[ofa-general] Re: [RFC] [PATCH v3] IB/ipoib: Add bonding support to IPoIB

[Moni Shoua]

Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>> With the current solution it is still unsafe to unload ib_ipoib before bonding but
>> I tend to agree with Michael and my opinion now is that this should be fixed in the
>> upper layer (i.e. bonding).
> 
> This looks simple. Will we get to see the patch to core bonding code as well
> soon? I guess bonding support in OFED will need to be patched somehow?
> 
Sure. I am working on it now (making ib_ipoib safer to remove before bonding does) and
I would be happy to share when I'm done.
However, I think that this is a separate issue and should not prevent from this patch to get in.
Don't you agree?

BTW: It is often claimed to module unload is unsafe by definition and is not 
a production issue. Doesn't this claim make the unload issue "less critical"?