netdev - Re: [patch net-next-2.6] net: introduce ethernet teaming device

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Message-Id: <20111004.135106.65049103540781494.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:51:06 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jpirko@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
	bhutchings@...arflare.com, shemminger@...tta.com, fubar@...ibm.com,
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	mirqus@...il.com, kaber@...sh.net, greearb@...delatech.com,
	jesse@...ira.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next-2.6] net: introduce ethernet teaming device

From: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
Date: Tue,  4 Oct 2011 16:15:03 +0200

> This patch introduces new network device called team. It supposes to be
> very fast, simple, userspace-driven alternative to existing bonding
> driver.
> 
> Userspace library called libteam with couple of demo apps is available
> here:
> https://github.com/jpirko/libteam
> Note it's still in its dipers atm.
> 
> team<->libteam use generic netlink for communication. That and rtnl
> suppose to be the only way to configure team device, no sysfs etc.
> 
> In near future python binding for libteam will be introduced. Also
> daemon providing arpmon/miimon active-backup functionality will
> be introduced. All what's necessary is already implemented in kernel team
> driver.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>

I just want to say that, besides the implementation detail feedback you've
received thus far, I really like this stuff.  Please keep working on it!
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