[LU-18540] lnetctl ping --timeout is broken unless source nid is specified

• Type: Bug
• Resolution: Fixed
• Priority: Minor
• Fix Version/s: Lustre 2.17.0
• Severity: 3
• Assignee: Chris Horn
• Reporter: Chris Horn

Description

cassini-hosta:~ # lnetctl ping --timeout 10 172.18.2.7@tcp1
timeout 10000
time 10000
---
manage:
-     ping:
      errno: -22
      descr: ! "Invalid input data or parameter"
...
cassini-hosta:~ #

bug in "5ddc054540 LU-17629 utils: support hostname with lustre_lnet_parse_nid_range()" where "source" key is put into the yaml without a value so ping fails with EINVAL.