kernel-fxtec-pro1x/drivers/net/bonding
Jay Vosburgh 169a3e6663 bonding: xor/802.3ad improved slave hash
Add support for alternate slave selection algorithms to bonding
balance-xor and 802.3ad modes.  Default mode (what we have now: xor of
MAC addresses) is "layer2", new choice is "layer3+4", using IP and port
information for hashing to select peer.

Originally submitted by Jason Gabler for balance-xor mode;
modified by Jay Vosburgh to additionally support 802.3ad mode.  Jason's
original comment is as follows:

The attached patch to the Linux Etherchannel Bonding driver modifies the
driver's "balance-xor" mode as follows:

      - alternate hashing policy support for mode 2
        * Added kernel parameter "xmit_policy" to allow the specification
          of different hashing policies for mode 2.  The original mode 2
          policy is the default, now found in xmit_hash_policy_layer2().
        * Added xmit_hash_policy_layer34()

This patch was inspired by hashing policies implemented by Cisco,
Foundry and IBM, which are explained in
Foundry documentation found at:
http://www.foundrynet.com/services/documentation/sribcg/Trunking.html#112750

Signed-off-by: Jason Gabler <jygabler@lbl.gov>
Signed-off-by: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@us.ibm.com>
2005-06-26 17:54:11 -04:00
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bond_3ad.c bonding: xor/802.3ad improved slave hash 2005-06-26 17:54:11 -04:00
bond_3ad.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
bond_alb.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
bond_alb.h Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
bond_main.c bonding: xor/802.3ad improved slave hash 2005-06-26 17:54:11 -04:00
bonding.h bonding: xor/802.3ad improved slave hash 2005-06-26 17:54:11 -04:00
Makefile Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00