HEADS-UP: IFLIB implementations of sys/dev/e1000 em, lem, igb pending

[Sean Bruno]

On 01/06/17 03:52, Eugene Grosbein wrote:
> 06.01.2017 10:18, Sean Bruno пишет:
> 
>> Due to limitations of device registration, igbX devices will become emX
>> devices.  So, you'll need to make a minor update to your rc.conf and
>> scripts that manipulate the network devices.
> 
> Please, please consider to create igbX aliases for new "real" emX device
> instances
> by default for one next major release just like 'adX' aliases were created
> for new 'adaX' in times of ata(4) overhaul.
> 
> Eugene Grosbein.
> 
> 
> 

We plan on doing this for the MFC to stable11, but for 12-current, we
have not.

However, if there is a good argument to be made for making the "legacy"
igbX interfaces appear, I'm open to the argument.

sean

bcc matt

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