* - when available free entries are less.
* Lower priority ones out of avaialble free entries are always
* chosen when 'high vs low' question arises.
+ *
+ * For a VF base MCAM match rule is set by its PF. And all the
+ * further MCAM rules installed by VF on its own are
+ * concatenated with the base rule set by its PF. Hence PF entries
+ * should be at lower priority compared to VF entries. Otherwise
+ * base rule is hit always and rules installed by VF will be of
+ * no use. Hence if the request is from PF then allocate low
+ * priority entries.
*/
+ if (!(pcifunc & RVU_PFVF_FUNC_MASK))
+ goto lprio_alloc;
/* Get the search range for priority allocation request */
if (req->priority) {
goto alloc;
}
- /* For a VF base MCAM match rule is set by its PF. And all the
- * further MCAM rules installed by VF on its own are
- * concatenated with the base rule set by its PF. Hence PF entries
- * should be at lower priority compared to VF entries. Otherwise
- * base rule is hit always and rules installed by VF will be of
- * no use. Hence if the request is from PF and NOT a priority
- * allocation request then allocate low priority entries.
- */
- if (!(pcifunc & RVU_PFVF_FUNC_MASK))
- goto lprio_alloc;
-
/* Find out the search range for non-priority allocation request
*
* Get MCAM free entry count in middle zone.
reverse = true;
start = 0;
end = mcam->bmap_entries;
+ /* Ensure PF requests are always at bottom and if PF requests
+ * for higher/lower priority entry wrt reference entry then
+ * honour that criteria and start search for entries from bottom
+ * and not in mid zone.
+ */
+ if (!(pcifunc & RVU_PFVF_FUNC_MASK) &&
+ req->priority == NPC_MCAM_HIGHER_PRIO)
+ end = req->ref_entry;
+
+ if (!(pcifunc & RVU_PFVF_FUNC_MASK) &&
+ req->priority == NPC_MCAM_LOWER_PRIO)
+ start = req->ref_entry;
}
alloc: