"in milliseconds");
module_param(use_carrier, int, 0);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_carrier, "Use netif_carrier_ok (vs MII ioctls) in miimon; "
- "0 for off, 1 for on (default)");
+ "0 for off, 1 for on (default), 2 for carrier then legacy checks");
module_param(mode, charp, 0);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(mode, "Mode of operation; 0 for balance-rr, "
"1 for active-backup, 2 for balance-xor, "
int (*ioctl)(struct net_device *, struct ifreq *, int);
struct ifreq ifr;
struct mii_ioctl_data *mii;
+ bool carrier = true;
if (!reporting && !netif_running(slave_dev))
return 0;
if (bond->params.use_carrier)
- return netif_carrier_ok(slave_dev) ? BMSR_LSTATUS : 0;
+ carrier = netif_carrier_ok(slave_dev) ? BMSR_LSTATUS : 0;
+
+ if (!carrier)
+ return carrier;
/* Try to get link status using Ethtool first. */
if (slave_dev->ethtool_ops->get_link)
downdelay = 0;
}
- if ((use_carrier != 0) && (use_carrier != 1)) {
- pr_warn("Warning: use_carrier module parameter (%d), not of valid value (0/1), so it was set to 1\n",
+ if (use_carrier < 0 || use_carrier > 2) {
+ pr_warn("Warning: use_carrier module parameter (%d), not of valid value (0-2), so it was set to 1\n",
use_carrier);
use_carrier = 1;
}