On Friday 29 November 2013 19:43:23 Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 07:24:14 -0800 > > Jean-Baptiste Rouault <[email protected]> wrote: > > Package: iproute > > Version: 20120521-3+b3 > > Severity: normal > > > > --- Please enter the report below this line. --- > > When a large number of network interfaces has been created, "ip link" and > > "ip addr" output is in the wrong order, as can be seen below. > > > > It looks like a uint8_t overflow or something like that. > > > > 257: hns0000002: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue > > state UP mode DEFAULT > > > > link/ether de:89:0a:54:e3:79 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > > > > 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode > > DEFAULT > > > > link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 > > > > 2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP > > mode DEFAULT qlen 1000 > > > > link/ether 69:40:f3:99:40:0d brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > > > > 259: hns0000002v: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc > > pfifo_fast master hns0000002 state UP mode DEFAULT qlen 1000 > > > > link/ether de:89:0a:54:e3:79 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > > > > 3: vboxtap0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc > > pfifo_fast state DOWN mode DEFAULT qlen 500 > > > > link/ether 62:36:54:33:27:40 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > > > > --- System information. --- > > Architecture: amd64 > > Kernel: Linux 3.10-0.bpo.3-amd64 > > > > Debian Release: 7.2 > > > > 990 stable repository.hynesim.org > > 500 wheezy-backports mozilla.debian.net > > 500 wheezy apt.puppetlabs.com > > 500 stable security.debian.org > > 500 stable repository.spotify.com > > 500 stable ftp.fr.debian.org > > 500 stable dl.google.com > > 500 isv:ownCloud:community download.opensuse.org > > 100 wheezy-backports ftp.fr.debian.org > > > > 1 unstable ftp.fr.debian.org > > 1 testing ftp.fr.debian.org > > 1 experimental ftp.fr.debian.org > > > > --- Package information. --- > > Depends (Version) | Installed > > =======================-+-=========== > > libc6 (>= 2.4) | > > libdb5.1 | > > > > > > Recommends (Version) | Installed > > =========================-+-=========== > > libatm1 | > > > > > > Suggests (Version) | Installed > > ==========================-+-=========== > > iproute-doc | > > The interfaces are returned in order sent by the kernel. > The kernel never guaranteed any particular order, it happens to maintain > the interfaces in a linked list in order they are created.
Shouldn't they be sorted by ifindex if they are put in the list in the order they are created ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
