linux-kernel - RE: nic enumeration

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Date:	Fri, 9 Jul 2010 12:27:53 -0400
From:	"Loke, Chetan" <Chetan.Loke@...scout.com>
To:	"Florian Weimer" <fweimer@....de>, <linux-net@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	"Matt Domsch" <Matt_Domsch@...l.com>,
	"Michael Di Domenico" <mdidomenico4@...il.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <kay.sievers@...y.org>
Subject: RE: nic enumeration

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Florian Weimer [mailto:fweimer@....de]
> Sent: July 09, 2010 3:18 AM
> To: Loke, Chetan
> Cc: Matt Domsch; Michael Di Domenico; linux-net@...r.kernel.org;
linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: nic enumeration
> 
> * Chetan Loke:
> 
> >> And on a system where you can use udev rules, the
> >> 70-persistent-net.rules file can be used to make them constant, by
> >> using the MAC address to force the names to be what you want.
> >>
> >
> > Ok, but can we achieve the renaming w/o a reboot?
> 
> "udev-trigger" or "udevadm trigger" works for renaming network
> interfaces.  The kernel has some restrictions on renaming interfaces
> which are in use, so this might not work in your case.
> 
> --

Ok, no renaming, I would like a reference. And symlink just doesn't work
w/ the udevadm trigger business. We've tried that already.

What needs to be changed in udev etc to create a soft link? Any place
where I should start digging and gotchas to lookout for?



> Florian Weimer                <fweimer@....de>

Chetan Loke
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