From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 8 Aug 2001 01:45:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 8 Aug 2001 01:45:40 -0400 Received: from c1313109-a.potlnd1.or.home.com ([65.0.121.190]:2320 "HELO kroah.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 8 Aug 2001 01:45:19 -0400 Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 22:45:00 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Stuart Lynne , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: How does "alias ethX drivername" in modules.conf work? Message-ID: <20010807224500.A12601@kroah.com> In-Reply-To: <20010807135135.J17723@fireplug.net> <20010807223625.A8330@nostromo.devel.redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010807223625.A8330@nostromo.devel.redhat.com>; from notting@redhat.com on Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 10:36:25PM -0400 X-Operating-System: Linux 2.2.19 (i586) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 10:36:25PM -0400, Bill Nottingham wrote: > Stuart Lynne (sl@fireplug.net) said: > > So not being able to reliable map ethernet devices to names is a feature > > not a bug .... > > With reasonable scriptage and 'nameif', it's doable. Only for > ethernet at the moment, however (and I haven't actually implementing > something that does this.) But it *is* doable. With only adding one line to the current linux-hotplug scripts, a co-worker of mine enabled reliable mapping that isn't dependent on pci scanning, or hotplugging of pci cards. He used nameif and a table of MAC addresses that map to the name he wanted. greg k-h