Re: [patch net-next V8] net: introduce ethernet teaming device

[Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>]

Le lundi 14 novembre 2011 à 12:31 -0500, Andy Gospodarek a écrit :

> I'm a bit surprised by this.  Not only is this new function currently
> difficult to setup (it took me over an hour to go from a a fresh F16
> install to one that had all the necessary libraries and tools to even
> configure a team device for the first time), but I was able to cause an
> Oops with v8 in only a few minutes of testing.
> 
> I have no problem with this functionality as an add-on and possibly
> future replacement to some of what currently exists with bonding, but it
> seems like what is included in the initial support should should:
> 
> 1. Not panic easily.
> 2. Have userspace bits in place to actually test all the proposed kernel
> code.  (Jiri admits there is no way to verify the active-backup code).
> 3. Have some known, published test results.
> 
> I hope Jiri will reconsider having a separate team tree for the next few
> weeks or months until these issues are worked out.  I think the hard
> work will pay off and it is close to being ready; it just doesn't seem
> like it is right now.
> 

Its marked EXPERIMENTAL, so probably some changes are expected before
production mode :)