netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: can: Add support for aliases in CAN

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Message-ID: <20240102-chop-extending-b7dc1acaf5db-mkl@pengutronix.de>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2024 12:13:16 +0100
From: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>
To: Bhavya Kapoor <b-kapoor@...com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-can@...r.kernel.org, mailhol.vincent@...adoo.fr, rcsekar@...sung.com, 
	pabeni@...hat.com, kuba@...nel.org, edumazet@...gle.com, davem@...emloft.net, 
	wg@...ndegger.com, vigneshr@...com, u-kumar1@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: can: Add support for aliases in CAN

On 02.01.2024 15:59:49, Bhavya Kapoor wrote:
> When multiple CAN's are present, then names that are getting assigned
> changes after every boot even after providing alias in the device tree.
> Thus, Add support for implementing CAN aliasing so that names or
> alias for CAN will now be provided from device tree.

NACK, please use udev or systemd-networkd to provide stable names for
CAN interfaces.

regards,
Marc

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