netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH v3] bonding: start slaves with link down for ARP monitor

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Date:	Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:25:38 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	fbl@...hat.com
Cc:	mkubecek@...e.cz, netdev@...r.kernel.org, fubar@...ibm.com,
	andy@...yhouse.net
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v3] bonding: start slaves with link down for
 ARP monitor

From: Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:19:12 -0300

> On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:02:06 +0200
> Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz> wrote:
> 
>> Initialize slave device link state as down if ARP monitor is
>> active and net_carrier_ok() returns zero. Also shift initial
>> value of its last_arp_tx so that it doesn't immediately cause
>> fake detection of "up" state.
>> 
>> When ARP monitoring is used, initializing the slave device with
>> up link state can cause ARP monitor to detect link failure
>> before the device is really up (with igb driver, this can take
>> more than two seconds).
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>

Applied, thanks everyone.
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