Bug#878811: dummy interface in bridge sticks in "configuring", leading to degraded system

[Michael Biebl]

Control: tags -1 + moreinfo

On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:57:15 +0200 Marc Haber
<mh+debian-packages at zugschlus.de> wrote:
> Package: systemd
> Version: 235-2.0~zgSID+1
> Severity: normal
> Tags: upstream patch
> Forwarded: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6961
> 
> This is upstream issue 6961, where a dummy interface configured into a
> bridge gets stuck in "configuring" state, with the usual consequences of
> the network never getting "online", ultimately leading to a degraded
> system. Having a dummy interface in a bridge is a rather common idiom to
> force the bridge "up" even if there is nothing really "connected" yet.
> 
> I can confirm that the attached patch fixes the issue in systemd 235-2,
> and that it applies with minimal fuzz also applies to the systemd
> version in Debian stretch. Afaik, Susant Sahani, the developer of the
> patch, has submitted the patch, but it is not yet linked to the issue.

Hm, I don't see this patch applied in upstream systemd [1] but the
upstream issue has been closed.
Can you please verify if the issue still exists and if so, reopen the
upstream bug report.

Thanks,
Michael

[1] In case I missed it, can you point me at a git commit?

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