[RFC PATCH] net: ipv4: increase dhcp inter device timeout

2015-08-06 Thread Mugunthan V N
When a system has multiple ethernet devices and during DHCP request (for using NFS), the system waits only for HZ/2 which is 500mS before switching to another interface for DHCP. There are some routers (Ex: Trendnet routers) which responds to DHCP request at about 560mS. When the system has only o

Re: [RFC PATCH] net: ipv4: increase dhcp inter device timeout

2015-08-07 Thread YOSHIFUJI Hideaki
Hi, Mugunthan V N wrote: > When a system has multiple ethernet devices and during DHCP > request (for using NFS), the system waits only for HZ/2 which is > 500mS before switching to another interface for DHCP. > > There are some routers (Ex: Trendnet routers) which responds to > DHCP request at a

Re: [RFC PATCH] net: ipv4: increase dhcp inter device timeout

2015-08-09 Thread Mugunthan V N
On Friday 07 August 2015 12:45 PM, YOSHIFUJI Hideaki wrote: >> diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c >> > index 8e7328c..bdb8cb5 100644 >> > --- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c >> > +++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c >> > @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ >> > /* Define the timeout for waiting for a DHCP/BOOTP/RARP