biosdevname in fedora 15 - why is this inconsistency?

[Peter Robinson]

On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Kevin Wilson <wkevils at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> I have biosdevname-0.3.8-1.fc15.x86_64 on fedora 15 machine.
>
> I see from
> man biosdevname , that the name of the devices should be:
> ..
>      em<port>
>              for embedded NICs
>
>       pci<slot>#<port>_<virtual instance>
>              for cards in PCI slots
> ..
>
> ifconfig shows I have em1, p2p1;
> indded em1 is embedded NICs.
>  However , the second nic is PCI nic. Why does it not defined as
> pci<slot>#<port>?
> is this some udev definition (some policy) which sets other names for
> pci nics ?
> any idea where this policy is defined and how can I choose a different
> policy ?
>
>
Have a look in the rpm and you'll see the rule file listed. p2 is pci slot 2
and p1 is port 1. Looks consistent to me.

 Peter
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