Re: bin/53247: loss of IPv6 address with DHCP in netbsd-8

[Roy Bixler <rcbixler%nyx.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR bin/53247; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Roy Bixler <rcbixler%nyx.net@localhost>
To: Roy Marples <roy%marples.name@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: bin/53247: loss of IPv6 address with DHCP in netbsd-8
Date: Wed, 2 May 2018 13:56:34 -0600

 On Wed, May 02, 2018 at 07:40:33PM +0100, Roy Marples wrote:
 > On 02/05/2018 19:25, Roy Bixler wrote:
 > >On Tue, May 01, 2018 at 12:12:45PM -0600, Roy Bixler wrote:
 > >>I've just applied your patch and I suppose I'll know the results in a
 > >>few days.
 > >
 > >The patch has the desired effect.  I see a couple of the
 > >"ipv6nd_handledata: No buffer space available" messages in the log
 > >from this morning, which at this point is about 5 hours ago.  Since
 > >then, I've also seen the usual dance where the default router expires
 > >and it settles on the right one again.  I still have an IPv6 address
 > >and my IPv6 connections are still good.
 > 
 > Nice.
 > 
 > Can you also test the kernel patch I posted here please:
 > https://mail-index.netbsd.org/current-users/2018/05/01/msg033606.html
 > 
 > Hopefully the message will then be completely eliminated.
 
 I am now running the patched NetBSD 8_RC1 kernel.  I'll report back if
 I see the "No buffer space" message.  If I don't see it, I'd give it a
 week or so before declaring success.
 
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 Roy Bixler <rcbixler%nyx.net@localhost>
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 sole test of the validity of any idea is experiment."
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