Re: kern/51531: Recent networking regression affecting installs

[Andreas Gustafsson <gson%gson.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/51531; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Andreas Gustafsson <gson%gson.org@localhost>
To: Roy Marples <roy%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/51531: Recent networking regression affecting installs
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:50:42 +0200

 Roy,
 
 On October 5, you wrote:
 > I think ifconfig -w 15 -W 5 should be added to sysinst before the ping
 > test to wait for DaD to clear.
 
 And I responded:
 < I think sysinst, and other existing code that configures IP addresses,
 < is not incorrect as written, and should not be required to do this.
 
 Please don't let our disagreement over the correct way to fix this
 issue keep you from fixing it.  If you won't fix it my way, then fix
 it your way.
 -- 
 Andreas Gustafsson, gson%gson.org@localhost