On Mon, Oct 05, 2026 at 03:27:34PM +0300, Atanas Vladimirov wrote:
> On 2026-09-28 11:30, 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);
> >
> > ```
>
>
> Any comments are welcome :)
> I can't see a way to prevent vmd to overwrite the interface description.
>
> Best wishes,
> Atanas
>
we are discussing this off list and should have a solution soon.
