#1146486 configure_networking: DHCP retries should be configurable / breaks remote unlocking

Package:
initramfs-tools-core
Source:
initramfs-tools-core
Submitter:
Vincent Lefevre
Date:
2026-09-02 12:09:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1146486#5
Date:
2026-09-02 12:07:29 UTC
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In /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/functions, function
configure_networking:

        for ROUNDTTT in 2 3 4 6 9 16 25 36 64 100; do
[...]
                dhcp|bootp|rarp|both)
                        ipconfig -t ${ROUNDTTT} -c "${IP}" -d "${DEVICE}"
                        ;;
[...]
        done

which means that if after all these retries, the DHCP server is still
not available (it may take dozens of minutes after a power outage),
remote unlocking the machine is impossible.

The retries should be configurable. In particular, it should at least
be possible to wait for an indefinite amount of time (without a large
delay between the retries).