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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt index b36e741e94db..1f45bd887d65 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Linux Ethernet Bonding Driver HOWTO - Latest update: 23 September 2009 + Latest update: 27 April 2011 Initial release : Thomas Davis <tadavis at lbl.gov> Corrections, HA extensions : 2000/10/03-15 : @@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ fail_over_mac gratuitous ARP is lost, communication may be disrupted. - When this policy is used in conjuction with the mii + When this policy is used in conjunction with the mii monitor, devices which assert link up prior to being able to actually transmit and receive are particularly susceptible to loss of the gratuitous ARP, and an @@ -585,25 +585,23 @@ mode chosen. num_grat_arp - - Specifies the number of gratuitous ARPs to be issued after a - failover event. One gratuitous ARP is issued immediately after - the failover, subsequent ARPs are sent at a rate of one per link - monitor interval (arp_interval or miimon, whichever is active). - - The valid range is 0 - 255; the default value is 1. This option - affects only the active-backup mode. This option was added for - bonding version 3.3.0. - num_unsol_na - Specifies the number of unsolicited IPv6 Neighbor Advertisements - to be issued after a failover event. One unsolicited NA is issued - immediately after the failover. - - The valid range is 0 - 255; the default value is 1. This option - affects only the active-backup mode. This option was added for - bonding version 3.4.0. + Specify the number of peer notifications (gratuitous ARPs and + unsolicited IPv6 Neighbor Advertisements) to be issued after a + failover event. As soon as the link is up on the new slave + (possibly immediately) a peer notification is sent on the + bonding device and each VLAN sub-device. This is repeated at + each link monitor interval (arp_interval or miimon, whichever + is active) if the number is greater than 1. + + The valid range is 0 - 255; the default value is 1. These options + affect only the active-backup mode. These options were added for + bonding versions 3.3.0 and 3.4.0 respectively. + + From Linux 2.6.40 and bonding version 3.7.1, these notifications + are generated by the ipv4 and ipv6 code and the numbers of + repetitions cannot be set independently. primary |