From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Haxby Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL]: Alias names for network interfaces Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:22:32 +0000 Message-ID: <4B4E0158.4050102@oracle.com> References: <20100112194955.GA11752@mock.linuxdev.us.dell.com> <20100113110425.GA5095@lina.inka.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Bernd Eckenfels , Narendra_K@Dell.com, jengelh@medozas.de, shemminger@linux-foundation.org, 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: net-tools@lina.inka.de Return-path: Received: from rcsinet11.oracle.com ([148.87.113.123]:31526 "EHLO rcsinet11.oracle.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756162Ab0AMR1Z (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:27:25 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20100113110425.GA5095@lina.inka.de> Sender: netfilter-devel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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. jch