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Re: How usable is agr(4)?



hi,

>>      Don't use it unless you're really sure, because it violates the
>>      frame ordering rule.
> 
> IP has never promised packet order preservation; anything that breaks
> in the presence of packet reordering is already broken and deserves to
> be rendered _visibly_ broken.

iirc, 802.3 or something promised ordering preservation.
agr lives in that layer.

YAMAMOTO Takashi


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