2 files changed, 9 insertions, 70 deletions

diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-network/sd-network.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-network/sd-network.c
index 9d00470fe1..4fd4c2502b 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-network/sd-network.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-network/sd-network.c
@@ -173,23 +173,7 @@ int sd_network_link_get_operational_state(int ifindex, char **ret) {
 }
 
 int sd_network_link_get_required_family_for_online(int ifindex, char **ret) {
-        _cleanup_free_ char *s = NULL;
-        int r;
-
-        assert_return(ret, -EINVAL);
-
-        r = network_link_get_string(ifindex, "REQUIRED_FAMILY_FOR_ONLINE", &s);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                if (r != -ENODATA)
-                        return r;
-
-                s = strdup("any");
-                if (!s)
-                        return -ENOMEM;
-        }
-
-        *ret = TAKE_PTR(s);
-        return 0;
+        return network_link_get_string(ifindex, "REQUIRED_FAMILY_FOR_ONLINE", ret);
 }
 
 int sd_network_link_get_carrier_state(int ifindex, char **ret) {
@@ -221,60 +205,15 @@ int sd_network_link_get_dhcp6_client_duid_string(int ifindex, char **ret) {
 }
 
 int sd_network_link_get_required_for_online(int ifindex) {
-        _cleanup_free_ char *s = NULL;
-        int r;
-
-        r = network_link_get_string(ifindex, "REQUIRED_FOR_ONLINE", &s);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                /* Handle -ENODATA as RequiredForOnline=yes, for compatibility */
-                if (r == -ENODATA)
-                        return true;
-                return r;
-        }
-
-        return parse_boolean(s);
+        return network_link_get_boolean(ifindex, "REQUIRED_FOR_ONLINE");
 }
 
 int sd_network_link_get_required_operstate_for_online(int ifindex, char **ret) {
-        _cleanup_free_ char *s = NULL;
-        int r;
-
-        assert_return(ret, -EINVAL);
-
-        r = network_link_get_string(ifindex, "REQUIRED_OPER_STATE_FOR_ONLINE", &s);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                if (r != -ENODATA)
-                        return r;
-
-                /* For compatibility, assuming degraded. */
-                s = strdup("degraded");
-                if (!s)
-                        return -ENOMEM;
-        }
-
-        *ret = TAKE_PTR(s);
-        return 0;
+        return network_link_get_string(ifindex, "REQUIRED_OPER_STATE_FOR_ONLINE", ret);
 }
 
 int sd_network_link_get_activation_policy(int ifindex, char **ret) {
-        _cleanup_free_ char *s = NULL;
-        int r;
-
-        assert_return(ret, -EINVAL);
-
-        r = network_link_get_string(ifindex, "ACTIVATION_POLICY", &s);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                if (r != -ENODATA)
-                        return r;
-
-                /* For compatibility, assuming up. */
-                s = strdup("up");
-                if (!s)
-                        return -ENOMEM;
-        }
-
-        *ret = TAKE_PTR(s);
-        return 0;
+        return network_link_get_string(ifindex, "ACTIVATION_POLICY", ret);
 }
 
 int sd_network_link_get_llmnr(int ifindex, char **ret) {
diff --git a/src/network/wait-online/link.c b/src/network/wait-online/link.c
index ce6c8b181c..836d713f79 100644
--- a/src/network/wait-online/link.c
+++ b/src/network/wait-online/link.c
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ int link_update_monitor(Link *l) {
         r = sd_network_link_get_required_for_online(l->ifindex);
         if (r < 0)
                 ret = log_link_debug_errno(l, r, "Failed to determine whether the link is required for online or not, "
-                                           "ignoring: %m");
-        else
-                l->required_for_online = r > 0;
+                                           "assuming required: %m");
+        l->required_for_online = r != 0;
 
         r = sd_network_link_get_required_operstate_for_online(l->ifindex, &required_operstate);
-        if (r < 0)
+        if (r < 0) {
                 ret = log_link_debug_errno(l, r, "Failed to get required operational state, ignoring: %m");
-        else if (isempty(required_operstate))
+                l->required_operstate = LINK_OPERSTATE_RANGE_DEFAULT;
+        } else if (isempty(required_operstate))
                 l->required_operstate = LINK_OPERSTATE_RANGE_DEFAULT;
         else {
                 r = parse_operational_state_range(required_operstate, &l->required_operstate);