1 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c b/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
index 5b2612e56..eb1f1db8d 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
+++ b/networking/udhcp/dhcpc.c
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
 #include "signalpipe.h"
 
 static int state;
+/* Something is definitely wrong here. IPv4 addresses
+ * in variables of type long?? BTW, we use inet_ntoa()
+ * in the code. Manpage says that struct in_addr has a member of type long (!)
+ * which holds IPv4 address, and the struct is passed by value (!!)
+ */
 static unsigned long requested_ip; /* = 0 */
 static unsigned long server_addr;
 static unsigned long timeout;
@@ -267,7 +272,7 @@ int udhcpc_main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
 
         /* Start the log, sanitize fd's, and write a pid file */
-        udhcp_start_log_and_pid("udhcpc", client_config.pidfile);
+        udhcp_start_log_and_pid(client_config.pidfile);
 
         if (read_interface(client_config.interface, &client_config.ifindex,
                            NULL, client_config.arp) < 0)
@@ -446,8 +451,9 @@ int udhcpc_main(int argc, char *argv[])
                         case INIT_SELECTING:
                                 /* Must be a DHCPOFFER to one of our xid's */
                                 if (*message == DHCPOFFER) {
-                                        if ((temp = get_option(&packet, DHCP_SERVER_ID))) {
-                                                memcpy(&server_addr, temp, 4);
+                                        temp = get_option(&packet, DHCP_SERVER_ID);
+                                        if (temp) {
+                                                server_addr = *(uint32_t*)temp;
                                                 xid = packet.xid;
                                                 requested_ip = packet.yiaddr;
 
@@ -465,12 +471,12 @@ int udhcpc_main(int argc, char *argv[])
                         case RENEWING:
                         case REBINDING:
                                 if (*message == DHCPACK) {
-                                        if (!(temp = get_option(&packet, DHCP_LEASE_TIME))) {
+                                        temp = get_option(&packet, DHCP_LEASE_TIME);
+                                        if (!temp) {
                                                 bb_error_msg("No lease time with ACK, using 1 hour lease");
                                                 lease = 60 * 60;
                                         } else {
-                                                memcpy(&lease, temp, 4);
-                                                lease = ntohl(lease);
+                                                lease = ntohl(*(uint32_t*)temp);
                                         }
 
                                         /* enter bound state */