Re: [PATCH] net: loopback: use NET_NAME_PREDICTABLE for name_assign_type
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
Date: Fri Nov 25 2022 - 04:52:51 EST
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
On Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:18:28 +0100 you wrote:
> When the name_assign_type attribute was introduced (commit
> 685343fc3ba6, "net: add name_assign_type netdev attribute"), the
> loopback device was explicitly mentioned as one which would make use
> of NET_NAME_PREDICTABLE:
>
> The name_assign_type attribute gives hints where the interface name of a
> given net-device comes from. These values are currently defined:
> ...
> NET_NAME_PREDICTABLE:
> The ifname has been assigned by the kernel in a predictable way
> that is guaranteed to avoid reuse and always be the same for a
> given device. Examples include statically created devices like
> the loopback device [...]
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- net: loopback: use NET_NAME_PREDICTABLE for name_assign_type
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/31d929de5a11
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