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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst b/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst index 31cfd7d674a6..ab98373535ea 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst @@ -196,11 +196,12 @@ ad_actor_sys_prio ad_actor_system In an AD system, this specifies the mac-address for the actor in - protocol packet exchanges (LACPDUs). The value cannot be NULL or - multicast. It is preferred to have the local-admin bit set for this - mac but driver does not enforce it. If the value is not given then - system defaults to using the masters' mac address as actors' system - address. + protocol packet exchanges (LACPDUs). The value cannot be a multicast + address. If the all-zeroes MAC is specified, bonding will internally + use the MAC of the bond itself. It is preferred to have the + local-admin bit set for this mac but driver does not enforce it. If + the value is not given then system defaults to using the masters' + mac address as actors' system address. This parameter has effect only in 802.3ad mode and is available through SysFs interface. @@ -421,6 +422,17 @@ arp_all_targets consider the slave up only when all of the arp_ip_targets are reachable +arp_missed_max + + Specifies the number of arp_interval monitor checks that must + fail in order for an interface to be marked down by the ARP monitor. + + In order to provide orderly failover semantics, backup interfaces + are permitted an extra monitor check (i.e., they must fail + arp_missed_max + 1 times before being marked down). + + The default value is 2, and the allowable range is 1 - 255. + downdelay Specifies the time, in milliseconds, to wait before disabling |