systemd-networkd fails to renew DHCP v4 lease when renew attempt times out
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Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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systemd (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I'm seeing exactly what this gist describes:
https:/
Summary:
1. Configure a machine with a DHCPv4 lease on a network with a DHCPv4 server.
2. Place machine under unusual load sufficient to cause a timeout on netlink requests.
3. Observe the interface failing with the following logs:
systemd-
systemd-
The error seems to come from here: https:/
Expected behavior
The DHCPv4 client should retry the lease refresh when the issue is a timeout, eventually succeeding in these scenarios.
Actual behavior
Permanent loss of connectivity on the affected interface.
Additional info:
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS
Release: 20.04
$ apt-cache policy systemd
systemd:
Installed: 245.4-4ubuntu3.23
Candidate: 245.4-4ubuntu3.23
Version table:
*** 245.4-4ubuntu3.23 500
500 http://
500 mirror+
100 /var/lib/
245.
500 http://
500 mirror+
245.4-4ubuntu3 500
500 http://
500 mirror+
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.