[Bug 1726822] [NEW] unable to specify MII monitoring interval in fractions of a second

[Christofer Bernander]

Public bug reported:

OS: Ubuntu 17.10
Package version: 0.30

In systemd-networkd, the unit used for the netdev 'MIIMonitorSec' option
is 'second'. In order to set a MII monitoring interval including
fractions of a second, this option accepts floating values, for example
'MIIMonitorSec=0.1'.

In netplan, specifying 'mii-monitor-interval: 1' will translate into
'MIIMonitorSec=1'. However, specifying 'mii-monitor-interval: 0.1' will
not pass yaml validation:

Error in network definition //etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml line 14 column
30: invalid unsigned int value 0.1

Since netplan will only accept unsigned integer values for mii-monitor-
interval, there is no way to setting this interval to any value except
for whole seconds. In most scenarios, a sub-second interval is desirable
for this option.

** Affects: nplan (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  unable to specify MII monitoring interval in fractions of a second

Status in nplan package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  OS: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package version: 0.30

  In systemd-networkd, the unit used for the netdev 'MIIMonitorSec'
  option is 'second'. In order to set a MII monitoring interval
  including fractions of a second, this option accepts floating values,
  for example 'MIIMonitorSec=0.1'.

  In netplan, specifying 'mii-monitor-interval: 1' will translate into
  'MIIMonitorSec=1'. However, specifying 'mii-monitor-interval: 0.1'
  will not pass yaml validation:

  Error in network definition //etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml line 14
  column 30: invalid unsigned int value 0.1

  Since netplan will only accept unsigned integer values for mii-
  monitor-interval, there is no way to setting this interval to any
  value except for whole seconds. In most scenarios, a sub-second
  interval is desirable for this option.

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