On Jun 25, Martin Pitt wrote:
> Unlike /dev nodes, network interfaces can't have aliases as far as I
> know. Am I missing anything?
No. As is usual with udev, the people who do not understand how it works
are always ready to propose solutions.
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Hey Benjamin,
Benjamin Drung [2015-06-25 12:44 +0200]:
> How about adding a easy-to-type symlink for MAC named devices? Would
> that work? Then users could refer to a device by the persistent MAC name
> enx112233445566, but also could use a short name like eth2 (which might
> not be persistent).
>
Am Mittwoch, den 03.06.2015, 12:01 +0200 schrieb Martin Pitt:
> The main objection in the discussion was that path based names aren't
> appropriate for USB based devices. I agree, so I change my proposal to
> use MAC based names for anything USB based. The names will look even
> worse as they inclu
Am 04.06.2015 um 10:10 schrieb Josselin Mouette:
> How about using only the last 3 bytes of the MAC?
>
> The probability of using, on the same system, *two or more* controllers
> from *different brands* with a collision in the last 3 bytes is
> nonexistent in practice.
>
> The clear benefit would
Hi,
Martin Pitt wrote:
The main objection in the discussion was that path based names aren't
appropriate for USB based devices. I agree, so I change my proposal to
use MAC based names for anything USB based. The names will look even
worse as they include the MAC i
Le 03/06/2015 12:01, Martin Pitt a écrit :
> stretch+1 (or maybe +2):
> - Check existance/non-emptiness of
> /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules in udev.preinst,
> Show critical debconf note, and refuse to upgrade
No. It is always a real pain when a preinst script fails.
It is (ne
Martin Pitt [2015-06-03 12:01 +0200]:
> | $ cat /lib/systemd/network/01-mac-for-usb.link
> | [Match]
> | Path=*-usb-*
> |
> | [Link]
> | NamePolicy=kernel database mac onboard slot path
> | MACAddressPolicy=persistent
Sorry, that was an old version. We want this:
NamePolicy=kernel databas
Hello all,
some 4 weeks ago I sent a first proposal to change persistent network
interface naming away from our current
/lib/udev/rules.d/75-persistent-net-generator.rules (which is
inherently racy and doesn't apply to all virtualized environments) to
udev's "net.ifnames":
https://lists.debian.
