netdev - [PATCH net-next 2/2] bonding: use the correct ether type for alb

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Date:	Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:41:58 +0100
From:	Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...hat.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...hat.com>,
	Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>,
	Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 2/2] bonding: use the correct ether type for alb

Currently it's using the wrong ETH_P_LOOP type, which is sometimes treated
as packet length instead of ether type (because it's 0x0060).

Use the new ETH_P_LOOPBACK type.

CC: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>
CC: Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>
Signed-off-by: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...hat.com>
---
 drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
index 9cf836b6..060b611 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ static void alb_send_lp_vid(struct slave *slave, u8 mac_addr[],
 	memset(&pkt, 0, size);
 	ether_addr_copy(pkt.mac_dst, mac_addr);
 	ether_addr_copy(pkt.mac_src, mac_addr);
-	pkt.type = cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_LOOP);
+	pkt.type = cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_LOOPBACK);
 
 	skb = dev_alloc_skb(size);
 	if (!skb)
-- 
1.8.4

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