netdev - Re: [PATCH v5 4/4] net:bonding:Add support for IPV6 RLB to balance-alb mode

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Date:   Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:56:16 +0100
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Sun Shouxin <sunshouxin@...natelecom.cn>
Cc:     j.vosburgh@...il.com, vfalico@...il.com, andy@...yhouse.net,
        davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, dsahern@...nel.org, oliver@...kum.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        huyd12@...natelecom.cn
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 4/4] net:bonding:Add support for IPV6 RLB to
 balance-alb mode

Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 09:47:04AM CET, sunshouxin@...natelecom.cn wrote:
>This patch is implementing IPV6 RLB for balance-alb mode.

As I stated in the other thread, I strongly believe it is bad idea to
add this code. It is not needed. User should use LACP and not obscure
ALB/RLB mode. It should not be extented. On contrary, I would like to
see this going opposite direction and eventually remove ALB/RLB mode
from bonding.