bug#38524: [PATCH] services: dhcp-client: Ignore interfaces that need non-free firmware.

[Brett Gilio <brettg@posteo.net>]

This LGTM, though I'd add a comment noting this bug report or something so it is known why this behavior was adjusted.

Dec 13, 2019 3:57:14 PM Brice Waegeneire <brice@waegenei.re>:

> * gnu/services/networking.scm (dhcp-client-service-type): Filter interfaces
> that need non-free firmware.
> ---
> gnu/services/networking.scm | 10 +++++-----
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/gnu/services/networking.scm b/gnu/services/networking.scm
> index 93d9b6a15e..7a57e33974 100644
> --- a/gnu/services/networking.scm
> +++ b/gnu/services/networking.scm
> @@ -223,14 +223,14 @@ fe80::1%lo0 apps.facebook.com\n")
> (define valid?
> (lambda (interface)
> (and (arp-network-interface? interface)
> - (not (loopback-network-interface? interface)))))
> + (not (loopback-network-interface? interface))
> + ;; XXX: Make sure the interfaces are up so that
> + ;; 'dhclient' can actually send/receive over them.
> + (false-if-exception
> + (set-network-interface-up interface)))))
> (define ifaces
> (filter valid? (all-network-interface-names)))
> 
> - ;; XXX: Make sure the interfaces are up so that 'dhclient' can
> - ;; actually send/receive over them.
> - (for-each set-network-interface-up ifaces)
> -
> (false-if-exception (delete-file #$pid-file))
> (let ((pid (fork+exec-command
> (cons* #$dhclient "-nw"
> -- 
> 2.19.2
>