m...@linux.it (Marco d'Itri) writes: > On Jul 10, Adam Borowski <kilob...@angband.pl> wrote: > >> Predictability is important, thus let's actually have _predictable_ >> interface names. The kernel default, eth0 and wlan0, is good enough for >> most users, why not keep that? Even just ignoring the issue completely > Because you cannot know how many interfaces a system has until all of > them will have appeared.
Just like you cannot know how many PCI buses a system has until all of them have appeared. But depending on the faulty assumption that PCI bus numbers are static is apparently good enough for most users? Yes, it *is* definitely a dead horse your are beating here. There is no such thing as predictable network names. Continuing to pretend otherwise will not move this discussion forward. Bjørn
