netdev - Re: [PATCH] bonding: fix to rejoin multicast groups immediately

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Message-Id: <20101005.001338.52208103.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:13:38 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	fleitner@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bonding: fix to rejoin multicast groups immediately

From: Flavio Leitner <fleitner@...hat.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:12:07 -0300

> It should rejoin multicast groups immediately when
> the failover happens to restore the multicast traffic.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Flavio Leitner <fleitner@...hat.com>

I suspect the IGMPv3 handling via a delayed action, as is currently
implemented, is on purpose and is done so to follow the specification
of the IGMPv3 RFCs.

Therefore you have to explain why your new behavior is so desirable
and in particular why something as undesirable as violating the RFCs
is therefore warranted.
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