Re: [PATCH] libertas: name the network device wlan%d

[Daniel Mack <daniel@caiaq.de>]

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 08:56:24AM +0100, Bob Dunlop wrote:
> > > 
> > > Fix this by calling it wlan%d.
> > > 
> > I'm fine with changing it, but it isn't really wrong either -- it's
> > just a name, and afterall in most cases all the user will see is
> > ethernet frames.
> > 
> > Comments from the libertas driver crew?
> 
> Well I've been applying the equivalent of this patch privately since
> we started using the libertas driver.  We build systems with one or two
> wired Ethernets and then an optional wireless module.
> 
> A fixed name wlan0 is a lot easier than explaining to a user that the
> interface might be eth1 or eth2 depending on which model they have, or
> that eth1 might be wired or wireless.  It also simplifies scripts and
> configuration file handling.
> 
> I'm sure there are many other solutions for big systems but this is
> really simple for small boys.

Yes, our story here is very similar :)