netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/5] bonding: final set of netlink patches

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Date:	Mon, 6 Jan 2014 08:52:52 +0800
From:	Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
To:	Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...ulusnetworks.com>, <vfalico@...hat.com>,
	<fubar@...ibm.com>, <andy@...yhouse.net>
CC:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	<shm@...ulusnetworks.com>, <jiri@...nulli.us>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/5] bonding: final set of netlink patches

On 2014/1/4 6:18, Scott Feldman wrote:
> v2:
> ====
> 
>  - per Jiri's comment, fix ad_select checking against parm table by
>    spliting bond_parse_parm() into several funcs.  Go ahead and apply
>    same technique to all parameters using parm table.
> 
>  - fix netlink msg size to including missing nest attr
> 
>  - drop the last patch for active_slaves.  This patch needs to be
>    reworked per Jiri's comments and shouldn't hold up finalizing
>    the conversion of the existing parameter to netlink attributes.
> 
> Ding, assuming this patch set goes in, you should have all you
> need to start converting module parameter setting/checking over to
> funcs in *_options.c.
> 

OK, thanks!

Regards
Ding

> I'll send iproute2 patch for bonding netlink support once this patch
> set is accepted.
> 
> v1:
> =====
> 
> The following series implements the last set of bonding netlink attributes
> for 802.3ad mode:
> 
> 	lacp_rate
> 	ad_select
> 	ad_info, nest of:
> 		ad_aggregator
> 		ad_num_ports
> 		ad_actor_key
> 		ad_partner_key
> 		ad_partner_mac
> 
> The last patch adds an additional netlink attribute, active_slaves, which
> is a nested list of ifindices for current active slaves.  We're using this
> list to enable/disable hashing of ports in a hardware LAG implementation.
> In the same way bonding driver includes/excludes ports for 802.3ad egress
> hashing, hardware ports are included/excluded from egress hashing by
> hardware based on port active status.  Yes, data path offloaded to
> hardware, control path remains in kernel via bonding driver.
> 
> ---
> 
> Scott Feldman (5):
>       bonding: add lacp_rate attribute netlink support
>       bonding: add ad_select attribute netlink support
>       bonding: add ad_info attribute netlink support
>       bonding: fix netlink msg size
>       bonding: add bounds checking for tbl params
> 
> 
>  drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c    |   45 +++++++++++------
>  drivers/net/bonding/bond_netlink.c |   67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c |   96 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c   |   69 +++++++++-----------------
>  drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h      |    3 +
>  include/uapi/linux/if_link.h       |   14 +++++
>  6 files changed, 221 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)
> 


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