Bonding mode 802.3ad (LACP) fails inside Xen bridge

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 2

Situation

When using a bonding device which is configured in mode 802.3ad (LACP) and adding this device to a bridge, the 802.3ad protocol with peer fails.

Resolution

The problem is fixed with the kernel version 2.6.16.60-0.25, released on Fri 18 July 2008.
Please update the system.

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