netdev - Re: Route fallback issue

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Message-ID: <20180624134524.GA9925@unix-ag.uni-kl.de>
Date:   Sun, 24 Jun 2018 15:45:24 +0200
From:   Erik Auerswald <auerswal@...x-ag.uni-kl.de>
To:     Julian Anastasov <ja@....bg>
Cc:     Grant Taylor <gtaylor@...tconsulting.net>,
        Akshat Kakkar <akshat.1984@...il.com>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        cronolog+lartc <cronolog+lartc@...glemail.com>,
        lartc <lartc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Route fallback issue

Hello Julien,

On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 10:57:14PM +0300, Julian Anastasov wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2018, Grant Taylor wrote:
> > On 06/20/2018 01:00 PM, Julian Anastasov wrote:
> > > You can also try alternative routes.
> > 
> > "Alternative routes"?  I can't say as I've heard that description as a
> > specific technique / feature / capability before.
> > 
> > Is that it's official name?
> 
> 	I think so
> 
> > Where can I find out more about it?
> 
> 	You can search on net. I have some old docs on
> these issues, they should be actual:
> 
> http://ja.ssi.bg/dgd-usage.txt

Thanks for that info!

Can you tell us what parts from the above text is actually implemented
in the upstream Linux kernel, and starting with which version(s)
(approximately)? The text describes ideas and patches from nearly two
decades ago, is more recent documentation available somewhere?

Thanks,
Erik
-- 
In the beginning, there was static routing.
                        -- RFC 1118