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Re: [Xen-devel] static vif/tap names

To: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@xxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] static vif/tap names
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:48:54 +0100
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On 14/10/2009 06:30, "Jim Fehlig" <jfehlig@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 1. Appending vifname, if specified, to "tap" (tap-<vifname>), otherwise
> use current dynamic tapX.Y
> 2. Add a 'tapname=' parameter to vif config.  This would allow
> controlling the vif and tap interface names independently.
> 
> Is once of these solutions acceptable?  Any alternate suggestions?

Option (1) sounds nice and straightforward.

 -- Keir



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