Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:57:31 -0600 From: Mike Karels <mike@karels.net> To: Jamie Landeg-Jones <jamie@catflap.org> Cc: freebsd@igalic.co, zlei@FreeBSD.org, kevans@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: How to tell if a network interface was renamed (and from what) Message-ID: <40C913A3-E5DC-4FC9-9ECE-937370EFD52D@karels.net> In-Reply-To: <202311220135.3AM1Z8ED054659@donotpassgo.dyslexicfish.net> References: <pdHC0ObBkAbx2HfFIhWYaB5-dmQDEUzNTWvVVJAuJV7FWdWWeSwybVFD-uyBUxPlqDRpAW7D1aAZsbrTxEj9kqsq7ESgO41srPmS-PcXGqw=@igalic.co> <E5F5F61E-3827-404A-A46F-BBCF45A29A82@FreeBSD.org> <9eef5488-e8da-4edd-bc00-baeb5aaf4a23@FreeBSD.org> <ptnVEMJ_x48tdYePN4iYRiEW2vWqwulbEOUJ4dQ1cKGkxNXZPPfdEVHdJKNHFfs2onxNipVZKPwDZZKlDv1peS1Xttim1VitMFsdUiTkAKE=@igalic.co> <032BADD4-0A49-42E2-BAAB-40D2F76C64B9@FreeBSD.org> <rvRLOlpJc9xIf67ZwmZ4Si6TN2VtmIuyuguoQgEk5NTOeqsqkAwB_9KvlMbW6y-npSjCC2lmLVXbD4oIqyKJdDboThcWiehF_hU0L9D6GZc=@igalic.co> <31B38FCE-0B67-4122-A202-568150E971E1@karels.net> <202311220135.3AM1Z8ED054659@donotpassgo.dyslexicfish.net>
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On 21 Nov 2023, at 19:35, Jamie Landeg-Jones wrote: > Mike Karels <mike@karels.net> wrote: > >> I have a proof of concept that makes the presumed original name >> (driver name + unit number) available to ifconfig, which prints >> the string with everything else in the standard output format. >> I don't think that is the right solution, but the other details >> should be easy. I'm tempted to print the driver name and unit >> number separately, although possibly as two words using the same >> option. It should probably be an option rather than a keyword, >> so something like this: >> >> # ifconfig -N interface-name >> igb 1 >> # >> >> Or the unit number could be on a separate option. >> >> Comments? > > I prefer that idea to the use of "groups" (which can be modified anyway), > though in your example, that should be documented as "driver name" not > "interface name", seeing that the returned value is not actually now > the interface name! Here, interface-name was a placeholder for the current name of the interface. My newer code prints "drivername: igb1" at the end of the list of values for "ifconfig $interface-name" or "ifconfig -a" if the -D option is given. I decided that it was better to be able to get all the translations at once (for humans, anyway). Mike > (Similary, if a keyword is decided upon, it should be "driver-name" > not "interface-name") > > I realise that writing "interface-name" was probably just muscle-memory, > but just wanted clarification. > > No opinion on where to display the unit number - whatever works out > better for you. > > Cheers, Jamie
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