Return-path: Received: from vervifontaine.sonytel.be ([80.88.33.193]:35366 "EHLO vervifontaine.sonycom.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750875AbYCLK05 (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:26:57 -0400 Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:26:54 +0100 (CET) From: Geert Uytterhoeven To: Masakazu Mokuno cc: "John W. Linville" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, kay.sievers@vrfy.org, sassmann@suse.de, Geoff Levand , Geert Uytterhoeven Subject: Re: [PATCH] PS3: gelic: change the prefix of the net interface for wireless In-Reply-To: <20080312162152.0B14.40F06B3A@sm.sony.co.jp> Message-ID: (sfid-20080312_102706_056172_1C18D432) References: <20080312162152.0B14.40F06B3A@sm.sony.co.jp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-584349381-506907180-1205317614=:15905" Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---584349381-506907180-1205317614=:15905 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Wed, 12 Mar 2008, Masakazu Mokuno wrote: > The gelic driver uses two net interfaces, one for ethernet and the > other for wireless. They share same MAC address and use 'eth' prefix > for the name. > As udev uses the MAC address to check uniqueness, this is > somewhat problematic. So change the prefix of the network interface > name for the wireless so that udev can have an easy way to distinguish > interfaces. Now my PS3 has `eth0' and `wlan0_rename'. I assume we still need changes to udev? With kind regards, Geert Uytterhoeven Software Architect Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe The Corporate Village · Da Vincilaan 7-D1 · B-1935 Zaventem · Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 700 8453 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail: Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom.com Internet: http://www.sony-europe.com/ Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe A division of Sony Service Centre (Europe) N.V. Registered office: Technologielaan 7 · B-1840 Londerzeel · Belgium VAT BE 0413.825.160 · RPR Brussels Fortis Bank Zaventem · Swift GEBABEBB08A · IBAN BE39001382358619 ---584349381-506907180-1205317614=:15905--