biosdevname hitting rawhide

[Matt Domsch]

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 04:22:54PM -0600, Matt Domsch wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 04:18:10PM -0600, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> > Matt Domsch wrote:
> > > I don't expect desktops to expose
> > > this information - they have only 1 NIC.
> > 
> > Many desktops have dual-NICs. I'm typing from an SMBIOS 2.6 ASUS desktop 
> > motherboard with dual-NICs.
> > 
> > Handle 0x002D, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
> > On Board Device Information
> >          Type: Ethernet
> >          Status: Enabled
> >          Description: Onboard Ethernet
> > 
> > Handle 0x003D, DMI type 41, 11 bytes
> > Onboard Device
> >          Reference Designation: Onboard Ethernet
> >          Type: Ethernet
> >          Status: Enabled
> >          Type Instance: 0
> 
> This is the interesting field. Type 41 obsoletes Type 10, and adds the
> Type Instance field.
> 
> > 
> > Will my network interface names change with this feature or is this 
> > purely for Dell/HP only? I'm a bit confused by the verbage on the wiki 
> > page and the part about SMBIOS 2.6.
> 
> Yes, your system, on new install, or if you delete
> /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules and the HWADDR lines from
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*, will then use the new names.

specifically, em0 for the above device, and em<Type Instance> for the
second NIC specified in SMBIOS...

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Matt Domsch
Technology Strategist
Dell | Office of the CTO