Proposed F19 Feature: systemd/udev Predictable Network Interface Names

[John Reiser]

On 01/23/2013 01:54 PM, Bill Nottingham wrote:

> This code has the benefit of:
> - covering more device types (not just BIOSes with type 9 & type 41)
> - not attempting to do heuristics that name devices via enumeration
> 
> However, it does have the large disadvantage of changing the namespace used.

Another cause for concern by users is the maintenance record of systemd:
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=841822
  pungi can't create installable media with F17 + updates

For about five months from July through December 2012
a bug in systemd-44-17.fc17 prevented installation of Fedora 17
using an updated .iso/DVD/USB containing the then-current packages.
Obviously there were workarounds, but the long persistence of the bug
was irksome and slowed the adoption of Fedora 17.
The root cause was identified in just a few days:
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=841822#c9
but the fix for Fedora 17 did not appear despite gentle ping.

Please pay more attention to maintenance of systemd.

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