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Date:      Mon, 3 Feb 2014 11:56:41 +0200
From:      Sami Halabi <sodynet1@gmail.com>
To:        Ben <mailinglists@niessen.ch>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: kern/185967: Link Aggregation LAGG: LACP not working in 10.0
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Hi,
Changing in/etc/sysctl.conf isnt enough unless you restart the machine.
Do in shell:
sysctl net.link.lagg.0.lacp.lacp_strict_mode=3D0

Sami
=D7=91=D7=AA=D7=90=D7=A8=D7=99=D7=9A 3 =D7=91=D7=A4=D7=91=D7=A8 2014 11:51,=
 "Ben" <mailinglists@niessen.ch> =D7=9B=D7=AA=D7=91:

> Thank you for your detailed explanation.
>
> If I understand correctly the switch is probably not set up correctly,
> right?
>
> I will try to have it configured correctly first.
>
> Thanks a lot for your help!
>
> Regards
> Ben
>
> On 03.02.2014 10:45, Scott Long wrote:
>
>> Ok, please try the patch I emailed earlier.  Since you=E2=80=99re not se=
eing any
>> receive messages, it means that your switch isn=E2=80=99t generating any=
 LACP
>> heartbeats.  The difference between FreeBSD 9.x and 10 is that in 9.x, i=
t
>> ran in =E2=80=9Coptimistic=E2=80=9D mode, meaning that it didn=E2=80=99t=
 rely on getting receive
>> messages from the switch, and only took a channel down if the link state
>> went down.  In strict mode, it looks for the receive messages and only
>> transitions to a full operational state if it gets them.  So while I kno=
w
>> it=E2=80=99s easy to point at the problem being FreeBSD 10, seeing as Fr=
eeBSD 9
>> worked for you, please check to make sure that your switch is set up
>> correctly.
>>
>> I authored the original change that went into FreeBSD 10, and I tried to
>> make it so that strict_mode=3D0 would keep everything working as it did =
in 9.
>>  I guess that since you=E2=80=99re getting no receive messages from the =
switch at
>> all that we need to disable strict mode on setup, not afterwards.  Apply
>> the patch and everything should work as it did in FreeBSD 9.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> On Feb 3, 2014, at 2:29 AM, Ben <mailinglists@niessen.ch> wrote:
>>
>>  Yes, via sysctl and /etc/sysctl.conf
>>>
>>> I waited now roughly 20 minutes without touching it but no difference.
>>>
>>> No, I only see these transmit messages, no receive.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Ben
>>>
>>> On 03.02.2014 10:25, Scott Long wrote:
>>>
>>>> Did you set it to 0 via the sysctl?  You might need to wait for severa=
l
>>>> minutes if you set it after setting up the links.
>>>>
>>>> Also, the message that you=E2=80=99re seeing is from your machine tran=
smitting
>>>> PDU packets.  Are you seeing any "lacpdu receive=E2=80=9D messages on =
the console?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 3, 2014, at 2:10 AM, Ben <mailinglists@niessen.ch> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I set strict mode to 0 but no use. I do receive PDU messages.
>>>>>
>>>>> igb0: lacpdu transmit
>>>>> actor=3D(...)
>>>>> actor.state=3D4d<ACTIVITY,AGGREGATION,SYNC,DEFAULTED>
>>>>> partner=3D(...)
>>>>> partner.state=3D0
>>>>> maxdelay=3D0
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Ben
>>>>>
>>>>> On 03.02.2014 10:03, Scott Long wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Unfortunately, you can=E2=80=99t control the strict mode globally.  =
My
>>>>>> apologies for this mess, I=E2=80=99ll make sure that it=E2=80=99s fi=
xed for FreeBSD 10.1.
>>>>>> If the sysctl doesn=E2=80=99t help then maybe consider compiling a c=
ustom kernel
>>>>>> with it defaulted to 0.  You=E2=80=99ll need to open /sys/net/ieee80=
2ad_lacp.c and
>>>>>> look for the function lacp_attach().  You=E2=80=99ll see the strict_=
mode assign
>>>>>> underneath that.  I=E2=80=99ll also send you a patch in a few minute=
s.  Until then,
>>>>>> try enabling net.link.lagg.lacp.debug=3D1 and see if you=E2=80=99re =
receiving
>>>>>> heartbeat PDU=E2=80=99s from your switch.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Feb 3, 2014, at 1:40 AM, Ben <mailinglists@niessen.ch> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Hi Scott,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I had tried to set it in /etc/sysctl.conf but seems it didnt work.
>>>>>>> But will I try again and report back.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The settings of the switch have not been changed and are set to
>>>>>>> LACP. It worked before so I guess the switch should not be the prob=
lem.
>>>>>>> Maybe some incompatibility between FreeBSD + igb-driver + switch (J=
uniper
>>>>>>> EX3300-48T).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I will update you after setting the sysctl setting. It seems to be
>>>>>>> "dynamic", I guess 0 reflects the index of LACP lagg devices. Can I=
 switch
>>>>>>> off the strict mode globally in /etc/sysctl.conf?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>> Ben
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 03.02.2014 09:31, Scott Long wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You=E2=80=99re probably running into the consequences of r253687. =
 Check to
>>>>>>>> see the value of =E2=80=98sysctl net.link.lagg.0.lacp.lacp_strict_=
mode=E2=80=99.
>>>>>>>> If it=E2=80=99s =E2=80=981=E2=80=99 then set it to 0.  My original=
 intention was for this to
>>>>>>>> default to 0, but apparently that didn=E2=80=99t happen.  However,=
 the fact that
>>>>>>>> strict mode doesn=E2=80=99t seem to work at all for you might hint=
 that your switch
>>>>>>>> either isn=E2=80=99t configured correctly for LACP, or doesn=E2=80=
=99t actually support
>>>>>>>> LACP at all.  You might want to investigate that.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Feb 3, 2014, at 1:17 AM, Ben <mailinglists@niessen.ch> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Hi,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I upgraded from FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE to 10.0-RELEASE. FreeBSD 9.2
>>>>>>>>> was configured to use LACP with two igb devices.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Now it stopped working after the upgrade.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This is a screenshot of ifconfig -a after the upgrade to FreeBSD
>>>>>>>>> 10..0-RELEASE: http://tinypic.com/view.php?
>>>>>>>>> pic=3D28jvgpw&s=3D5#.Uu9PXT1dVPM
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> A PR is currently open: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/
>>>>>>>>> query-pr.cgi?pr=3Dkern/185967
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It is set to low, but I would like somebody to have a look into i=
t
>>>>>>>>> as it obviously has a great influence on our infrastructure. The =
only way
>>>>>>>>> to "solve" it is currently switching back to FreeBSD 9.2.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The suggested fix "use failover" seems not to work.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your help.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>>>>> Ben
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