netdev - Re: [patch net-next V8] net: introduce ethernet teaming device

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Date:	Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:09:51 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jpirko@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
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	jzupka@...hat.com, ivecera@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next V8] net: introduce ethernet teaming device

From: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:16:48 +0100

> 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.
> 
> Python binding of libteam was recently introduced.
> Daemon providing arpmon/miimon active-backup functionality will be
> introduced shortly. All what's necessary is already implemented in
> kernel team driver.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>

Applied, thanks for all of your hard work.
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