netdev - Re: [PATCH] bonding: Don't allow mode change via sysfs with slaves present

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Date:	Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00:25 -0500
From:	Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>
To:	Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>,
	Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bonding: Don't allow mode change via sysfs with slaves
	present

On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 05:44:42PM +0100, Veaceslav Falico wrote:
> When changing mode via bonding's sysfs, the slaves are not initialized
> correctly. Forbid to change modes with slaves present to ensure that every
> slave is initialized correctly via bond_enslave().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...hat.com>

Looks good.  This behavior forces someone who wants to change to mode to
go through steps that are almost as destructive as when module options
are used to configure the mode.  I do not see a problem with this.

Signed-off-by: Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>

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