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ifconfig: Report errors from failed FIB commands
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Authored by markj on Jan 27 2026, 6:32 PM.
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rGd4763c1fe5bc: ifconfig: Exit with a non-zero status when SIOCSIFFIB fails
rG147873a1a7d8: ifconfig: Exit with a non-zero status when SIOCSIFFIB fails
rG2ea85a622bcb: ifconfig: Exit with a non-zero status when SIOCSIFFIB fails
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Previously, setting an interface FIB to some invalid value would result
in a warning being printed, but the ifconfig command would exit with
status 0, but this seems wrong.

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markj created this revision.Jan 27 2026, 6:32 PM
Herald added a subscriber: imp. · View Herald TranscriptJan 27 2026, 6:32 PM
markj requested review of this revision.Jan 27 2026, 6:32 PM
Harbormaster completed remote builds in B70171: Diff 170547.Jan 27 2026, 6:32 PM
pouria accepted this revision as: pouria.Jan 27 2026, 9:20 PM
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LGTM

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jan 27 2026, 9:20 PM
zlei accepted this revision as: zlei.Jan 28 2026, 3:20 AM
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Looks good to me.

zlei added a subscriber: melifaro.Jan 28 2026, 3:28 AM
zlei added inline comments.
sbin/ifconfig/iffib.c
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CC the author @melifaro to see if the warn() is intentional .

melifaro accepted this revision.Jan 28 2026, 11:27 AM
Closed by commit rG2ea85a622bcb: ifconfig: Exit with a non-zero status when SIOCSIFFIB fails (authored by markj). · Explain WhyJan 28 2026, 4:14 PM
This revision was automatically updated to reflect the committed changes.
markj added a commit: rG2ea85a622bcb: ifconfig: Exit with a non-zero status when SIOCSIFFIB fails.
markj added a commit: rG147873a1a7d8: ifconfig: Exit with a non-zero status when SIOCSIFFIB fails.Feb 16 2026, 3:44 PM
markj added a commit: rGd4763c1fe5bc: ifconfig: Exit with a non-zero status when SIOCSIFFIB fails.Feb 16 2026, 7:47 PM

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sbin/ifconfig/tests/ifconfig.sh

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