Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:39:17 -0700 | From | Jakub Kicinski <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Add symlink in /sys/class/net for interface altnames |
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On Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:49:03 -0300 Jorge Merlino wrote: > Currently interface altnames behave almost the same as the interface > principal name. One difference is that the not have a symlink in > /sys/class/net as the principal has. > This was mentioned as a TODO item in the original commit: > https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20190719110029.29466-1-jiri@resnulli.us > This patch adds that symlink when an altname is created and removes it > when the altname is deleted.
I think this is risky. Altnames are added by systemd on unsuspecting systems, and I've seen configurations systems which assume that all /sys/class/net entries are separate devices (basically counting how many NICs machine has).
I'm afraid it's too late.
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