Re: kern/51531: Recent networking regression affecting installs

[Roy Marples <roy%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

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

From: Roy Marples <roy%NetBSD.org@localhost>
To: Andreas Gustafsson <gson%gson.org@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/51531: Recent networking regression affecting installs
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:05:24 +0000

 Hi
 
 On 21/11/2016 16:50, Andreas Gustafsson wrote:
 > 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.
 
 Fixed.
 
 I don't have the resource to actually test it though.
 
 Roy