netdev - Re: [PATCH next 0/3] re-org actor admin/oper key updates

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Date:	Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:52:40 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	maheshb@...gle.com
Cc:	j.vosburgh@...il.com, andy@...yhouse.net, vfalico@...il.com,
	nikolay@...hat.com, decot@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH next 0/3] re-org actor admin/oper key updates

From: Mahesh Bandewar <maheshb@...gle.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 12:44:55 -0700

> I was observing machines entering into weird LACP state when the
> partner is in passive mode. This issue is not because of the partners
> in passive state but probably because of some operational key update
> which is pushing the state-machine is that weird state. This was
> happening randomly on about 1% of the machine (when the sample size
> is a large set of machines with a variety of NICs/ports bonded).
> 
> In this patch-series I'm attempting to unify the logic of actor-key
> / operational-key changes to one place to avoid possible errors in
> update. Also this eliminates the need for the event-handler to decide
> if the key needs update.
> 
> After this patch-set none of the machines (from same sample set) were
> exhibiting LACP-weirdness that was observed earlier.

Series applied, thanks.
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