Re: [net-next,v8,10/13] octeontx2-af: npc: cn20k: Allocate MCAM entry for flow installation

[Ratheesh Kannoth <rkannoth@marvell.com>]

On 2026-02-05 at 07:55:27, Jakub Kicinski (kuba@kernel.org) wrote:
> >  	cn20k_wreq.hw_prio = req->hw_prio;
> > +	cn20k_wreq.req_kw_type = req->req_kw_type;
> >
> >  update_rule:
>
> Looking at npc_install_flow(), req->req_kw_type is copied to
> cn20k_wreq.req_kw_type, but is req->req_kw_type ever initialized with the
> computed kw_type value?
>
> In rvu_mbox_handler_npc_install_flow(), the function
> rvu_npc_alloc_entry_for_flow_install() computes the correct kw_type based
> on the flow requirements and stores it in the local variable 'kw_type' at
> line 1746. However, this computed value is never assigned to
> req->req_kw_type before calling npc_install_flow() at line 1887.
>
> As a result, npc_install_flow() uses either a zero-initialized value or
> whatever the PF driver sent, instead of the AF-computed value. This seems
> inconsistent with the commit message stating "the AF driver determine the
> required NPC MCAM entry type." The incorrect req_kw_type is then passed to
> npc_cn20k_config_mcam_entry() which uses it for hardware configuration
> mismatch handling in npc_cn20k_config_kw_x2() at lines 956-960.
req->req_kw_type is used for different purpose. I believe, this comment is invalid.