linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] net:bonding:Add support for IPV6 RLB to balance-alb mode

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Message-ID: <YjB0wCcubE6713C+@nanopsycho>
Date:   Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:13:04 +0100
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Sun Shouxin <sunshouxin@...natelecom.cn>
Cc:     j.vosburgh@...il.com, vfalico@...il.com, andy@...yhouse.net,
        davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org,
        dsahern@...nel.org, oliver@...kum.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, huyd12@...natelecom.cn
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] net:bonding:Add support for IPV6 RLB to
 balance-alb mode

Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 08:30:07AM CET, sunshouxin@...natelecom.cn wrote:
>This patch is implementing IPV6 RLB for balance-alb mode.

Out of curiosity, what is exactly your usecase? I'm asking because
I don't see any good reason to use RLB/ALB modes. I have to be missing
something.