conf/102502: ifconfig name does't rename netgraph node

[Ruslan Ermilov]

The following reply was made to PR conf/102502; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru at FreeBSD.org>
To: Aleksey Shirokih <a at olc.ru>
Cc: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius at FreeBSD.org>, bug-followup at FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: conf/102502: ifconfig name does't rename netgraph node
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:26:25 +0400

 On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 11:05:02AM +0000, Aleksey Shirokih wrote:
 > 
 > >Number:         102502
 > >Category:       conf
 > >Synopsis:       ifconfig name does't rename netgraph node
 > 
 ng_ether(4) creates all nodes when it's loaded, or when a new
 interface is attached, and it *attempts* to name a node with
 its interface's name.  This is not guaranteed though.
 
 If you need to rename interfaces, you can load ng_ether module
 *after* doing the renames.  It's not ideal, e.g., it'll still
 require manual intervention if a new interface is plugged, but
 I don't think that automatic renaming of nodes should happen,
 unconditionally.
 
 
 Cheers,
 -- 
 Ruslan Ermilov
 ru at FreeBSD.org
 FreeBSD committer