Re: [PATCH net-next] net/mlx5: E-Switch, defer fwd2vport egress ACL allocation

[email protected] Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:30:09 +0000

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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>:

On Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:04:27 +0300 you wrote:
> From: Yael Chemla <[email protected]>
> 
> On every VF/SF vport enable, esw_acl_egress_ofld_setup() allocates an
> egress ACL flow table and a fwd_grp whenever the device supports
> egress_acl_forward_to_vport. The only consumer of that group is the
> active/passive fwd2vport rule installed when two representor netdevs
> are bonded - a path that almost never fires. As a result, hosts with
> many VFs/SFs pay a per-vport flow table and flow group cost for a
> feature most ports never use.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net/mlx5: E-Switch, defer fwd2vport egress ACL allocation
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/0b7763e3a0ec

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