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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0611301257250.26156@zuben>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:57:45 +0200 (IST)
From: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...taire.com>
To: netdev@...r.kernel.org
cc: openib-general@...nib.org, Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>,
Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>
Subject: [RFC][PATCH V2 2/3] enable bonding to enslave netdevices not supporting
set_mac_address()
Signed-off-by: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...taire.com>
Index: net-2.6.20/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
===================================================================
--- net-2.6.20.orig/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c 2006-11-30 11:53:06.000000000 +0200
+++ net-2.6.20/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c 2006-11-30 11:53:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -1103,6 +1103,14 @@ void bond_change_active_slave(struct bon
if (new_active) {
bond_set_slave_active_flags(new_active);
}
+
+ /* when bonding does not set the slave MAC address, the bond MAC
+ * address is the one of the active slave.
+ */
+ if (new_active && !bond->do_set_mac_addr)
+ memcpy(bond->dev->dev_addr, new_active->dev->dev_addr,
+ new_active->dev->addr_len);
+
bond_send_gratuitous_arp(bond);
}
}
@@ -1363,14 +1371,23 @@ int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond
}
if (slave_dev->set_mac_address == NULL) {
- printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
- ": %s: Error: The slave device you specified does "
- "not support setting the MAC address. "
- "Your kernel likely does not support slave "
- "devices.\n", bond_dev->name);
- res = -EOPNOTSUPP;
- goto err_undo_flags;
- }
+ if (bond->slave_cnt == 0) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING DRV_NAME
+ ": %s: Warning: The first slave device you "
+ "specified does not support setting the MAC "
+ "address. This bond MAC address would be that "
+ "of the active slave.\n", bond_dev->name);
+ bond->do_set_mac_addr = 0;
+ } else if (bond->do_set_mac_addr) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
+ ": %s: Error: The slave device you specified "
+ "does not support setting the MAC addres,."
+ "but this bond uses this practice. \n"
+ , bond_dev->name);
+ res = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ goto err_undo_flags;
+ }
+ }
new_slave = kmalloc(sizeof(struct slave), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!new_slave) {
@@ -1392,16 +1409,18 @@ int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond
*/
memcpy(new_slave->perm_hwaddr, slave_dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
- /*
- * Set slave to master's mac address. The application already
- * set the master's mac address to that of the first slave
- */
- memcpy(addr.sa_data, bond_dev->dev_addr, bond_dev->addr_len);
- addr.sa_family = slave_dev->type;
- res = dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &addr);
- if (res) {
- dprintk("Error %d calling set_mac_address\n", res);
- goto err_free;
+ if (bond->do_set_mac_addr) {
+ /*
+ * Set slave to master's mac address. The application already
+ * set the master's mac address to that of the first slave
+ */
+ memcpy(addr.sa_data, bond_dev->dev_addr, bond_dev->addr_len);
+ addr.sa_family = slave_dev->type;
+ res = dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &addr);
+ if (res) {
+ dprintk("Error %d calling set_mac_address\n", res);
+ goto err_free;
+ }
}
/* open the slave since the application closed it */
@@ -1627,9 +1646,11 @@ err_close:
dev_close(slave_dev);
err_restore_mac:
- memcpy(addr.sa_data, new_slave->perm_hwaddr, ETH_ALEN);
- addr.sa_family = slave_dev->type;
- dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &addr);
+ if (bond->do_set_mac_addr) {
+ memcpy(addr.sa_data, new_slave->perm_hwaddr, ETH_ALEN);
+ addr.sa_family = slave_dev->type;
+ dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &addr);
+ }
err_free:
kfree(new_slave);
@@ -1807,10 +1828,12 @@ int bond_release(struct net_device *bond
/* close slave before restoring its mac address */
dev_close(slave_dev);
- /* restore original ("permanent") mac address */
- memcpy(addr.sa_data, slave->perm_hwaddr, ETH_ALEN);
- addr.sa_family = slave_dev->type;
- dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &addr);
+ if (bond->do_set_mac_addr) {
+ /* restore original ("permanent") mac address */
+ memcpy(addr.sa_data, slave->perm_hwaddr, ETH_ALEN);
+ addr.sa_family = slave_dev->type;
+ dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &addr);
+ }
slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_MASTER_8023AD | IFF_MASTER_ALB |
IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE | IFF_BONDING |
@@ -1897,10 +1920,12 @@ static int bond_release_all(struct net_d
/* close slave before restoring its mac address */
dev_close(slave_dev);
- /* restore original ("permanent") mac address*/
- memcpy(addr.sa_data, slave->perm_hwaddr, ETH_ALEN);
- addr.sa_family = slave_dev->type;
- dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &addr);
+ if (bond->do_set_mac_addr) {
+ /* restore original ("permanent") mac address*/
+ memcpy(addr.sa_data, slave->perm_hwaddr, ETH_ALEN);
+ addr.sa_family = slave_dev->type;
+ dev_set_mac_address(slave_dev, &addr);
+ }
slave_dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_MASTER_8023AD | IFF_MASTER_ALB |
IFF_SLAVE_INACTIVE);
@@ -3932,6 +3957,10 @@ static int bond_set_mac_address(struct n
dprintk("bond=%p, name=%s\n", bond, (bond_dev ? bond_dev->name : "None"));
+ if (!bond->do_set_mac_addr) {
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
+
if (!is_valid_ether_addr(sa->sa_data)) {
return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
}
@@ -4373,6 +4402,9 @@ static int bond_init(struct net_device *
bond_create_proc_entry(bond);
#endif
+ /* set do_set_mac_addr to true on startup */
+ bond->do_set_mac_addr = 1;
+
list_add_tail(&bond->bond_list, &bond_dev_list);
return 0;
-
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