Mike Larkin <[email protected]> writes: > On Mon, Sep 28, 2026 at 11:30:20AM +0300, Atanas Vladimirov wrote: >> Hello misc, >> >> I have the following `veb1` interface: >> >> ``` >> $ cat /etc/hostname.veb1 >> description "LAN switch" >> add em1 >> add vport4 >> add vport6 >> up >> ``` >> >> and the vm.conf: >> ``` >> $ cat /etc/vm.conf >> switch "uplink" { >> interface veb1 >> } >> >> vm "docker" { >> enable >> >> memory 4G >> disk "/raid1/VMs/docker.qcow2" >> >> interface { >> switch "uplink" >> locked lladdr fe:e1:ba:d2:02:32 >> } >> } >> ``` >> >> and when I start the "docker" vm I have: >> ``` >> $ ifconfig veb1 >> veb1: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> >> description: switch1-uplink >> ``` >> >> i.e. the `veb1` description has been changed from "LAN switch" to >> "switch1-uplink". >> >> So, I wonder if this is intentional? >> >> In usr.sbin/vmd/priv.c - vm_priv_brconfig() has this: >> >> ``` >> /* Description can be truncated */ >> (void)snprintf(vfr.vfr_value, sizeof(vfr.vfr_value), >> "switch%u-%s", vsw->sw_id, vsw->sw_name); >> >> ``` >> > > it's in the code so yes I'd say it's intentional.
Intentional, yes. But I think it's worth a thought about if we should be over-writing a description on an interface. I'm not a user of descriptions but if someone wants to share a diff to discuss I'm willing to review.
