Re: [PATCHv2] hv_set_ifconfig.sh double check before setting ip

From: Stephen Hemminger
Date: Mon Aug 28 2017 - 11:16:34 EST


On Mon, 28 Aug 2017 12:01:21 +0200
Eduardo Otubo <otubo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> v2: The script is now a little bit safer so it doesn't conflicts with
> network daemon trying to set configurations at the same time.
>
> This patch fixes the behavior of the hv_set_ifconfig script when setting
> the interface ip. Sometimes the interface has already been configured by
> network daemon, in this case hv_set_ifconfig causes "RTNETLINK: file
> exists error"; in order to avoid this error this patch makes sure double
> checks the interface before trying anything.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eduardo Otubo <otubo@xxxxxxxxxx>

Adding new dependency on systemd is not going to make this script
even less useful. I wonder why the script still exists at all? Most of the
Linux distro's can already setup HV networking without it.