> > Should these functions be dealing with "link names" rather than > > "interfaces" to avoid confusion with the interfaces that ifconfig(1M) > > deals with? > > Good point. > We've renamed them to have "datalink" in their names. > Jerry also pointed out that we should be more careful about terminology > like "ifname" and "interface name" in the code, so we have done that as > well. (Basically the general concept which corresponds to physical=bge0 > is something we call "network interface (name)". Those could be for > shared-, or exclusive-IP zones. But when it comes to adding a datalink > name for an exclusive IP zone we call the zone_add_datalink() syscall.)
Glad to hear this. Consistent and correct use of these terms will be increasingly important given upcoming technologies like datalink vanity naming and VNICs (among others). -- meem _______________________________________________ zones-discuss mailing list zones-discuss@opensolaris.org
