Return-path: Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([149.20.54.216]:39746 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752628AbaC1SyN (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:54:13 -0400 Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:54:10 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20140328.145410.1817326821928803131.davem@davemloft.net> (sfid-20140328_195613_230706_6FE33F19) To: dh.herrmann@gmail.com Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, teg@jklm.no, johannes@sipsolutions.net, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/4] Provide netdev naming-policy via sysfs From: David Miller In-Reply-To: <1395839117-20090-1-git-send-email-dh.herrmann@gmail.com> References: <1395839117-20090-1-git-send-email-dh.herrmann@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: David Herrmann Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:05:13 +0100 > The main use-case is to allow udev to skip applying reliable ifnames to virtual > devices. For instance, if wifi-P2P devices are created, wpas already provides a > suitable naming-policy and udev shouldn't touch these devices. Same is true for > other virtual devices. This makes no sense at all. If udev should avoid applying names to wifi-P2P devices, that policy can be instituted completely inside of udev. There is no need whatsoever for kernel support. udev can look at the device type, and policies can be defined that key off of that device type, entirely in userspace. I'm not applying this patch series, sorry.