On Fri, Nov 04, 2005 at 11:08:32PM -0800, Jason R. Martin wrote: > On 11/4/05, Neil Horman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 04, 2005 at 12:25:49PM -0800, Jay Vosburgh wrote: > > > > > > [dropped linux-kernel; added netdev] > > > > > > Neil Horman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > >The current version of ifenslave fails to attach slave interfaces to a > > > >bond if > > > >the masters doesn't have appropriate IP information. While its common > > > >for > > > >bonded interface to have IP information its not required (bond as part > > > >of a > > > >bridge for instance). > > > > > > As far as I know, attaching slaves to a bonding device without > > > an IP address works just fine; the bonding master device must merely be > > > up. Under what circumstances are you seeing a problem? > > > > > Try to run ifenslave on a bonded interface with no ip address, it will fail. > > Are you sure it fails or do you just get an error message? > Traditionally it has spit out a (non-fatal) error message about not > being able to get the address info, but then go ahead and enslave > anyway. > > At least that's been my experience. > Definately exits prematurely for me. I'm not in front of the source at the moment, but I'll grab the backtrace first thing monday morning and post the call trace.
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