Re: dhcpcd dumping core

[Roy Marples <roy%marples.name@localhost>]

Hi

On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:20:50 +0000, bch%methodlogic.net@localhost wrote:
> Last couple days, latest sources (kernel and userland up-to-date),
> dhcpcd has been dumping core.
>
> Transcription:
>
> # dhcpcd wm0
> dhcpcd [1014]: version 5.5.0 starting
> dhcpcd [1014]: ipv6rs: Address family not supported by protocol 
> family
> Jan 26 19:17:34 kamloops dhcpcd[1014]: ipv6rs: Address family not
> supported by protocol family
> [1]  Segmnetation fault (core dumped) dhcpcd wm0
>
>
>
> I can't find a core file (though ulimit indicates coredump filesize 
> is
> unlimited) and haven't been able to run under gdb to produce a stack
> trace directly.

I take it you have disabled IPv6 support in the kernel to get the 
address family not supported error?
Anyway, the attached patch should stop dhcpcd from dumping core in the 
event of IPv6 failing to start.

Please test and let me know if it works or not.

Thanks

Roy

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