Hi Fabio, > [1] But now when I try to obtain an IP using dhcp without specifying any > timeout, > it dumps lots of "Lowered timeout to match user request" messages. > Is that expected? > > https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/5Tpc5Rwdkq/
No, this is a regression without `-t`, and has to be fixed before SRU. ... Without `-t`, loop_timeout == -1, which makes the new check pass/true. (because `start` ~= `now` (seconds range), even for the theoretically lowest possible value of `timeout` (zero; note it's not loop_timeout). We need a gating `loop_timeout >= 0` check, as used in the inner loop. - if (now.tv_sec + timeout > start + loop_timeout) { + if (loop_timeout >= 0 && now.tv_sec + timeout > start + loop_timeout) { ... While checking the code in detail, I was a bit concerned that, in the first pass, the `prev = now` assignment in the inner loop now takes the newly used `now` (this patch), not the one from before the while loop. However, that shouldn't matter much, as it's only used for time/delta reporting (disabled in non-debug build; but just for correctness) and even so, for the first pass the time difference between the first/start `now` and that assignment in the new check doesn't seem to be significant. ... That one line change worked fine in a quick test here. Could you test that, by, I guess (sorry, I have to EOD): ... unpacking the source package from the unapproved queue (dpkg-source -x *.dsc && cd klibc-*), create a new patch with `quilt new ipconfig-timeout-fix-fix.patch`, add file with `quilt add usr/kinit/ipconfig/main.c`, change that file, update patch with `quilt refresh`, update changelog `DEB_EMAIL="Your Name <y...@na.me>" TZ=UTC dch -l+test 'd/p/ipcfg-tmo-f-f.patch: Test fix'` sudo apt build-dep -y klibc dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1947099 Title: ipconfig does not honour user-requested timeouts in some cases To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/klibc/+bug/1947099/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs