[ipxe-devel] [ipxe/ipxe] [hci] Add timeout arg to ifconf (#96)

[Joe Groocock]

Useful for performing address configuration in situations where it really shouldn't take very long.

```
iPXE> ifconf --help
Usage:

  ifconf [-c|--configurator <configurator>] [-t|--timeout <timeout>] [<interface>...]

See http://ipxe.org/cmd/ifconf for further information
iPXE> time ifconf -t100 net0
Configuring (net0 aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff)... Connection timed out (http://ipxe.org/4c072092)
time: 0.1s
iPXE> time ifconf -t1000 net0
Configuring (net0 aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff)... Connection timed out (http://ipxe.org/4c072092)
time: 1.0s
iPXE> time ifconf -t5000 net0
Configuring (net0 aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff)....... Connection timed out (http://ipxe.org/4c072092)
time: 4.9s
```
You can view, comment on, or merge this pull request online at:

  https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe/pull/96

-- Commit Summary --

  * [hci] Add timeout arg to ifconf

-- File Changes --

    M src/hci/commands/ifmgmt_cmd.c (7)
    M src/include/usr/ifmgmt.h (3)
    M src/usr/autoboot.c (2)
    M src/usr/ifmgmt.c (5)

-- Patch Links --

https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe/pull/96.patch
https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe/pull/96.diff

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