3 files changed, 30 insertions, 42 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index 3cc96730c4ed..478a30179a52 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -233,11 +233,14 @@ int inet_addr_onlink(struct in_device *in_dev, u32 a, u32 b)
 static void inet_del_ifa(struct in_device *in_dev, struct in_ifaddr **ifap,
                          int destroy)
 {
+        struct in_ifaddr *promote = NULL;
         struct in_ifaddr *ifa1 = *ifap;
 
         ASSERT_RTNL();
 
-        /* 1. Deleting primary ifaddr forces deletion all secondaries */
+        /* 1. Deleting primary ifaddr forces deletion all secondaries 
+         * unless alias promotion is set
+         **/
 
         if (!(ifa1->ifa_flags & IFA_F_SECONDARY)) {
                 struct in_ifaddr *ifa;
@@ -251,11 +254,16 @@ static void inet_del_ifa(struct in_device *in_dev, struct in_ifaddr **ifap,
                                 continue;
                         }
 
-                        *ifap1 = ifa->ifa_next;
+                        if (!IN_DEV_PROMOTE_SECONDARIES(in_dev)) {
+                                *ifap1 = ifa->ifa_next;
 
-                        rtmsg_ifa(RTM_DELADDR, ifa);
-                        notifier_call_chain(&inetaddr_chain, NETDEV_DOWN, ifa);
-                        inet_free_ifa(ifa);
+                                rtmsg_ifa(RTM_DELADDR, ifa);
+                                notifier_call_chain(&inetaddr_chain, NETDEV_DOWN, ifa);
+                                inet_free_ifa(ifa);
+                        } else {
+                                promote = ifa;
+                                break;
+                        }
                 }
         }
 
@@ -281,6 +289,13 @@ static void inet_del_ifa(struct in_device *in_dev, struct in_ifaddr **ifap,
                 if (!in_dev->ifa_list)
                         inetdev_destroy(in_dev);
         }
+
+        if (promote && IN_DEV_PROMOTE_SECONDARIES(in_dev)) {
+                /* not sure if we should send a delete notify first? */
+                promote->ifa_flags &= ~IFA_F_SECONDARY;
+                rtmsg_ifa(RTM_NEWADDR, promote);
+                notifier_call_chain(&inetaddr_chain, NETDEV_UP, promote);
+        }
 }
 
 static int inet_insert_ifa(struct in_ifaddr *ifa)
@@ -1384,6 +1399,15 @@ static struct devinet_sysctl_table {
                         .proc_handler   = &ipv4_doint_and_flush,
                         .strategy       = &ipv4_doint_and_flush_strategy,
                 },
+                {
+                        .ctl_name       = NET_IPV4_CONF_PROMOTE_SECONDARIES,
+                        .procname       = "promote_secondaries",
+                        .data           = &ipv4_devconf.promote_secondaries,
+                        .maxlen         = sizeof(int),
+                        .mode           = 0644,
+                        .proc_handler   = &ipv4_doint_and_flush,
+                        .strategy       = &ipv4_doint_and_flush_strategy,
+                },
         },
         .devinet_dev = {
                 {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/multipath_drr.c b/net/ipv4/multipath_drr.c
index 9349686131fc..cf2e6bcf7973 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/multipath_drr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/multipath_drr.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ struct multipath_device {
 
 static struct multipath_device state[MULTIPATH_MAX_DEVICECANDIDATES];
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(state_lock);
-static struct rtable *last_selection = NULL;
 
 static int inline __multipath_findslot(void)
 {
@@ -111,11 +110,6 @@ struct notifier_block drr_dev_notifier = {
         .notifier_call  = drr_dev_event,
 };
 
-static void drr_remove(struct rtable *rt)
-{
-        if (last_selection == rt)
-                last_selection = NULL;
-}
 
 static void drr_safe_inc(atomic_t *usecount)
 {
@@ -144,14 +138,6 @@ static void drr_select_route(const struct flowi *flp,
         int devidx = -1;
         int cur_min_devidx = -1;
 
-        /* if necessary and possible utilize the old alternative */
-        if ((flp->flags & FLOWI_FLAG_MULTIPATHOLDROUTE) != 0 &&
-            last_selection != NULL) {
-                result = last_selection;
-                *rp = result;
-                return;
-        }
-
         /* 1. make sure all alt. nexthops have the same GC related data */
         /* 2. determine the new candidate to be returned */
         result = NULL;
@@ -229,12 +215,10 @@ static void drr_select_route(const struct flowi *flp,
         }
 
         *rp = result;
-        last_selection = result;
 }
 
 static struct ip_mp_alg_ops drr_ops = {
         .mp_alg_select_route    =       drr_select_route,
-        .mp_alg_remove          =       drr_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init drr_init(void)
@@ -244,7 +228,7 @@ static int __init drr_init(void)
         if (err)
                 return err;
 
-        err = multipath_alg_register(&drr_ops, IP_MP_ALG_RR);
+        err = multipath_alg_register(&drr_ops, IP_MP_ALG_DRR);
         if (err)
                 goto fail;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/multipath_rr.c b/net/ipv4/multipath_rr.c
index 554a82568160..061b6b253982 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/multipath_rr.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/multipath_rr.c
@@ -47,29 +47,12 @@
 #include <net/checksum.h>
 #include <net/ip_mp_alg.h>
 
-#define MULTIPATH_MAX_CANDIDATES 40
-
-static struct rtable* last_used = NULL;
-
-static void rr_remove(struct rtable *rt)
-{
-        if (last_used == rt)
-                last_used = NULL;
-}
-
 static void rr_select_route(const struct flowi *flp,
                             struct rtable *first, struct rtable **rp)
 {
         struct rtable *nh, *result, *min_use_cand = NULL;
         int min_use = -1;
 
-        /* if necessary and possible utilize the old alternative */
-        if ((flp->flags & FLOWI_FLAG_MULTIPATHOLDROUTE) != 0 &&
-            last_used != NULL) {
-                result = last_used;
-                goto out;
-        }
-
         /* 1. make sure all alt. nexthops have the same GC related data
          * 2. determine the new candidate to be returned
          */
@@ -90,15 +73,12 @@ static void rr_select_route(const struct flowi *flp,
         if (!result)
                 result = first;
 
-out:
-        last_used = result;
         result->u.dst.__use++;
         *rp = result;
 }
 
 static struct ip_mp_alg_ops rr_ops = {
         .mp_alg_select_route    =       rr_select_route,
-        .mp_alg_remove          =       rr_remove,
 };
 
 static int __init rr_init(void)