netdev - Re: [PATCHv2 net-next] Bonding: add missed

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Date:   Wed, 17 Nov 2021 17:58:42 +0800
From:   Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@...il.com>
To:     Jay Vosburgh <jay.vosburgh@...onical.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...il.com>,
        Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>,
        Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, davem@...emloft.net,
        Denis Kirjanov <dkirjanov@...e.de>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 net-next] Bonding: add missed_max option

On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 08:40:25AM +0000, Jay Vosburgh wrote:
> Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> >Currently, we use hard code number to verify if we are in the
> >arp_interval timeslice. But some user may want to reduce/extend
> >the verify timeslice. With the similar team option 'missed_max'
> >the uers could change that number based on their own environment.
> >
> >The name of arp_misssed_max is not used as we may use this option for
> >Bonding IPv6 NS/NA monitor in future.
> 
> 	Why reserve "arp_missed_max" for IPv6 which doesn't use ARP?  If
> the option is for the ARP monitor, then prefixing it with "arp_" would
> be consistent with the other arp_* options.

I didn't explain it clearly. I want to say:

I'm not using arp_misssed_max as the new option name because I plan to add
bonding IPv6 NS/NA monitor in future. At that time the option "missed_max"
could be used for both IPv4/IPv6 monitor.

I will update the commit description in next version.

Thanks
Hangbin