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Date:	Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:31:16 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
To:	Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Phil Oester <kernel@...uxace.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] bonding: Allow setting max_bonds to zero

Jay Vosburgh wrote:
> 	Permit bonding to function rationally if max_bonds is set to
> zero.  This will load the module, but create no master devices (which can
> be created via sysfs).
> 
> 	Requires some change to bond_create_sysfs; currently, the
> netdev sysfs directory is determined from the first bonding device created,
> but this is no longer possible.  Instead, an interface from net/core is
> created to create and destroy files in net_class.
> 
> 	Based on a patch submitted by Phil Oester <kernel@...uxaces.com>.
> Modified by Jay Vosburgh to fix the sysfs issue mentioned above and to
> update the documentation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Phil Oester <kernel@...uxace.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>

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