linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] keep track of network interface renaming

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Message-Id: <20070211.095552.71093127.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:55:52 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	olaf@...fle.de
Cc:	rol@...be.net, akpm@...l.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	rol@...917.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] keep track of network interface renaming

From: Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:54:23 +0100

> Keep track about which network interface names were renamed after the
> network device driver printed its banner.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>

This is kernel log clutter.

You can ask the kernel for the list of interfaces, and
use even ethtool to ask what driver each interface is
associated with.

The patch wasn't applied because it really is not necessary.
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