[PATCH net-next 0/3] net/mlx5e: Improve channel creation time via fast-path MKEY initialization

From: Tariq Toukan

Date: Thu Mar 19 2026 - 03:45:29 EST


Hi,

This series improves channel creation time by moving per-channel MKEY
initialization from a slow-path FW command to a fast-path UMR WQE.

The benefit becomes more significant with larger MKEYs and a higher
number of channels.

On my setup with the maximum configuration (248 channels, MTU 9000,
RX/TX ring size 8K), the "interface up" operation is 2.081 seconds
faster:

Before: 5.618 seconds
After: 3.537 seconds

This corresponds to ~8.4 msec saved per channel.

Regards,
Tariq

Tariq Toukan (3):
net/mlx5e: Move RX MPWQE slowpath fields into a separate struct
net/mlx5e: RX, Pre-calculate pad value in MPWQE
net/mlx5e: Speed up channel creation by initializing MKEY entries via
UMR WQE

drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h | 11 +-
.../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/txrx.h | 1 +
.../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c | 263 +++++++++++++-----
.../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c | 9 +-
4 files changed, 212 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-)


base-commit: a7fb05cbb8f989fa5a81818be9680464cff9d717
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2.44.0