new file mode 100644

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@

+bugfixes:

+- Fix nxos_ospf_vrf module auto-cost idempotency and module check mode (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/47190).

@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def get_existing(module, args):

             elif 'auto' in line:

                 cost = re.search(r'auto-cost reference-bandwidth (\d+) (\S+)', line).group(1)

                 if 'Gbps' in line:

-                    cost *= 1000

+                    cost = int(cost) * 1000

                 existing['auto_cost'] = str(cost)

             elif 'timers throttle lsa' in line:

                 tmp = re.search(r'timers throttle lsa (\S+) (\S+) (\S+)', line)

@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ def main():

     warnings = list()

     check_args(module, warnings)

-    result = dict(changed=False, warnings=warnings)

+    result = dict(changed=False, commands=[], warnings=warnings)

     state = module.params['state']

     args = PARAM_TO_COMMAND_KEYMAP.keys()

@@ -407,12 +407,10 @@ def main():

     if candidate:

         candidate = candidate.items_text()

-        load_config(module, candidate)

-        result['changed'] = True

         result['commands'] = candidate

-

-    else:

-        result['commands'] = []

+        if not module.check_mode:

+            load_config(module, candidate)

+            result['changed'] = True

     module.exit_json(**result)