Re: [gentoo-dev] call for testers: udev predictable network interface names

[Francesco Riosa]

2013/1/19 William Hubbs <williamh@g.o>

> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 10:07:42AM -0500, Ian Stakenvicius wrote:
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> > On 18/01/13 09:54 AM, William Hubbs wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 08:33:13AM -0500, Ian Stakenvicius wrote:
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> > >> On 18/01/13 07:24 AM, vivo75@×××××.com wrote:
> > >>> Since for servers predictable names are useful and for desktop
> > >>> (which usually have only one ethernet that never change) Is it
> > >>> possible to set desktop profiles to still use ethX, and base
> > >>> profile to use new naming scheme?
> > >>>
> > >>> For wireless situation may be different, many of them are
> > >>> external, could wireless be managed differently?
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> In short, no.  At least, not unless the functionality that is
> > >> currently a configure-time thing is changed into a
> > >> build-time/install-time thing controlled via a use flag.
> > >
> > > Actually,this is how I set you up by dropping the file in
> > > /etc/udev/rules.d/80-net-name-slot.rules.
> > >
> > > Nothing changes on your system unless you remove this file and do
> > > not have 70-persistent-net.rules.
> > >
> > > William
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> >
> > ..right, but default behaviour can't be changed automatically
> > depending on what profile you're on, as vivo requested, since profiles
> > don't control configuration (just use flags)
>
> Right, and we have a policy against using use flags to control the
> installation of configuration files.
>
> vivo, what is your concern here exactly?
>
> William
>
> My concern was to make simple desktop users happy while leaving the
servers safe.
The answers given in the previous emails are satisfying, since they cover
exhaustively what is in place and what could be (or not) done.

Thanks,
Francesco