feat: Support wait_ip property

README.md

@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 - `macvlan`
 - `infiniband`
 - `wireless`
 - `dummy`
 
 #### `type: ethernet`
 
@@ -377,9 +377,9 @@
 
 - `password`: password for the network (required if `wpa-psk` or `sae` is used)
 
 #### `type: dummy`
 
 Dummy network interface, `nm` (NetworkManager) is the only supported `network_provider`
 for this type.
 
 ### `autoconnect`
@@ -591,6 +591,16 @@
 
   The default gateway for IPv4 (`gateway4`) or IPv6 (`gateway6`) packets.
 
+- `wait_ip`
+
+  The property controls whether the system should wait for a specific IP stack to be
+  configured before considering the connection activated. It can be set to "any",
+  "ipv4","ipv6," or "ipv4+ipv6". When set to "any," the system considers the connection
+  activated when any IP stack is configured. "ipv4" ensures the system waits for IPv4
+  configuration, while "ipv6" ensures the system waits for IPv6 configuration. The
+  "ipv4+ipv6" option requires both IPv4 and IPv6 to be configured before the connection
+  is considered activated.
+
 - `ipv4_ignore_auto_dns` and `ipv6_ignore_auto_dns`
 
   If enabled, the automatically configured name servers and search domains (via

examples/eth_with_wait_ip.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+---
+- name: Configuring wait_ip on ethernet connection
+  hosts: all
+  vars:
+    network_connections:
+      - name: eth0
+        state: up
+        type: ethernet
+        interface_name: eth0
+        ip:
+          address:
+            - 192.0.2.42/30
+            - 2001:db8::23/64
+          wait_ip: any
+
+  roles:
+    - linux-system-roles.network

library/network_connections.py

@@ -1205,6 +1205,22 @@
                 )
             if ip["gateway6"] is not None:
                 s_ip6.set_property(NM.SETTING_IP_CONFIG_GATEWAY, ip["gateway6"])
+
+            # Mapping of wait_ip values to the may-fail settings for IPv4 and IPv6
+            may_fail_mapping = {
+                "any": (True, True),
+                "ipv4": (False, True),
+                "ipv6": (True, False),
+                "ipv4+ipv6": (False, False),
+            }
+
+            may_fail_ipv4, may_fail_ipv6 = may_fail_mapping.get(
+                ip["wait_ip"], (True, True)
+            )
+
+            s_ip4.set_property(NM.SETTING_IP_CONFIG_MAY_FAIL, may_fail_ipv4)
+            s_ip6.set_property(NM.SETTING_IP_CONFIG_MAY_FAIL, may_fail_ipv6)
+
             if ip["route_metric6"] is not None and ip["route_metric6"] >= 0:
                 s_ip6.set_property(
                     NM.SETTING_IP_CONFIG_ROUTE_METRIC, ip["route_metric6"]

module_utils/network_lsr/argument_validator.py

@@ -907,6 +907,11 @@
                 ArgValidatorBool("auto6", default_value=None),
                 ArgValidatorBool("ipv4_ignore_auto_dns", default_value=None),
                 ArgValidatorBool("ipv6_ignore_auto_dns", default_value=None),
+                ArgValidatorStr(
+                    "wait_ip",
+                    enum_values=["any", "ipv4", "ipv6", "ipv4+ipv6"],
+                    default_value="any",
+                ),
                 ArgValidatorBool("ipv6_disabled", default_value=None),
                 ArgValidatorIP("gateway6", family=socket.AF_INET6),
                 ArgValidatorNum(
@@ -960,6 +965,7 @@
                 "auto6": True,
                 "ipv4_ignore_auto_dns": None,
                 "ipv6_ignore_auto_dns": None,
+                "wait_ip": "any",
                 "ipv6_disabled": False,
                 "gateway6": None,
                 "route_metric6": None,
@@ -2522,6 +2528,14 @@
                     "ip.ipv4_ignore_auto_dns or ip.ipv6_ignore_auto_dns is not "
                     "supported by initscripts.",
                 )
+        # initscripts does not support ip.wait_ip,
+        # so raise errors when network provider is initscripts
+        if connection["ip"]["wait_ip"] != "any":
+            if mode == self.VALIDATE_ONE_MODE_INITSCRIPTS:
+                raise ValidationError.from_connection(
+                    idx,
+                    "ip.wait_ip is not supported by initscripts.",
+                )
         # initscripts does not support ip.dns_options, so raise errors when network
         # provider is initscripts
         if connection["ip"]["dns_options"]:

tests/playbooks/tests_dummy.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 ---
 - name: Play for testing dummy connection
   hosts: all
   vars:
     autocon_retries: 2
     interface: dummy0
+    wait_ip: ipv4+ipv6
     profile: "{{ interface }}"
     lsr_fail_debug:
       - __network_connections_result
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
               - tasks/assert_profile_present.yml
               - tasks/assert_device_present.yml
               - tasks/assert_autoconnect_retries.yml
+              - tasks/assert_may_fail.yml
             lsr_cleanup:
               - tasks/cleanup_profile+device.yml
               - tasks/check_network_dns.yml

tests/tasks/assert_may_fail.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+---
+- name: Get ipv4.may-fail
+  command: >
+    nmcli -f ipv4.may-fail connection show {{ profile }}
+  register: may_fail4
+  ignore_errors: true
+  changed_when: false
+- name: Get ipv6.may-fail
+  command: >
+    nmcli -f ipv6.may-fail connection show {{ profile }}
+  register: may_fail6
+  ignore_errors: true
+  changed_when: false
+- name: "Assert that ipv4.may-fail is configured as specified"
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - may_fail4.stdout.split(":")[1] | trim
+        == "no"
+    msg: "ipv4.may-fail is configured as
+      {{ may_fail4.stdout.split(':')[1] | trim }}
+      but wait_ip is specified as {{ wait_ip }}"
+- name: "Assert that ipv6.may-fail is configured as specified"
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - may_fail6.stdout.split(":")[1] | trim
+        == "no"
+    msg: "ipv6.may-fail is configured as
+      {{ may_fail6.stdout.split(':')[1] | trim }}
+      but wait_ip is specified as {{ wait_ip }}"

tests/tasks/create_dummy_profile.yml

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
         ip:
           address:
             - "192.0.2.42/30"
+            - "2001:db8::23/64"
+          wait_ip: "{{ wait_ip }}"
 - name: Show result
   debug:
     var: __network_connections_result