netdev - Re: [PATCH] bonding: Send ALB learning packets using the right source

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Message-Id: <20140522.154817.2015811612495572736.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 22 May 2014 15:48:17 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	vyasevic@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, j.vosburgh@...il.com, vfalico@...il.com,
	andy@...yhouse.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bonding: Send ALB learning packets using the right
 source

From: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 13:19:48 -0400

> ALB learning packets are currentlyalways sent using the slave mac
> address for all vlans configured on top of bond.   This is not always
> correct, as vlans may change their mac address.
> This patch introduced a concept of strict matching where the
> source of learning packets can either strictly match the address
> passed in, or it can determine a more correct address to use.
> 
> There are 3 casese to consider:
>   1) Switchover.  In this case, we have a new active slave and we need
>      tell the switch about all addresses available on the slave.
>   2) Monitor.  We'll periodically refresh learning info for all slaves.
>      In this case, we refresh all addresses for current active, and just
>      the slave address for other slaves.
>   3) Teaching of disabled adddress.  This happens as part of the
>      failover and in this case, we alwyas to use just the address
>      provided.
> 
> CC: Jay Vosburgh <j.vosburgh@...il.com>
> CC: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...il.com>
> CC: Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>
> Signed-off-by: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com>

Applied, thanks Vlad.
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