ntpd: retry initial DNS resolution (forever, no timeout for now).
Some users start ntpd on boot, and don't babysit it. If it dies because
DNS is not yet up and therefore NTP servers can't be found, users are
not happy.
Example behavior with a peer name which can't be resolved:
ntpd: bad address 'qwe.rty.ghj.kl'
...5 sec...
ntpd: bad address 'qwe.rty.ghj.kl'
ntpd: bad address 'qwe.rty.ghj.kl'
ntpd: bad address 'qwe.rty.ghj.kl'
ntpd: bad address 'qwe.rty.ghj.kl'
ntpd: bad address 'qwe.rty.ghj.kl'
ntpd: bad address 'qwe.rty.ghj.kl'
ntpd: bad address 'qwe.rty.ghj.kl'
ntpd: bad address 'qwe.rty.ghj.kl'
ntpd: bad address 'qwe.rty.ghj.kl'
...
Based on the patch by Kaarle Ritvanen <kaarle.ritvanen@datakunkku.fi>
function old new delta
resolve_peer_hostname - 81 +81
ntpd_main 1130 1061 -69
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(add/remove: 1/0 grow/shrink: 0/1 up/down: 81/-69) Total: 12 bytes
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
1 file changed