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authorJay Vosburgh <fubar@us.ibm.com>2008-05-18 00:10:14 -0400
committerJeff Garzik <jgarzik@redhat.com>2008-05-22 06:34:29 -0400
commit3915c1e8634a321d9680e5cd80a53053b642dc0c (patch)
tree430b2168edbc7f6c4ba3698d261b8573b422658a /drivers/net/phy
parentb2220cad583c9b63e085476df448fa2aff5ea906 (diff)
bonding: Add "follow" option to fail_over_mac
Add a "follow" selection for fail_over_mac. This option causes the MAC address to move from slave to slave as the active slave changes. This is in addition to the existing fail_over_mac option that causes the bond's MAC address to change during failover. This new option is useful for devices that cannot tolerate multiple ports using the same MAC address simultaneously, either because it confuses them or incurs a performance penalty (as is the case with some LPAR-aware multiport devices). Because the MAC of the bond itself does not change, the "follow" option is slightly more reliable during failover and doesn't change the MAC of the bond during operation. This patch requires a previous ARP monitor change to properly handle RTNL during failovers. Signed-off-by: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@redhat.com>
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