[systemd-devel] 99-default.link which such a high number ?

[Francis Moreau]

On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 4:59 PM Mike Gilbert <floppym at gentoo.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 10:46 AM Francis Moreau <francis.moro at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I want to override /usr/lib/systemd/network/99-default.link so I need
> > to create a file starting with "99-" prefix.
> >
> > This doesn't seem logical to me because the numbers are supposed to
> > encode the priority however nothing is left to the user if the
> > defaults used is 99.
> >
> > I find more logical for the defaults to use a small number such as 10.
> >
> > What am I missing ?
>
> To quote systemd.link(5):
>
> "The first (in lexical order) of the link files that matches a given
> device is applied."
>
> So, lower numbered files take priority over higher numbered files,
> assuming the device is matched.

Oh thank you I missed this part.

-- 
Francis