netdev - Re: [PATCH RESEND] uts: Set default hostname to "localhost", rather than "(none)"

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Message-ID: <16567.1302576446@localhost>
Date:	Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:47:26 -0400
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] uts: Set default hostname to "localhost", rather than "(none)"

On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:01:59 PDT, Josh Triplett said:

> Change the default hostname to "localhost".  This removes the need for
> the standard fallback, provides a useful default for systems that never
> call sethostname, and makes minimal systems that much more useful with
> less configuration.

Seems sane enough to me.  Only possible objection I can think of is "if you're running
with 'init=/bin/sh' or similar config too crippled to run /bin/hostname, maybe your
network config *should* be intentionally toasted so you can't get further surprises".

I personally don't agree - just saying somebody might hold that position.

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