Re: [Bug #14794] IP address assigned by DHCP is dropped after ~40 seconds

Mike Galbraith
2009-12-29T15:44:35Z

On Tue, 2009-12-29 at 16:28 +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report
> of regressions introduced between 2.6.31 and 2.6.32.
>
> The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
> introduced between 2.6.31 and 2.6.32. Please verify if it still should
> be listed and let me know (either way).
>
>
> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14794
> Subject : IP address assigned by DHCP is dropped after ~40 seconds
> Submitter : Márton Németh <nm127@freemail.hu>
> Date : 2009-12-13 08:59 (17 days old)

This one was a userspace bug it seems.

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Comment #21 From Jarek Poplawski 2009-12-19 13:48:21 -------
On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 11:26:30AM +0100, Németh Márton wrote:
> I upgraded the Debian package "network-manager" from 0.6.6-3 to 0.7.2-2.
> The problem seems to be solved: the IP address is not dropped in 2.6.32
> and in 2.6.31. The conclusion is for me that a user-space program caused
> the problem, thanks for the hint.

Yes, Debian often fixes our bugs on time! ;-)

Thanks,
Jarek P.