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