bnxt_en inactive bonding NIC sending LLDP packet every 30 seconds

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Inactive bonding slave sending LLDP packet every 30 seconds.
$ tshark -tad -r backup.pcap -Y "lldp && eth.addr == xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"

 28 2018-06-11 14:07:25 Broadcom_xx:xx:xx -> Nearest      LLDP 179 Chassis Id = xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Port Id = xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx TTL = 120 System Name = Broadcom Adv. Dual 10GBASE-T Ethernet fw_version:CuNCSI 1.5.59.0 
 64 2018-06-11 14:07:55 Broadcom_xx:xx:xx -> Nearest      LLDP 179 Chassis Id = xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Port Id = xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx TTL = 120 System Name = Broadcom Adv. Dual 10GBASE-T Ethernet fw_version:CuNCSI 1.5.59.0 
 94 2018-06-11 14:08:25 Broadcom_xx:xx:xx -> Nearest      LLDP 179 Chassis Id = xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Port Id = xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx TTL = 120 System Name = Broadcom Adv. Dual 10GBASE-T Ethernet fw_version:CuNCSI 1.5.59.0 
124 2018-06-11 14:08:55 Broadcom_xx:xx:xx -> Nearest      LLDP 179 Chassis Id = xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Port Id = xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx TTL = 120 System Name = Broadcom Adv. Dual 10GBASE-T Ethernet fw_version:CuNCSI 1.5.59.0 
153 2018-06-11 14:09:25 Broadcom_xx:xx:xx -> Nearest      LLDP 179 Chassis Id = xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Port Id = xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx TTL = 120 System Name = Broadcom Adv. Dual 10GBASE-T Ethernet

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and later
  • Broadcom NetXtreme-E network interface using bnxt_en driver

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