Re: [PATCH net v3] net/mlx5e: fix BQL reset on SQ re-activation

On 04/08/2026 2:47, Bobby Eshleman wrote:
> From: Bobby Eshleman <[email protected]>
> 
> mlx5e_queue_start() deactivates and re-activates all channels but closes
> only the queue being restarted. mlx5e_activate_txqsq() then
> unconditionally calls netdev_tx_reset_queue(), zeroing the BQL counters
> of channels that kept their in-flight TX WQEs. The next completion then
> over-charges and trips the BUG_ON() in dql_completed():
> 
>    kernel BUG at lib/dynamic_queue_limits.c:99!
>    RIP: 0010:dql_completed+0x23d/0x280
>    Call Trace:
>     <IRQ>
>     mlx5e_poll_tx_cq+0x668/0xa60
>     mlx5e_napi_poll+0x5b/0x7b0
>     net_rx_action+0x15a/0x580
> 
> Reset BQL only when the SQ has no bytes in flight (sq->cc == sq->pc).
> 
> In the case that reset is skipped, the outstanding WQEs will eventually
> complete and rebalance the dql. The dql->limit is carried across the
> reset.
> 
> Fixes: b2588ea40ec9 ("net/mlx5e: Implement queue mgmt ops and single channel swap")
> Signed-off-by: Bobby Eshleman <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Tariq Toukan <[email protected]>

Thanks.

> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Sample sq->cc/sq->pc before setting MLX5E_SQ_STATE_ENABLED, so a
>    concurrent mlx5e_poll_tx_cq() cannot un-charge BQL between the check
>    and netdev_tx_reset_queue() (Sashiko:
>    https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/sashiko/#/patchset/[email protected])
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - remove misleading comment (Tariq)
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c | 4 +++-
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
> index 7d47a1da8b6b..f0407a850ea8 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
> @@ -1939,8 +1939,10 @@ int mlx5e_open_txqsq(struct mlx5e_channel *c, u32 tisn, int txq_ix,
>   void mlx5e_activate_txqsq(struct mlx5e_txqsq *sq)
>   {
>   	sq->txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(sq->netdev, sq->txq_ix);
> +	/* Reset BQL only when the SQ has no bytes in flight. */
> +	if (sq->cc == sq->pc)
> +		netdev_tx_reset_queue(sq->txq);
>   	set_bit(MLX5E_SQ_STATE_ENABLED, &sq->state);
> -	netdev_tx_reset_queue(sq->txq);
>   	netif_tx_start_queue(sq->txq);
>   	netif_queue_set_napi(sq->netdev, sq->txq_ix, NETDEV_QUEUE_TYPE_TX, sq->cq.napi);
>   }
> 
> ---
> base-commit: d1000fd7995e51deec872d154e0a40d82f7a539f
> change-id: 20260728-mlx5-bql-84e02a5a46c8
> 
> Best regards,