netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH v3] bonding: start slaves with link down for ARP monitor

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Message-ID: <20120418161912.1c0e2f4e@asterix.rh>
Date:	Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:19:12 -0300
From:	Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>
To:	Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>,
	Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v3] bonding: start slaves with link down for
 ARP monitor

On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:02:06 +0200
Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz> wrote:

> Initialize slave device link state as down if ARP monitor is
> active and net_carrier_ok() returns zero. Also shift initial
> value of its last_arp_tx so that it doesn't immediately cause
> fake detection of "up" state.
> 
> When ARP monitoring is used, initializing the slave device with
> up link state can cause ARP monitor to detect link failure
> before the device is really up (with igb driver, this can take
> more than two seconds).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>

Signed-off-by: Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>

fbl
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