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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-nettools.c b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-nettools.c
index 23bdefabb8..d3a9956260 100644
--- a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-nettools.c
+++ b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-nettools.c
@@ -1063,8 +1063,18 @@ dhcp4_event_cb (int fd,
int r;
r = n_dhcp4_client_dispatch (priv->client);
- if (r < 0)
- return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
+ if (r < 0) {
+ /* FIXME: if any operation (e.g. send()) fails during the
+ * dispatch, n-dhcp4 returns an error without arming timers
+ * or progressing state, so the only reasonable thing to do
+ * is to move to failed state so that the client will be
+ * restarted. Ideally n-dhcp4 should retry failed operations
+ * a predefined number of times (possibly infinite).
+ */
+ _LOGE ("error %d dispatching events", r);
+ nm_dhcp_client_set_state (NM_DHCP_CLIENT (self), NM_DHCP_STATE_FAIL, NULL, NULL);
+ return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+ }
while (!n_dhcp4_client_pop_event (priv->client, &event) && event) {
dhcp4_event_handle (self, event);