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| -rw-r--r-- | man/systemd-udevd.service.xml | 24 |
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diff --git a/man/systemd-udevd.service.xml b/man/systemd-udevd.service.xml index b1409698ab..330700d7dd 100644 --- a/man/systemd-udevd.service.xml +++ b/man/systemd-udevd.service.xml @@ -174,16 +174,20 @@ <term><varname>net.naming-scheme=</varname></term> <listitem> <para>Network interfaces are renamed to give them predictable names when possible (unless - <varname>net.ifnames=0</varname> is specified, see above). The names are derived from various device metadata - fields. Newer versions of <filename>systemd-udevd.service</filename> take more of these fields into account, - improving (and thus possibly changing) the names used for the same devices. With this kernel command line - option it is possible to pick a specific version of this algorithm. It expects a naming scheme identifier as - argument. Currently the following identifiers are known: <literal>v238</literal>, <literal>v239</literal>, - <literal>v240</literal> which each implement the naming scheme that was the default in the indicated systemd - version. Note that selecting a specific scheme is not sufficient to fully stabilize interface naming: the - naming is generally derived from driver attributes exposed by the kernel. As the kernel is updated, - previously missing attributes <filename>systemd-udevd.service</filename> is checking might appear, which - affects older name derivation algorithms, too.</para> + <varname>net.ifnames=0</varname> is specified, see above). The names are derived from various + device metadata fields. Newer versions of <filename>systemd-udevd.service</filename> take more of + these fields into account, improving (and thus possibly changing) the names used for the same + devices. With this kernel command line option it is possible to pick a specific version of this + algorithm. It expects a naming scheme identifier as argument. Currently the following identifiers + are known: <literal>v238</literal>, <literal>v239</literal>, <literal>v240</literal> which each + implement the naming scheme that was the default in the indicated systemd version. In addition, + <literal>latest</literal> may be used to designate the latest scheme known (to this particular + version of <filename>systemd-udevd.service</filename>).</para> + + <para>Note that selecting a specific scheme is not sufficient to fully stabilize interface naming: + the naming is generally derived from driver attributes exposed by the kernel. As the kernel is + updated, previously missing attributes <filename>systemd-udevd.service</filename> is checking might + appear, which affects older name derivation algorithms, too.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> |