[indiana-discuss] [clearview-discuss] simplified network interface names for indiana?

[Peter Memishian]

 > Would it be possible for an upgrade not to rename to the new
 > nomenclature, but a clean install would?

Yes, that's possible.

 > With more and more configuration being moved into dladm, it also seems
 > its getting easier to create an auto-migration facility for the
 > nomenclature?

I'm not sure which nomenclature you're referring to.  If it's the name
itself, then auto-migration is hard because the old name may be squirreled
away in dozens of places, even by unbundled software.

 > Also, having generic names would make it much easier to replace a NIC
 > with one of a different chipset without changing all of the
 > configurations.

Yes, solving that problem was a core goal of vanity naming.

 > So +1 for net0, etc. being the default.

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meem