netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] UDEV - Add 'udevlom' command line param to start

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Message-ID: <20101103180500.GA7441@kroah.com>
Date:	Wed, 3 Nov 2010 11:05:00 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Narendra_K@...l.com
Cc:	linux-hotplug@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Matt_Domsch@...l.com, Jordan_Hargrave@...l.com,
	Charles_Rose@...l.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] UDEV - Add 'udevlom' command line param to
	start_udev

On Wed, Nov 03, 2010 at 10:25:25PM +0530, Narendra_K@...l.com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> This patch allows users to specify if they want the onboard network
> interfaces to be renamed to lomN by implementing a command line param
> 'udevlom'.

Ick ick ick.

Why not do this in some other configuration file?  Don't rely on udev
being started with a different option, that is only ripe for abuse by
everyone else who wants their pet-project to get into the udev
environment.

Please, surely there's a different way to do this.

thanks,

greg k-h
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