From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nikolay Aleksandrov Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 net-next 02/12] bonding: permit using arp_validate with non-ab modes Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:21:46 +0100 Message-ID: <5303424A.2020700@redhat.com> References: <1392706127-28390-1-git-send-email-vfalico@redhat.com> <1392706127-28390-3-git-send-email-vfalico@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Jay Vosburgh , Andy Gospodarek To: Veaceslav Falico , netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:57563 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751217AbaBRLVv (ORCPT ); Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:21:51 -0500 In-Reply-To: <1392706127-28390-3-git-send-email-vfalico@redhat.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 02/18/2014 07:48 AM, Veaceslav Falico wrote: > Currently it's disabled because it's sometimes hard, in typical configs, to > make it work - because of the nature how the loadbalance modes work - as > it's hard to deliver valid arp replies to correct slaves by the switch. > > However we still can use arp_validation in loadbalance with several other > configs, per example with arp_validate == 2 for backup with one broadcast > domain, without the switch(es) doing any balancing - this way we'd be (a > bit more) sure that the slave is up. > > So, enable it to let users decide which one works/suits them best. Also > correct the mode limitation from BOND_OPT_ARP_VALIDATE. > > CC: Nikolay Aleksandrov > CC: Jay Vosburgh > CC: Andy Gospodarek > Signed-off-by: Veaceslav Falico > --- Acked-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov