* udev, net device alias
@ 2012-05-22 10:08 Michal Filka
2012-05-22 10:14 ` Hannes Reinecke
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From: Michal Filka @ 2012-05-22 10:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-hotplug
Hi,
is it possible to create an alias for an ethernet device using udev rules?
E.g. to have eth0 accessible even as "eth0" and "eth-alias" at the same
time.
Thanks for info
Michal Filka
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* Re: udev, net device alias
2012-05-22 10:08 udev, net device alias Michal Filka
@ 2012-05-22 10:14 ` Hannes Reinecke
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From: Hannes Reinecke @ 2012-05-22 10:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-hotplug
On 05/22/2012 12:08 PM, Michal Filka wrote:
> Hi,
>
> is it possible to create an alias for an ethernet device using udev
> rules? E.g. to have eth0 accessible even as "eth0" and "eth-alias"
> at the same time.
>
Here holds the Highlander-Mantra:
There can only be one.
Network devices do not have symlinks, but rather live in the kernel
namespace. And the name is the primary key for finding this device.
To have network device aliases you would need to implement an
additional infrastructure within the kernel.
And get that past Dave Miller :-)
Cheers,
Hannes
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