[systemd-devel] Network Interface Names: solution for a desktop OS

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 08:49:48PM +0200, Xen wrote:
> It will just not be "predictable" when you remove or add hardware,
> because that reorders the resulting lists.
> 
> Ie, if you have:
> 
> ethernet0
> ethernet1
> ethernet2
> 
> And you add a new device, it might become:
> 
> ethernet0
> ethernet1
> ethernet2  <-- new device
> ethernet3
> 
> But is that really an issue?

Yes, it is, otherwise if it wasn't, this scheme is identical to the "no
naming scheme at all"

> You can put usb devices at the end of the list.

Why last?  How do you know they go last when scanning?  How do you know
when / if they will show up?  What about 2 USB devices?  3?

It looks like you really want the old-style naming scheme, which is
great, you have the ability to roll back to that.  Please do so.

thanks,

greg k-h