Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2020 15:39:14 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: usb@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 247439] network interface "ue"'s name should be same as it's driver (cdce or uether) Message-ID: <bug-247439-19105@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=247439 Bug ID: 247439 Summary: network interface "ue"'s name should be same as it's driver (cdce or uether) Product: Base System Version: Unspecified Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: usb Assignee: usb@FreeBSD.org Reporter: t.eichstaedt@gmx.net Dear programmer, Usually network interface names are _the same_ (no abbr.) as their resp. driver. The 'ue' interface should follow this convention, too. This interface appears when a wireless modem is attached to the system. I /guess/ it's the bridge supplied by cdce(4), but since 'ue' could also be meant as abbreviation for uether(4), I'm not quite shure... (and uether(4) has no man page) It's easy to avoid such confusion by simply following the convention. To save two or three keystrokes is a void (pardon - silly) plea. I do not mean this in an offensive way. IMHO the fix should be that 1. the IF is named "uetherN" 2. when cdce(4) takes it, renames it to "cdceN". I tried to fix it myself, but gave up after an hour reading through the src (found a module_map[] in sbin/ifconfig.c, does it belong in there?). When you fix it, it takes you 10 minutes. THX -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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