netdev - Per-flow IPv4 ECMP

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Date:	Mon, 28 Sep 2015 08:57:25 +0000
From:	Matthew Dupre <Matthew.Dupre@...aswitch.com>
To:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Per-flow IPv4 ECMP

Hi,

I'm interested in the Linux kernel's support for per-flow IPv4 ECMP (i.e. consistent path selection based on a hash of the connection tuple).  I'd been led to believe[1] that this depended on the route cache, which was removed in 3.6.

However, I tested a route with multiple next hops on a 3.10 and 3.13 kernel, and ECMP was per-flow!  Obviously I'm pleased that this was the case, but I'd like to understand why this is supported, and whether I can rely on it in future.

Could anyone give me a little clarification on whether this is now supported by some means other than the route cache, and whether that support is intended to be continued?

Thanks,
Matt

[1]: http://bird.network.cz/pipermail/bird-users/2014-February/008873.html
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