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    SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH net-next] bonding: add a vlan+srcmac tx hashing option
    On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 11:11:45AM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
    > Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 08:30:33PM CET, jarod@redhat.com wrote:
    > >This comes from an end-user request, where they're running multiple VMs on
    > >hosts with bonded interfaces connected to some interest switch topologies,
    > >where 802.3ad isn't an option. They're currently running a proprietary
    > >solution that effectively achieves load-balancing of VMs and bandwidth
    > >utilization improvements with a similar form of transmission algorithm.
    > >
    > >Basically, each VM has it's own vlan, so it always sends its traffic out
    > >the same interface, unless that interface fails. Traffic gets split
    > >between the interfaces, maintaining a consistent path, with failover still
    > >available if an interface goes down.
    > >
    > >This has been rudimetarily tested to provide similar results, suitable for
    > >them to use to move off their current proprietary solution.
    > >
    > >Still on the TODO list, if these even looks sane to begin with, is
    > >fleshing out Documentation/networking/bonding.rst.
    >
    > Jarod, did you consider using team driver instead ? :)

    That's actually one of the things that was suggested, since team I believe
    already has support for this, but the user really wants to use bonding.
    We're finding that a lot of users really still prefer bonding over team.

    --
    Jarod Wilson
    jarod@redhat.com

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