Re: [PATCH 3.0-longterm] bonding: ARP packet fix for balance-ALB (mode=6)

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

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On Mon, 2013-04-01 at 12:36 -0400, Matthew O'Connor wrote:
> Do not modify or load balance ARP packets passing through balance-alb
> mode (wherein the ARP did not originate locally, and arrived via a bridge).
> 
> This patch is backported from the upstream commit:
>     From 567b871e503316b0927e54a3d7c86d50b722d955 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>     Subject: [PATCH] bonding: rlb mode of bond should not alter ARP
> originating via bridge
> 
> Signed-off-by:  Matthew O'Connor <liquidhorse@gmail.com>
[...]

These patches are tab-damaged and word-wrapped.  See
Documentation/email-clients.txt

You should also use the conventional format for backported patches.
Keep the original commit message, but above it add:

    From: original author <address@domain>

    commit 567b871e503316b0927e54a3d7c86d50b722d955 upstream.

The commit reference could also be written in David Miller's favoured
format:

    [ Upstream commit 567b871e503316b0927e54a3d7c86d50b722d955 ]

If you have made substantial changes then explain them at the end of the
commit message with clear attribution to yourself.  You could add some
explanation below the '---' of why this is important to include in a
stable update.

Lastly, this should be cc'd to all the addresses on the original commit
(From, Cc, and Signed-off-by).

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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