Hi Can I create threads inside kernel like pthreads in user space? If so, how do I get id for a thread? Can I use current->pid? thanks --- Al Boldi <a1426z@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Henrik Nordstrom wrote: > > On Mon, 29 Aug 2005, Al Boldi wrote: > > > All modes work fine when the bond is not part of > the bridge. > > > > Odd.. > > > > > The message stops when one of the bonded devs > like eth1 is downed. > > > > Naturally if the cause is what I described: > bonding without proper support > > from the switch, causing packets to loop back on > the other interfaces in > > the bond. > > TLB mode doesn't need any switch support, yet the > message persists when part > of the bridge. > > Does this mean that the kernel bridge does not > support bonding? > > > > Also, what's the idea of this tight IP to devMAC > relationship? > > > Shouldn't the IP be on a different level of > abstraction from the lower > > > dev abstraction and then linked via some map? > > > > No idea what "tight IP to devMAC relationship" you > are talking about. The > > two are pretty separate from each other. > > Should an IP be bound to a dev? > > > The local IP stack will get somewhat upset if it > receives IP packets with > > a source IP matching one of it's own interfaces, > as this indicates > > something is wrong in the network either an IP > conflict or packets being > > looped back to the sender host. > > Ping from the local host to a non-existent IP > reproduces the message. > > Can the bridge handle broadcasts looping back? > > -- > Al > - > : send the line > "unsubscribe linux-net" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at > http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html