To summarize the 190+ comments on this bug:
1) There is definitely a problem that needs fixing...no arguing this.
2) It has *something* to do with when lo0 is activated, i.e. a race condition
3) There are apparently a few hacky workarounds, but no fix
4) There is no concrete evidence that this is a kernel issue
5) There is no concrete evidence that this is an upstart issue
This bug is officially "on the radar", so we will figure out what's causing the issue and address it in an SRU, but it's too late for 10.04.1.
To summarize the 190+ comments on this bug:
1) There is definitely a problem that needs fixing...no arguing this.
2) It has *something* to do with when lo0 is activated, i.e. a race condition
3) There are apparently a few hacky workarounds, but no fix
4) There is no concrete evidence that this is a kernel issue
5) There is no concrete evidence that this is an upstart issue
This bug is officially "on the radar", so we will figure out what's causing the issue and address it in an SRU, but it's too late for 10.04.1.