>If the BIOS support exists, it is trivial to use udev to >create the correct naming mechanism for your machine, either >using MAC address or BIOS-provided slot naming. No kernel >patch is required. > Yes. In case, we want to rename only once. MAC address or slot names do provide persistent naming. They help in retaining whatever names are assigned during install time, which is the first instantiation of the OS. But these names may not be as expected (like first on board network interface name is expected to be "eth0" which is not always the case and might not reflect what is written on the chassis label as "Gb1" and "Gb2" etc) which would result in unattended installs break. Also image based deployments will face problems by introducing state such as MAC address. With regards, Narendra K -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hotplug" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
