From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: md@Linux.IT (Marco d'Itri) Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:22:45 +0000 Subject: Re: [RESEND] [PATCH] by-path persistence for NICs Message-Id: <20070214102245.GA30900@bongo.bofh.it> List-Id: References: <45D25492.6050203@kadzban.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <45D25492.6050203@kadzban.is-a-geek.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org On Feb 14, Bryan Kadzban wrote: > Caveat: It probably doesn't work with PCMCIA devices, and may not work > with multi-port NICs (I don't have any of that hardware so I don't know > how those devices appear in sysfs). Both of those may need more support > from path_id. I suspect USB NICs work, but I can't test them either. USB paths change frequently. It will not work for removable interfaces and I do not think this is a great idea generally. Anyway it must not be the default. I have not reviewed closely the code. --=20 ciao, Marco ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=3Djoin.php&p=3Dsourceforge&CID=DEVD= EV _______________________________________________ Linux-hotplug-devel mailing list http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net Linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-hotplug-devel