netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] ipv4,ipv6,bonding: Restore control over number of peer notifications

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Message-ID: <4DB77AC2.5070207@hp.com>
Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:09:06 -0400
From:	Brian Haley <brian.haley@...com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
CC:	Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>,
	Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] ipv4,ipv6,bonding: Restore control over
 number of peer notifications

On 04/26/2011 09:25 PM, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> For backward compatibility, we should retain the module parameters and
> sysfs attributes to control the number of peer notifications
> (gratuitous ARPs and unsolicited NAs) sent after bonding failover.
> Also, it is possible for failover to take place even though the new
> active slave does not have link up, and in that case the peer
> notification should be deferred until it does.
> 
> Change ipv4 and ipv6 so they do not automatically send peer
> notifications on bonding failover.
> 
> Change the bonding driver to send separate NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS
> notifications when the link is up, as many times as requested.  Since
> it does not directly control which protocols send notifications, make
> num_grat_arp and num_unsol_na aliases for a single parameter.  Bump
> the bonding version number and update its documentation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>

Signed-off-by: Brian Haley <brian.haley@...com>
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