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

[Jiri Pirko <jpirko@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 07:17:52PM CET, eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Le lundi 14 novembre 2011 à 12:31 -0500, Andy Gospodarek a écrit :
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>> 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 :)

Exactly. The primary goal was to get this broader audience so people
use this and find bugs, like you did Andy :)
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