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-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/bonding.txt29
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c48
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h4
-rw-r--r--include/linux/if_bonding.h3
4 files changed, 69 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
index 11340625e363..6cc30e0d5795 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
@@ -554,6 +554,30 @@ xmit_hash_policy
This algorithm is 802.3ad compliant.
+ layer2+3
+
+ This policy uses a combination of layer2 and layer3
+ protocol information to generate the hash.
+
+ Uses XOR of hardware MAC addresses and IP addresses to
+ generate the hash. The formula is
+
+ (((source IP XOR dest IP) AND 0xffff) XOR
+ ( source MAC XOR destination MAC ))
+ modulo slave count
+
+ This algorithm will place all traffic to a particular
+ network peer on the same slave. For non-IP traffic,
+ the formula is the same as for the layer2 transmit
+ hash policy.
+
+ This policy is intended to provide a more balanced
+ distribution of traffic than layer2 alone, especially
+ in environments where a layer3 gateway device is
+ required to reach most destinations.
+
+ This algorithm is 802.3ad complient.
+
layer3+4
This policy uses upper layer protocol information,
@@ -589,8 +613,9 @@ xmit_hash_policy
or may not tolerate this noncompliance.
The default value is layer2. This option was added in bonding
-version 2.6.3. In earlier versions of bonding, this parameter does
-not exist, and the layer2 policy is the only policy.
+ version 2.6.3. In earlier versions of bonding, this parameter
+ does not exist, and the layer2 policy is the only policy. The
+ layer2+3 value was added for bonding version 3.2.2.
3. Configuring Bonding Devices
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index e4a47149735f..08879d552ae0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ struct bond_parm_tbl bond_mode_tbl[] = {
struct bond_parm_tbl xmit_hashtype_tbl[] = {
{ "layer2", BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER2},
{ "layer3+4", BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER34},
+{ "layer2+3", BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER23},
{ NULL, -1},
};
@@ -3605,6 +3606,24 @@ void bond_unregister_arp(struct bonding *bond)
/*---------------------------- Hashing Policies -----------------------------*/
/*
+ * Hash for the output device based upon layer 2 and layer 3 data. If
+ * the packet is not IP mimic bond_xmit_hash_policy_l2()
+ */
+static int bond_xmit_hash_policy_l23(struct sk_buff *skb,
+ struct net_device *bond_dev, int count)
+{
+ struct ethhdr *data = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
+ struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+
+ if (skb->protocol == __constant_htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
+ return ((ntohl(iph->saddr ^ iph->daddr) & 0xffff) ^
+ (data->h_dest[5] ^ bond_dev->dev_addr[5])) % count;
+ }
+
+ return (data->h_dest[5] ^ bond_dev->dev_addr[5]) % count;
+}
+
+/*
* Hash for the output device based upon layer 3 and layer 4 data. If
* the packet is a frag or not TCP or UDP, just use layer 3 data. If it is
* altogether not IP, mimic bond_xmit_hash_policy_l2()
@@ -4306,6 +4325,22 @@ out:
/*------------------------- Device initialization ---------------------------*/
+static void bond_set_xmit_hash_policy(struct bonding *bond)
+{
+ switch (bond->params.xmit_policy) {
+ case BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER23:
+ bond->xmit_hash_policy = bond_xmit_hash_policy_l23;
+ break;
+ case BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER34:
+ bond->xmit_hash_policy = bond_xmit_hash_policy_l34;
+ break;
+ case BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER2:
+ default:
+ bond->xmit_hash_policy = bond_xmit_hash_policy_l2;
+ break;
+ }
+}
+
/*
* set bond mode specific net device operations
*/
@@ -4322,10 +4357,7 @@ void bond_set_mode_ops(struct bonding *bond, int mode)
break;
case BOND_MODE_XOR:
bond_dev->hard_start_xmit = bond_xmit_xor;
- if (bond->params.xmit_policy == BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER34)
- bond->xmit_hash_policy = bond_xmit_hash_policy_l34;
- else
- bond->xmit_hash_policy = bond_xmit_hash_policy_l2;
+ bond_set_xmit_hash_policy(bond);
break;
case BOND_MODE_BROADCAST:
bond_dev->hard_start_xmit = bond_xmit_broadcast;
@@ -4333,10 +4365,7 @@ void bond_set_mode_ops(struct bonding *bond, int mode)
case BOND_MODE_8023AD:
bond_set_master_3ad_flags(bond);
bond_dev->hard_start_xmit = bond_3ad_xmit_xor;
- if (bond->params.xmit_policy == BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER34)
- bond->xmit_hash_policy = bond_xmit_hash_policy_l34;
- else
- bond->xmit_hash_policy = bond_xmit_hash_policy_l2;
+ bond_set_xmit_hash_policy(bond);
break;
case BOND_MODE_ALB:
bond_set_master_alb_flags(bond);
@@ -4498,8 +4527,7 @@ int bond_parse_parm(char *mode_arg, struct bond_parm_tbl *tbl)
for (i = 0; tbl[i].modename; i++) {
if ((isdigit(*mode_arg) &&
tbl[i].mode == simple_strtol(mode_arg, NULL, 0)) ||
- (strncmp(mode_arg, tbl[i].modename,
- strlen(tbl[i].modename)) == 0)) {
+ (strcmp(mode_arg, tbl[i].modename) == 0)) {
return tbl[i].mode;
}
}
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
index 61c1b4536d34..ccafc74c5a2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
#include "bond_3ad.h"
#include "bond_alb.h"
-#define DRV_VERSION "3.2.1"
-#define DRV_RELDATE "October 15, 2007"
+#define DRV_VERSION "3.2.2"
+#define DRV_RELDATE "December 6, 2007"
#define DRV_NAME "bonding"
#define DRV_DESCRIPTION "Ethernet Channel Bonding Driver"
diff --git a/include/linux/if_bonding.h b/include/linux/if_bonding.h
index 84598fa2e9de..65c2d247068b 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_bonding.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_bonding.h
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@
/* hashing types */
#define BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER2 0 /* layer 2 (MAC only), default */
-#define BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER34 1 /* layer 3+4 (IP ^ MAC) */
+#define BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER34 1 /* layer 3+4 (IP ^ (TCP || UDP)) */
+#define BOND_XMIT_POLICY_LAYER23 2 /* layer 2+3 (IP ^ MAC) */
typedef struct ifbond {
__s32 bond_mode;