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network-manager: support a defaults file in the init script

Message ID 20180413160027.6089-1-casantos@datacom.ind.br
State Accepted
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Series network-manager: support a defaults file in the init script | expand

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Carlos Santos April 13, 2018, 4 p.m. UTC
Sometimes it is useful to pass some parameters to NetworkManager when it
starts (e.g. --log-level) instead of editting NetworkManager.conf. Allow
the user add a file with a NETWORKMANAGER_ARGS variable containing such
flags. This is simpler than overriding the whole startup script (e.g. by
means of a rootfs overlay).

Signed-off-by: Carlos Santos <casantos@datacom.ind.br>
---
 package/network-manager/S45network-manager | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Thomas Petazzoni April 15, 2018, 7:59 p.m. UTC | #1
Hello,

On Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:00:27 -0300, Carlos Santos wrote:
> Sometimes it is useful to pass some parameters to NetworkManager when it
> starts (e.g. --log-level) instead of editting NetworkManager.conf. Allow
> the user add a file with a NETWORKMANAGER_ARGS variable containing such
> flags. This is simpler than overriding the whole startup script (e.g. by
> means of a rootfs overlay).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Carlos Santos <casantos@datacom.ind.br>

I've applied to master. However, a few comments below.

> ---
>  package/network-manager/S45network-manager | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/package/network-manager/S45network-manager b/package/network-manager/S45network-manager
> index f39e20d73b..bb4bf164a5 100755
> --- a/package/network-manager/S45network-manager
> +++ b/package/network-manager/S45network-manager
> @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
>  #!/bin/sh
>  
> +# Allow a few customizations from a config file
> +test -r /etc/default/NetworkManager && . /etc/default/NetworkManager
> +
>  prefix=/usr
>  exec_prefix=/usr
>  sbindir=${exec_prefix}/sbin

Same as the modem-manager discussion: I don't think the
NETWORKMANAGER_BIN variable, and testing that the binary file is
executable really makes sense.

> @@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ case "$1" in
>  		printf "Starting NetworkManager ... "
>  		[ ! -d /var/run/NetworkManager ] && install -d /var/run/NetworkManager
>  		if [ -z "$PID" ]; then
> -			$NETWORKMANAGER_BIN
> +			$NETWORKMANAGER_BIN $NETWORKMANAGER_ARGS

Any idea why start-stop-daemon is not used ?

Thanks!

Thomas
Carlos Santos April 15, 2018, 8:21 p.m. UTC | #2
> From: "Thomas Petazzoni" <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>
> To: "Carlos Santos" <casantos@datacom.ind.br>
> Cc: "buildroot" <buildroot@buildroot.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2018 4:59:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Buildroot] [PATCH] network-manager: support a defaults file in the init script

> Hello,
> 
> On Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:00:27 -0300, Carlos Santos wrote:
>> Sometimes it is useful to pass some parameters to NetworkManager when it
>> starts (e.g. --log-level) instead of editting NetworkManager.conf. Allow
>> the user add a file with a NETWORKMANAGER_ARGS variable containing such
>> flags. This is simpler than overriding the whole startup script (e.g. by
>> means of a rootfs overlay).
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Carlos Santos <casantos@datacom.ind.br>
> 
> I've applied to master. However, a few comments below.
> 
>> ---
>>  package/network-manager/S45network-manager | 5 ++++-
>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/package/network-manager/S45network-manager
>> b/package/network-manager/S45network-manager
>> index f39e20d73b..bb4bf164a5 100755
>> --- a/package/network-manager/S45network-manager
>> +++ b/package/network-manager/S45network-manager
>> @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
>>  #!/bin/sh
>>  
>> +# Allow a few customizations from a config file
>> +test -r /etc/default/NetworkManager && . /etc/default/NetworkManager
>> +
>>  prefix=/usr
>>  exec_prefix=/usr
>>  sbindir=${exec_prefix}/sbin
> 
> Same as the modem-manager discussion: I don't think the
> NETWORKMANAGER_BIN variable, and testing that the binary file is
> executable really makes sense.
> 
>> @@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ case "$1" in
>>  		printf "Starting NetworkManager ... "
>>  		[ ! -d /var/run/NetworkManager ] && install -d /var/run/NetworkManager
>>  		if [ -z "$PID" ]; then
>> -			$NETWORKMANAGER_BIN
>> +			$NETWORKMANAGER_BIN $NETWORKMANAGER_ARGS
> 
> Any idea why start-stop-daemon is not used ?

No idea but I can investigate this later.
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diff --git a/package/network-manager/S45network-manager b/package/network-manager/S45network-manager
index f39e20d73b..bb4bf164a5 100755
--- a/package/network-manager/S45network-manager
+++ b/package/network-manager/S45network-manager
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@ 
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Allow a few customizations from a config file
+test -r /etc/default/NetworkManager && . /etc/default/NetworkManager
+
 prefix=/usr
 exec_prefix=/usr
 sbindir=${exec_prefix}/sbin
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@  case "$1" in
 		printf "Starting NetworkManager ... "
 		[ ! -d /var/run/NetworkManager ] && install -d /var/run/NetworkManager
 		if [ -z "$PID" ]; then
-			$NETWORKMANAGER_BIN
+			$NETWORKMANAGER_BIN $NETWORKMANAGER_ARGS
 		fi
 		if [ ! -z "$PID" -o $? -gt 0 ]; then
 			echo "failed!"