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Re: [Bonding-devel] Re: [bonding] compatibilty issues

To: Shmulik Hen <shmulik.hen@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Bonding-devel] Re: [bonding] compatibilty issues
From: "Chad N. Tindel" <chad@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 14:26:10 -0400
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Chad N. Tindel" <chad@xxxxxxxxxx>, fubar@xxxxxxxxxx, jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx, bonding-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> So here is what I did in the meantime:
> * Created a version for 2.4 that puts back all old compatibility stuff 
>   that was removed either during the propagation set or the cleanup 
>   set.
> * Created a version for 2.6 that puts back just the compatibility 
>   stuff that was removed in the propagation set (BOND_SETHWADDR, since 
>   we got a complaint from a RH9 user).
> * Removed the mention of the multicast param from the read-me.
> * Raised the ABI version to 2 so the new ifenslave keeps propagating 
>   IP settings to slaves for older drivers, and doesn't do that for new 
>   ones that contain Willy Tarreau's panic fix.

I like this.

Chad

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