linux-kernel - Re: origin of __tmp1930643048 network device name: kernel-space or user-space

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Date:	Thu, 6 Sep 2007 14:49:17 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	davide rossetti <davide.rossetti@...il.com>
cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: origin of __tmp1930643048 network device name: kernel-space or
 user-space


On Sep 4 2007 19:14, davide rossetti wrote:
>
>dear all,
>I'm trying to track down a problem on a Sun V40Z server with 4 network
>devices grabbing random ethX device names. now, trying to force the
>device names to what I want, I got a __tmpXXXXX form of device name,
>which I think is a half-configured device... but which piece of
>software is to blame ??? kernel, udev, hotplug


Look into dmesg. If the device was once known as ethX or similar,
then it is userspace to blame.



	Jan
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