retry for ftp/tftp
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area/stability
kind/bug
- Dominant language
- Go
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- 974
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Description
Retry functionality exists for http/https, but not ftp/tftp
https://coreos.com/ignition/docs/latest/operator-notes.html#http-backoff-and-retry
This can create flaky results if boot ordering, or delays in network initialization throw off ignition on its first attempt to grab configuration.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the existing HTTP/HTTPS retry implementation and comparing it with the FTP/TFTP configuration-fetch paths. Done means FTP and TFTP also retry after transient boot-time network failures, with behavior documented or tested consistently with HTTP/HTTPS.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100