[PATCH] udev(7) man page update regarding NAME assignment

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Hi,

Since udev 131, NAME can be overwritten by subsequent rules. This
small patch adds relevant info to udev(7) man page. Currently, it's
only mentioned in NEWS file.
---
 udev/udev.xml |    5 +++--
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/udev/udev.xml b/udev/udev.xml
index ccc1f45..cb1abdd 100644
--- a/udev/udev.xml
+++ b/udev/udev.xml
@@ -290,8 +290,9 @@
               <term><option>NAME</option></term>
               <listitem>
                 <para>The name of the node to be created, or the name the network interface
-                should be renamed to. Only one rule can set the node name, all later rules with
-                a NAME key will be ignored.</para>
+                should be renamed to. Since the udev's 131 release, NAME can be overwritten
+                by subsequent rules. Use NAME:="<value>" to make the assignment final.
+                </para>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
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1.6.1

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