linux-kernel - Device naming randomness (udev?)

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Sun, 03 Dec 2006 14:39:44 -0800
From:	"Martin J. Bligh" <mbligh@...igh.org>
To:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: Device naming randomness (udev?)

This PC has 1 ethernet interface, an e1000. Ubuntu Dapper.

On 2.6.14, my e1000 interface appears as eth0.
On 2.6.15 to 2.6.18, my e1000 interface appears as eth1.

In both cases, there are no other ethX interfaces listed in
"ifconfig -a". There are no modules involved, just a static
kernel build.

Is this a bug in udev, or the kernel? I'm presuming udev,
but seems odd it changes over a kernel release boundary.
Any ideas on how I get rid of it? Makes automatic switching
between kernel versions a royal pain in the ass.

M.
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/