> > Why not have a provision like the following:
>
> > 1. For a given driver, assign ethX in [ascending|descending]
> > (pick one) order based on MAC addr. At least this is a
> > predictable order; it should never change for a given driver.
>
> Alan Cox will correct me if I'm wrong, but memory says that he pointed
> out a while back some problem with this idea. I've cc'd this to him
> for comments.
Correct. MAC addresses are defined per machine not per card. That they tend
to be per card is on a PC isnt always true elsewhere. For example many sparc
boxes have one mac per machine.
Its still a valuable way of naming devices.
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