netdev - RE: PATCH: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy

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Date:	Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:32:50 +0530
From:	<Narendra_K@...l.com>
To:	<dannf@...com>
Cc:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-hotplug@...r.kernel.org>,
	<Matt_Domsch@...l.com>, <Jordan_Hargrave@...l.com>,
	<Charles_Rose@...l.com>
Subject: RE: PATCH: Network Device Naming mechanism and policy


>On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 11:36:38AM -0600, dann frazier wrote:
>> Right - so any reason this couldn't be implemented completely in 
>> userspace by having udev manipulate plain text files under say 
>> /etc/udev/net/?
>> 
>> I do agree that it would be nice for admins/installers to tweak/use 
>> nic names in a similar way to storage names (udev rules), 
>and it might 
>> let us take advantage of a lot of the existing udev code.
>
>Is there interest in this approach?
> - modify udev to manage network devices names as regular (non-device)
>   files (stored in /etc/udev, /dev/netdev, or wherever)

Yes. Would you elaborate little more on "modify udev to manage network
devices as regular files". Does it mean some custom rules which will
generate a regular file under, say, /dev/netdev/ or extend udev itself ?
And how would the regular file look like in terms of holding ifindex of
the interface, which can be passed to libnetdevname.


> - use the existing udev rules to manage symlinks to these files
> - point libnetdevname at these text files for its name resolution
>
>I've started prototyping this, and it certainly looks possible 
>w/o any kernel changes. However, I could probably use some 
>advice from a udev person to do a proper implementation.

With regards,
Narendra K  
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