netdev - Re: [PATCH V2] ipconfig: Inform user if carrier is not ready

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Date:	Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:19:46 -0700
From:	Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>
To:	Erwan Velu <erwanaliasr1@...il.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] ipconfig: Inform user if carrier is not ready

On 09/14/2012 12:08 PM, Erwan Velu wrote:
> From: Erwan Velu <erwanaliasr1@...il.com>
>
> While using the ip= option at the cmdline, the kernel can hold the boot
> process for 2 minutes (CONF_CARRIER_TIMEOUT) if the carrier is not
> present.
>
> While waiting the carrier, user is not informed about this situation and
> so could think the kernel is frozen.
>
> If we don't get the carrier after some seconds, let's display a message to
> inform the user about the remaining time before reaching the timeout.

That should be much better than upwards of 120 messages.

rick jones

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