */
> + writeb(enable ? 1 : 0, config + PRE_EMPTION_ENABLE_TX);
> +
> + /* If FPE is to be enabled, first configure MAC Verify state
> + * machine in firmware as firmware kicks the Verify process
> + * as soon as ICSSG_EMAC_PORT_PREMPT_TX_ENABLE command is
> + * received.
> + */
> + if (enable && iet->mac_verify_configure) {
> + writeb(1, config + PRE_EMPTION_ENABLE_VERIFY);
> + writew(iet->tx_min_frag_size + ETH_FCS_LEN,
> + config + PRE_EMPTION_ADD_FRAG_SIZE_LOCAL);
> + writel(iet->verify_time_ms, config + PRE_EMPTION_VERIFY_TIME);
> + } else {
> + writeb(0, config + PRE_EMPTION_ENABLE_VERIFY);
> + iet->verify_status = ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_DISABLED;
> + }
> +
> + /* Send command to enable FPE Tx side. Rx is always enabled */
> + ret = icssg_set_port_state(emac,
> + enable ? ICSSG_EMAC_PORT_PREMPT_TX_ENABLE :
> + ICSSG_EMAC_PORT_PREMPT_TX_DISABLE);
> + if (ret) {
> + netdev_err(ndev, "TX preempt %s command failed\n",
> + str_enable_disable(enable));
> + goto fallback;
> + }
> +
> + if (enable && iet->mac_verify_configure) {
> + ret = icssg_iet_verify_wait(emac);
> + if (ret) {
> + netdev_err(ndev, "MAC Verification failed with timeout\n");
> + goto disable_tx;
> + }
> + } else if (enable) {
> + /* Give firmware some time to update PRE_EMPTION_ACTIVE_TX state */
> + usleep_range(100, 200);
> + }
> +
> + if (enable) {
> + val = readb(config + PRE_EMPTION_ACTIVE_TX);
> + if (val != 1) {
> + netdev_err(ndev,
> + "Firmware fails to activate IET/FPE\n");
> + ret = -EIO;
> + goto disable_tx;
> + }
> + iet->fpe_active = true;
> + } else {
> + iet->fpe_active = false;
> + }
> +
> + icssg_iet_set_preempt_mask(emac);
> + netdev_info(ndev, "IET FPE %s successfully\n",
> + str_enable_disable(iet->fpe_active));
> + return ret;
> +
> +disable_tx:
> + icssg_set_port_state(emac, ICSSG_EMAC_PORT_PREMPT_TX_DISABLE);
> +fallback:
> + writeb(0, config + PRE_EMPTION_ENABLE_TX);
> + writeb(0, config + PRE_EMPTION_ENABLE_VERIFY);
> + iet->verify_status = ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_DISABLED;
> + iet->fpe_active = false;
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +void icssg_qos_init(struct net_device *ndev)
> +{
> + struct prueth_emac *emac = netdev_priv(ndev);
> + struct prueth_qos_iet *iet = &emac->qos.iet;
> +
> + mutex_init(&iet->fpe_lock);
> + /* Set default values to prevent garbage values during .get_mm() */
> + mutex_lock(&iet->fpe_lock);
> + iet->verify_time_ms = ICSSG_IET_MAX_VERIFY_TIME;
> + iet->tx_min_frag_size = ETH_ZLEN;
> + mutex_unlock(&iet->fpe_lock);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(icssg_qos_init);
> +
> +static int icssg_iet_change_preemptible_tcs(struct prueth_emac *emac)
> +{
> + struct prueth_qos_iet *iet = &emac->qos.iet;
> + int ret;
> +
> + mutex_lock(&iet->fpe_lock);
> + ret = icssg_config_ietfpe(emac->ndev, iet->fpe_enabled);
> + mutex_unlock(&iet->fpe_lock);
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static int emac_tc_query_caps(struct net_device *ndev, void *type_data)
> +{
> + struct tc_query_caps_base *base = type_data;
> +
> + switch (base->type) {
> + case TC_SETUP_QDISC_MQPRIO: {
> + struct tc_mqprio_caps *caps = base->caps;
> +
> + caps->validate_queue_counts = true;
> + return 0;
> + }
> + default:
> + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> + }
> +}
> +
> +static int emac_tc_setup_mqprio(struct net_device *ndev, void *type_data)
> +{
> + struct prueth_emac *emac = netdev_priv(ndev);
> + struct prueth_qos_mqprio *p_mqprio = &emac->qos.mqprio;
> + struct tc_mqprio_qopt_offload *mqprio = type_data;
> + struct prueth_qos_iet *iet = &emac->qos.iet;
> + int ret;
> +
> + /* Validate parameters */
> + if (mqprio->qopt.num_tc > ICSSG_MAX_TC_QUEUES) {
> + netdev_err(ndev, "Number of traffic classes (%u) exceeds hardware limit\n",
> + mqprio->qopt.num_tc);
> + return -EINVAL;
> + }
> +
> + if (mqprio->flags & TC_MQPRIO_F_SHAPER) {
> + netdev_err(ndev, "traffic shaping is not supported\n");
> + return -EINVAL;
Maybe -EOPNOTSUPP ?
> + }
> +
> + if (mqprio->flags & (TC_MQPRIO_F_MIN_RATE | TC_MQPRIO_F_MAX_RATE)) {
> + netdev_err(ndev, "per-queue rate limiting is not supported\n");
> + return -EINVAL;
Same
> + }
> +
> + if (!mqprio->qopt.num_tc) {
> + netdev_reset_tc(ndev);
> + } else {
> + netdev_set_num_tc(ndev, mqprio->qopt.num_tc);
> + }
> +
> + mutex_lock(&iet->fpe_lock);
> + if (!mqprio->qopt.num_tc) {
> + iet->preemptible_tcs = 0;
> + } else {
> + memcpy(&p_mqprio->mqprio, mqprio, sizeof(*mqprio));
> + iet->preemptible_tcs = mqprio->preemptible_tcs;
> + }
> + mutex_unlock(&iet->fpe_lock);
> +
> + netdev_dbg(ndev, "dev->num_tc %u dev->real_num_tx_queues %u\n",
> + ndev->num_tc, ndev->real_num_tx_queues);
> +
> + ret = icssg_iet_change_preemptible_tcs(emac);
> + return ret;
Simplify this with :
return icssg_iet_change_preemptible_tcs(emac);
> +}
> +
> +int icssg_qos_ndo_setup_tc(struct net_device *ndev, enum tc_setup_type type,
> + void *type_data)
> +{
> + switch (type) {
> + case TC_QUERY_CAPS:
> + return emac_tc_query_caps(ndev, type_data);
> + case TC_SETUP_QDISC_MQPRIO:
> + return emac_tc_setup_mqprio(ndev, type_data);
> + default:
> + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> + }
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(icssg_qos_ndo_setup_tc);
> +
> +void icssg_qos_link_state_update(struct net_device *ndev)
> +{
> + struct prueth_emac *emac = netdev_priv(ndev);
> + struct prueth_qos_iet *iet = &emac->qos.iet;
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = icssg_iet_change_preemptible_tcs(emac);
> + if (ret)
> + netdev_dbg(ndev, "IET FPE %s failed\n",
> + str_enable_disable(iet->fpe_active));
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(icssg_qos_link_state_update);
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_qos.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_qos.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000..9355e96bbcda8
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_qos.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> +/* Copyright (C) 2023 Texas Instruments Incorporated - http://www.ti.com/
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef __NET_TI_ICSSG_QOS_H
> +#define __NET_TI_ICSSG_QOS_H
> +
> +#include <linux/atomic.h>
> +#include <linux/netdevice.h>
> +#include <net/pkt_sched.h>
> +
> +#define ICSSG_MAX_TC_QUEUES 8
> +#define ICSSG_EXPRESS_Q_MASK_ALL 0xFF
> +#define ICSSG_IET_MAX_VERIFY_TIME 128
> +#define ICSSG_IET_MIN_VERIFY_TIME 1
> +
> +/**
> + * enum icssg_ietfpe_verify_states - status of MAC Merge Verify returned by firmware
> + * @ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_UNKNOWN:
> + * verification status is unknown
> + * @ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_INITIAL:
> + * Firmware returns this if verify state diagram is idle
> + * @ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_VERIFYING:
> + * Firmware returns this if verification is ongoing
> + * @ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_SUCCEEDED:
> + * Firmware returns this if verify state diagram completes verification
> + * @ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_FAILED:
> + * Firmware returns this if verify state diagram fails during verification
> + * @ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_DISABLED:
> + * verification is disabled by the driver
> + */
> +enum icssg_ietfpe_verify_states {
> + ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_UNKNOWN = 0,
> + ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_INITIAL,
> + ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_VERIFYING,
> + ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_SUCCEEDED,
> + ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_FAILED,
> + ICSSG_IETFPE_STATE_DISABLED
> +};
> +
> +struct prueth_qos_mqprio {
> + struct tc_mqprio_qopt_offload mqprio;
> +};
> +
> +struct prueth_qos_iet {
> + bool fpe_enabled;
> + bool mac_verify_configure;
> + u32 tx_min_frag_size;
> + u32 verify_time_ms;
> + bool fpe_active;
> + enum icssg_ietfpe_verify_states verify_status;
> + struct mutex fpe_lock;
Checkpatch already says it, but you need to document what this
mutex is protecting.
> + u8 preemptible_tcs;
> +};
> +
> +struct prueth_qos {
> + struct prueth_qos_iet iet;
> + struct prueth_qos_mqprio mqprio;
> +};
> +
> +void icssg_qos_init(struct net_device *ndev);
> +void icssg_qos_link_state_update(struct net_device *ndev);
> +int icssg_qos_ndo_setup_tc(struct net_device *ndev, enum tc_setup_type type,
> + void *type_data);
> +int icssg_config_ietfpe(struct net_device *ndev, bool enable);
> +#endif /* __NET_TI_ICSSG_QOS_H */
Thanks,
Maxime
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