git: e4482bfde9b1 - main - dhclient: Update rc.conf.5 with dhclient_arpwait
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Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 00:00:37 UTC
The branch main has been updated by cperciva: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=e4482bfde9b10a4d0edd0e2d956a87b76db2cb1f commit e4482bfde9b10a4d0edd0e2d956a87b76db2cb1f Author: Isaac Cilia Attard <icattard@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2024-08-08 06:34:59 +0000 Commit: Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-08-09 21:49:54 +0000 dhclient: Update rc.conf.5 with dhclient_arpwait Add new dhclient_arpwait option to rc.conf.5, with information about what it does, and cases in which it could be disabled. Sponsored by: Google LLC (GSoC 2024) Signed-off-by: Isaac Cilia Attard <icattard@FreeBSD.org> MFC after: 10 days Reviwed by: cperciva, brooks, Tom Hukins, Alexander Ziaee Pull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/pull/1368 --- share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 index 3fa20fe3cf0c..9626e3ef79fd 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 @@ -618,6 +618,15 @@ When specified, this variable overrides the variable for interface .Ar iface only. +.It Va dhclient_arpwait +.Pq Vt bool +Set to +.Dq Li NO +to stop +.Xr dhclient 8 +from waiting for ARP resolution, to make the system boot faster. +This may be done on networks where the DHCP server is certain to +know whether an address is available. .It Va synchronous_dhclient .Pq Vt bool Set to