[PATCH net-next 14/15] net: enetc: add PSI-to-VSI link status notification support for VF

From: wei . fang

Date: Fri Jun 05 2026 - 03:32:36 EST


From: Wei Fang <wei.fang@xxxxxxx>

Add infrastructure for ENETC v4 VFs to track PF link status changes via
the PSI-to-VSI messaging channel. Two new ops,
vf_reg_link_status_notifier and vf_unreg_link_status_notifier, are added
to enetc_si_ops and wired into enetc_phylink_connect() and enetc_close()
for the phy-less path. The feature is populated only in enetc4_vsi_ops;
rev1 hardware is not affected.

On enetc_open(), the VF sends a REGISTER_LINK_CHANGE_NOTIFIER message to
the PF through the VSI-to-PSI messaging channel. The PF records the VF
in link_status_ms_mask, and immediately sends the current link status so
that the VF carrier reflects reality as soon as the interface comes up.
On every subsequent PF link transition the PF broadcasts a 16-bit
notification to all registered VFs.

On the VF side, a dedicated MSI-X vector handles incoming PSI-to-VSI
messages. The interrupt handler schedules a work item which parses the
notification and updates the carrier state via netif_carrier_on() or
netif_carrier_off() accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Wei Fang <wei.fang@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c | 11 ++
drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.h | 4 +
.../net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_hw.h | 9 +
.../net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_vf.c | 185 +++++++++++++++++-
4 files changed, 208 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
index fdceaf36daa7..a1a8a1551cd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.c
@@ -2892,11 +2892,15 @@ static void enetc_clear_interrupts(struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv)
static int enetc_phylink_connect(struct net_device *ndev)
{
struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+ struct enetc_si *si = priv->si;
struct ethtool_keee edata;
int err;

if (!priv->phylink) {
/* phy-less mode */
+ if (si->ops->vf_reg_link_status_notifier)
+ return si->ops->vf_reg_link_status_notifier(si);
+
netif_carrier_on(ndev);
return 0;
}
@@ -2968,6 +2972,7 @@ int enetc_open(struct net_device *ndev)
{
struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
struct enetc_bdr_resource *tx_res, *rx_res;
+ struct enetc_si *si = priv->si;
bool extended;
int err;

@@ -3010,6 +3015,8 @@ int enetc_open(struct net_device *ndev)
err_alloc_tx:
if (priv->phylink)
phylink_disconnect_phy(priv->phylink);
+ else if (si->ops->vf_unreg_link_status_notifier)
+ si->ops->vf_unreg_link_status_notifier(si);
err_phy_connect:
enetc_free_irqs(priv);
err_setup_irqs:
@@ -3050,6 +3057,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(enetc_stop);
int enetc_close(struct net_device *ndev)
{
struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
+ struct enetc_si *si = priv->si;

enetc_stop(ndev);

@@ -3057,6 +3065,9 @@ int enetc_close(struct net_device *ndev)
phylink_stop(priv->phylink);
phylink_disconnect_phy(priv->phylink);
} else {
+ if (si->ops->vf_unreg_link_status_notifier)
+ si->ops->vf_unreg_link_status_notifier(si);
+
netif_carrier_off(ndev);
}

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.h
index 24d9f89aee73..1666dfe81cbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc.h
@@ -300,6 +300,10 @@ struct enetc_si_ops {
int (*set_rss_table)(struct enetc_si *si, const u32 *table, int count);
int (*setup_cbdr)(struct enetc_si *si);
void (*teardown_cbdr)(struct enetc_si *si);
+
+ /* VSI-specific hooks */
+ int (*vf_reg_link_status_notifier)(struct enetc_si *si);
+ int (*vf_unreg_link_status_notifier)(struct enetc_si *si);
};

/* PCI IEP device data */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_hw.h
index 62844344ff29..5dc4532607b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_hw.h
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ static inline u32 enetc_vsi_set_msize(u32 size)
#define PSIMSGSR_MS(n) BIT((n) + 1) /* n is VF index */
#define PSIMSGSR_MC GENMASK(31, 16)

+#define ENETC_VSIMSGRR 0x208
+#define VSIMSGRR_MC GENMASK(31, 16)
+
/* SI statistics */
#define ENETC_SIROCT 0x300
#define ENETC_SIRFRM 0x308
@@ -107,6 +110,12 @@ static inline u32 enetc_vsi_set_msize(u32 size)
#define ENETC_SICAPR0 0x900
#define ENETC_SICAPR1 0x904

+#define ENETC_VSIIER 0xa00
+#define VSIIER_MRIE BIT(9)
+
+#define ENETC_VSIIDR 0xa08
+#define VSIIDR_MR BIT(9)
+
#define ENETC_PSIIER 0xa00
#define ENETC_PSIIDR 0xa08

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_vf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_vf.c
index 418ee98da17d..9cace77110b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/enetc/enetc_vf.c
@@ -131,6 +131,37 @@ static int enetc_msg_vsi_send(struct enetc_si *si, struct enetc_msg_swbd *msg)
return err;
}

+static int enetc_msg_link_status_notifier(struct enetc_si *si, bool reg)
+{
+ struct device *dev = &si->pdev->dev;
+ struct enetc_msg_swbd msg_swbd;
+ u8 cmd_id;
+
+ msg_swbd.size = ALIGN(sizeof(struct enetc_msg_generic),
+ ENETC_MSG_ALIGN);
+ msg_swbd.vaddr = dma_alloc_coherent(dev, msg_swbd.size,
+ &msg_swbd.dma, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!msg_swbd.vaddr)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ cmd_id = reg ? ENETC_MSG_REGISTER_LINK_CHANGE_NOTIFIER :
+ ENETC_MSG_UNREGISTER_LINK_CHANGE_NOTIFIER;
+ enetc_msg_fill_common_hdr(&msg_swbd, ENETC_MSG_CLASS_ID_LINK_STATUS,
+ cmd_id, 0, 0);
+
+ return enetc_msg_vsi_send(si, &msg_swbd);
+}
+
+static int enetc_vf_reg_link_status_notifier(struct enetc_si *si)
+{
+ return enetc_msg_link_status_notifier(si, true);
+}
+
+static int enetc_vf_unreg_link_status_notifier(struct enetc_si *si)
+{
+ return enetc_msg_link_status_notifier(si, false);
+}
+
static int enetc_msg_vsi_set_primary_mac_addr(struct enetc_ndev_priv *priv,
struct sockaddr *saddr)
{
@@ -411,6 +442,113 @@ static void enetc_vf_netdev_setup(struct enetc_si *si, struct net_device *ndev,
enetc_load_primary_mac_addr(&si->hw, ndev);
}

+static void enetc_vf_enable_mr_int(struct enetc_hw *hw)
+{
+ u32 val = enetc_rd(hw, ENETC_VSIIER) | VSIIER_MRIE;
+
+ enetc_wr(hw, ENETC_VSIIER, val);
+}
+
+static void enetc_vf_disable_mr_int(struct enetc_hw *hw)
+{
+ u32 val = enetc_rd(hw, ENETC_VSIIER) & (~VSIIER_MRIE);
+
+ enetc_wr(hw, ENETC_VSIIER, val);
+}
+
+static void enetc_vf_msg_handle_link_status(struct enetc_si *si, u8 class_code)
+{
+ struct net_device *ndev = si->ndev;
+
+ switch (class_code) {
+ case ENETC_LINK_STATUS_CLASS_CODE_UP:
+ if (!netif_carrier_ok(ndev)) {
+ netif_carrier_on(ndev);
+ netdev_info(ndev, "Link is Up\n");
+ }
+ break;
+ case ENETC_LINK_STATUS_CLASS_CODE_DOWN:
+ if (netif_carrier_ok(ndev)) {
+ netif_carrier_off(ndev);
+ netdev_info(ndev, "Link is Down\n");
+ }
+ break;
+ }
+}
+
+static void enetc_vf_msg_task(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ struct enetc_si *si = container_of(work, struct enetc_si, msg_task);
+ struct enetc_hw *hw = &si->hw;
+ u8 class_id, class_code;
+ u16 pf_msg;
+
+ pf_msg = FIELD_GET(VSIMSGRR_MC, enetc_rd(hw, ENETC_VSIMSGRR));
+ /* W1C to clear the message received interrupt event */
+ enetc_wr(hw, ENETC_VSIIDR, VSIIDR_MR);
+
+ class_id = FIELD_GET(ENETC_PF_MSG_CLASS_ID, pf_msg);
+ class_code = FIELD_GET(ENETC_PF_MSG_CLASS_CODE, pf_msg);
+
+ switch (class_id) {
+ case ENETC_MSG_CLASS_ID_LINK_STATUS:
+ enetc_vf_msg_handle_link_status(si, class_code);
+ break;
+ default:
+ dev_err(&si->pdev->dev,
+ "Unsupported Message Class ID (0x%02x) from PF\n",
+ class_id);
+ }
+
+ enetc_vf_enable_mr_int(hw);
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t enetc_vf_msg_msix_handler(int irq, void *data)
+{
+ struct enetc_si *si = (struct enetc_si *)data;
+
+ enetc_vf_disable_mr_int(&si->hw);
+ queue_work(si->workqueue, &si->msg_task);
+
+ return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static int enetc_vf_register_msg_msix(struct enetc_si *si)
+{
+ int irq, err;
+
+ if (is_enetc_rev1(si))
+ return 0;
+
+ snprintf(si->msg_int_name, sizeof(si->msg_int_name), "%s-pfmsg",
+ pci_name(si->pdev));
+ irq = pci_irq_vector(si->pdev, ENETC_SI_INT_IDX);
+ err = request_irq(irq, enetc_vf_msg_msix_handler, 0,
+ si->msg_int_name, si);
+ if (err) {
+ dev_err(&si->pdev->dev,
+ "VF messaging: request_irq() failed!\n");
+ return err;
+ }
+
+ /* set one IRQ entry for PSI-to-VSI messaging */
+ enetc_wr(&si->hw, ENETC_SIMSIVR, ENETC_SI_INT_IDX);
+
+ /* Enable message received interrupt */
+ enetc_vf_enable_mr_int(&si->hw);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void enetc_vf_free_msg_msix(struct enetc_si *si)
+{
+ if (is_enetc_rev1(si))
+ return;
+
+ enetc_vf_disable_mr_int(&si->hw);
+ free_irq(pci_irq_vector(si->pdev, ENETC_SI_INT_IDX), si);
+}
+
static const struct enetc_si_ops enetc_vsi_ops = {
.get_rss_table = enetc_get_rss_table,
.set_rss_table = enetc_set_rss_table,
@@ -423,8 +561,36 @@ static const struct enetc_si_ops enetc4_vsi_ops = {
.set_rss_table = enetc4_set_rss_table,
.setup_cbdr = enetc4_setup_cbdr,
.teardown_cbdr = enetc4_teardown_cbdr,
+ .vf_reg_link_status_notifier = enetc_vf_reg_link_status_notifier,
+ .vf_unreg_link_status_notifier = enetc_vf_unreg_link_status_notifier,
};

+static int enetc_vf_wq_task_init(struct enetc_si *si)
+{
+ char wq_name[24];
+
+ if (is_enetc_rev1(si))
+ return 0;
+
+ snprintf(wq_name, sizeof(wq_name), "enetc-%s", pci_name(si->pdev));
+ si->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue(wq_name);
+ if (!si->workqueue)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ INIT_WORK(&si->msg_task, enetc_vf_msg_task);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void enetc_vf_wq_task_destroy(struct enetc_si *si)
+{
+ if (!si->workqueue)
+ return;
+
+ disable_work_sync(&si->msg_task);
+ destroy_workqueue(si->workqueue);
+}
+
static int enetc_vf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
const struct pci_device_id *ent)
{
@@ -489,6 +655,18 @@ static int enetc_vf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
goto err_alloc_msix;
}

+ err = enetc_vf_wq_task_init(si);
+ if (err) {
+ dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to init workqueue\n");
+ goto err_wq_init;
+ }
+
+ err = enetc_vf_register_msg_msix(si);
+ if (err) {
+ dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register msg irq\n");
+ goto err_register_msg_msix;
+ }
+
err = register_netdev(ndev);
if (err)
goto err_reg_netdev;
@@ -498,6 +676,10 @@ static int enetc_vf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
return 0;

err_reg_netdev:
+ enetc_vf_free_msg_msix(si);
+err_register_msg_msix:
+ enetc_vf_wq_task_destroy(si);
+err_wq_init:
enetc_free_msix(priv);
err_config_si:
err_alloc_msix:
@@ -524,7 +706,8 @@ static void enetc_vf_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)

priv = netdev_priv(si->ndev);
unregister_netdev(si->ndev);
-
+ enetc_vf_free_msg_msix(si);
+ enetc_vf_wq_task_destroy(si);
enetc_free_msix(priv);

enetc_free_si_resources(priv);
--
2.34.1