From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stephen Hemminger Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL]: Alias names for network interfaces Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:54:03 -0800 Message-ID: <20100113095403.47cdde4d@nehalam> References: <20100112194955.GA11752@mock.linuxdev.us.dell.com> <20100113110425.GA5095@lina.inka.de> <4B4E0158.4050102@oracle.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: net-tools@lina.inka.de, Bernd Eckenfels , Narendra_K@Dell.com, jengelh@medozas.de, netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org, jgarzik@users.sourceforge.net, Charles_Rose@Dell.com, Matt_Domsch@Dell.com, Shyam_Iyer@Dell.com, Jordan_Hargrave@Dell.com, Sandeep_K_Shandilya@Dell.com To: John Haxby Return-path: Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]:55941 "EHLO smtp1.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755314Ab0AMRyl (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:54:41 -0500 In-Reply-To: <4B4E0158.4050102@oracle.com> Sender: netfilter-devel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:22:32 +0000 John Haxby wrote: > On 13/01/10 11:04, Bernd Eckenfels wrote: > > Hello, > > > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 12:17:16PM +0530, Narendra_K@Dell.com wrote: > > > >> The implementation is for char device node solution we proposed earlier. > >> It would be extended to handle the current proposal if it is acceptable. > >> > > For the record: I still dont like the idea to add another namespace (besides > > interface index number and kernel names (possibly renamed)) to network > > devices (especially in usermode), however if nobody else objects I will keep > > quiet and accept the patches. > > > > I am less than enthusiastic about the idea as well. I've come across > numerous userspace scripts and whatnot that have enough trouble with the > default route not being through "eth0" let alone anything more > complex. Aliases are going to cause a lot of problems for a lot of > people for little actual gain. I am worried about the user space change version as well. Especially since many of the network tools (snmp, quagga, ...) have to be cross-platform and this is not likely to get a warm reception from BSD and Solaris users.