On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:25:54 -0600 Dyweni - NetDev <xmCM8KtKk25K@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi All, > > I need some help figuring this one out... Whenever I try to add a bond > to a > bridge, I get back an invalid argument error. I've confirmed this on > 3.2-rc6, 3.1.5, 3.0.13, and 2.6.39.4 (haven't checked earlier kernels). > > Here's my setup: 32bit KVM virtual machine with no network cards (... > -net > none ... ). > > I created the bond with: echo "+x" > /sys/class/net/bonding_masters > > I created the bridge with: brctl addbr b > > I try to add the bond to the bridge with: brctl addif b x > The bonding device inherits its MAC address from the slave devices. Therefore until the you add a slave to the bonding device it's MAC address isn't set (all zeros). Bridging is not allowed without a valid MAC address. The solution is to fully configure the bonding device before adding to the bridge. _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
