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Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:44:55 +0100 From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net> To: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> CC: shemminger@...tta.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: Vlan interface nuisance David Miller wrote: > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com> > Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 21:05:41 -0800 > >> On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:57:02 -0800 (PST) >> David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote: >> >>> From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com> >>> Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 20:47:31 -0800 >>> >>>> Why is interface created through netlink named 'vlan0' and >>>> interface created through old vconfig called 'ethX.YY'. >>>> Seems like the interface should be consistent. >>> I think the netlink scheme is saner, and the idea is to >>> transition people over to that. >>> >>> We can't change what vconfig uses, so what Patrick decided >>> to do is pretty sane if you ask me. >> This is missing: > > You can just say you don't think the behavior is > intentional.... :-/ Indeed, it was intentional not to have these IMO useless naming schemes when you can simply supply the name of your choice when creating the interface. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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