Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:56:07 +0100 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8.2-stable: devd fails to restart Message-ID: <20120207195607.919234a7.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1202060001390.73167@wonkity.com> References: <20120202212222.e940f64c.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <CAE-mSOJkwbc%2BrPKhhEEXKRrCrgx7-D_Y7g158OFnB_b_oBdTqg@mail.gmail.com> <20120203204110.cc933dc5.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20120204043756.GA67863@DataIX.net> <20120204164423.ba815842.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20120204165214.6f14f4a5.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1202041029550.59919@wonkity.com> <20120204230409.338a597b.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1202060001390.73167@wonkity.com>
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On Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:08:55 -0700 (MST) Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > On Sat, 4 Feb 2012, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > > > On Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:34:19 -0700 (MST) > > Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> Possibly relevant: > >> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=140462&cat= > >> > >> (Using DHCP from /etc/rc.conf leaves a lock on devd.pid. SYNCDHCP does > >> not.) > >> > >> And the thread: > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2009-October/012749.html > > > > Yes, it seems to be that problem. Tested on my other machine, which hasn't changed since the problem was discovered: > > root@kg-v7# service devd status > > devd is not running. > > root@kg-v7# ll /var/run/devd.pid > > -rw------- 1 root wheel 3 Jan 12 20:40 /var/run/devd.pid > > root@kg-v7# lsof /var/run/devd.pid > > COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME > > dhclient 1075 root 5w VREG 0,70 3 918547 /var/run/devd.pid > > dhclient 1091 _dhcp 5w VREG 0,70 3 918547 /var/run/devd.pid > > root@kg-v7# > > > > So, if this was worked on back in 2009, why isn't fixed yet? > > I switched to using SYNCDHCP which avoids the problem, didn't enter a > PR, and quickly forgot about it. It would be nice to have it fixed. I'm all for getting it fixed, even if I don't know how yet. Should a PR be against devd, dhclient, or ... something else? -- Torfinn
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