On Sat, Apr 06, 2019 at 09:53:50AM -0400, Sasha Levin wrote: > On Fri, Apr 05, 2019 at 11:47:31AM +0100, Patryk Mungai wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > When running dhcp tests using the 4.4.y (and 4.4.y-cip kernel as well), I > > encountered an issue where the dhcp client in the kernel could not get an > > IP address when multiple network devices were enabled. It seems that the > > current implementation of the dhcp client in the 4.4 kernel is send dhcp > > request via device 1 -> wait <1s for response from server on device 1 -> > > if no response, switch to device 2 -> repeat process on device 2 ...etc. > > When the dhcp server is slow to respond, this means it is impossible to get > > a dhcp address. > > > > This series backported from upstream fixes the issue, is it possible > > to apply this to 4.4.y and/or 4.4.y-cip? > > This is something that seems more suited for the CIP kernel as it adds > new functionality. I agree, this is a new feature. If someone wants this, they should use a newer kernel please. Like 4.19.y :) thanks, greg k-h
