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From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] d80211: use pfifo_qdisc_ops rather than d80211-specific
 qdisc
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 14:48:33 -0800
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On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 13:27:59 -0800
"Simon Barber" <simon@devicescape.com> wrote:

> Perhaps the solution is to allow the prefix to be a kernel configuration
> item?
> 
> Simon 

All modern distro's support device naming stuff through hotplug.
Don't put effort into keeping the kernel defaults absolute.

Please have Ethernet (and wireless) devices show up as eth%d. For the master device,
choose something else (mac%d ?).

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Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>