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3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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15 */
16
17 #ifndef BOND_H
18 #define BOND_H 1
19
20 #include <stdbool.h>
21 #include <stdint.h>
22
23 #include "packets.h"
24 #include "tag.h"
25
26 struct flow;
27 struct netdev;
28 struct ofpbuf;
29
30 /* How flows are balanced among bond slaves. */
31 enum bond_mode {
32 BM_TCP, /* Transport Layer Load Balance. */
33 BM_SLB, /* Source Load Balance. */
34 BM_STABLE, /* Stable. */
35 BM_AB /* Active Backup. */
36 };
37
38 bool bond_mode_from_string(enum bond_mode *, const char *);
39 const char *bond_mode_to_string(enum bond_mode);
40
41 /* How to detect link status. */
42 enum bond_detect_mode {
43 BLSM_CARRIER, /* Use carrier. */
44 BLSM_MIIMON /* Poll MII status. */
45 };
46
47 bool bond_detect_mode_from_string(enum bond_detect_mode *, const char *);
48 const char *bond_detect_mode_to_string(enum bond_detect_mode);
49
50 /* Configuration for a bond as a whole. */
51 struct bond_settings {
52 char *name; /* Bond's name, for log messages. */
53 uint32_t basis; /* Flow hashing basis. */
54
55 /* Balancing configuration. */
56 enum bond_mode balance;
57 int rebalance_interval; /* Milliseconds between rebalances. */
58
59 /* Link status detection. */
60 enum bond_detect_mode detect; /* BLSM_CARRIER or BLSM_MIIMON. */
61 int miimon_interval; /* Used only for BLSM_MIIMON. */
62 int up_delay; /* ms before enabling an up slave. */
63 int down_delay; /* ms before disabling a down slave. */
64
65 /* Legacy compatibility. */
66 bool fake_iface; /* Update fake stats for netdev 'name'? */
67 };
68
69 /* Program startup. */
70 void bond_init(void);
71
72 /* Basics. */
73 struct bond *bond_create(const struct bond_settings *);
74 void bond_destroy(struct bond *);
75
76 bool bond_reconfigure(struct bond *, const struct bond_settings *);
77 void bond_slave_register(struct bond *, void *slave_,
78 uint16_t stable_id, struct netdev *);
79 void bond_slave_unregister(struct bond *, const void *slave);
80
81 void bond_run(struct bond *, struct tag_set *, bool lacp_negotiated);
82 void bond_wait(struct bond *);
83
84 /* LACP. */
85 void bond_slave_set_lacp_may_enable(struct bond *, void *slave_,
86 bool may_enable);
87
88 /* Special MAC learning support for SLB bonding. */
89 bool bond_should_send_learning_packets(struct bond *);
90 int bond_send_learning_packet(struct bond *,
91 const uint8_t eth_src[ETH_ADDR_LEN],
92 uint16_t vlan);
93
94 /* Packet processing. */
95 enum bond_verdict {
96 BV_ACCEPT, /* Accept this packet. */
97 BV_DROP, /* Drop this packet. */
98 BV_DROP_IF_MOVED /* Drop if we've learned a different port. */
99 };
100 enum bond_verdict bond_check_admissibility(struct bond *, const void *slave_,
101 const uint8_t eth_dst[ETH_ADDR_LEN],
102 tag_type *);
103 void *bond_choose_output_slave(struct bond *,
104 const struct flow *, uint16_t vlan, tag_type *);
105
106 /* Rebalancing. */
107 void bond_account(struct bond *, const struct flow *, uint16_t vlan,
108 uint64_t n_bytes);
109 void bond_rebalance(struct bond *, struct tag_set *);
110
111 #endif /* bond.h */