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Date:      Fri, 6 Jan 2017 08:31:41 -0700
From:      Sean Bruno <sbruno@freebsd.org>
To:        Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net>, "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: HEADS-UP: IFLIB implementations of sys/dev/e1000 em, lem, igb pending
Message-ID:  <fae7a781-ba13-1584-ef48-6df845ca9f08@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <586F76F1.1040702@grosbein.net>
References:  <d6627189-c9ce-fc91-d71a-111e127b0b64@freebsd.org> <586F76F1.1040702@grosbein.net>

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From: Sean Bruno <sbruno@freebsd.org>
To: Eugene Grosbein <eugen@grosbein.net>,
 "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>
Message-ID: <fae7a781-ba13-1584-ef48-6df845ca9f08@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: HEADS-UP: IFLIB implementations of sys/dev/e1000 em, lem, igb
 pending
References: <d6627189-c9ce-fc91-d71a-111e127b0b64@freebsd.org>
 <586F76F1.1040702@grosbein.net>
In-Reply-To: <586F76F1.1040702@grosbein.net>

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On 01/06/17 03:52, Eugene Grosbein wrote:
> 06.01.2017 10:18, Sean Bruno =D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=88=D0=B5=D1=82:
>=20
>> Due to limitations of device registration, igbX devices will become em=
X
>> devices.  So, you'll need to make a minor update to your rc.conf and
>> scripts that manipulate the network devices.
>=20
> Please, please consider to create igbX aliases for new "real" emX devic=
e
> instances
> by default for one next major release just like 'adX' aliases were crea=
ted
> for new 'adaX' in times of ata(4) overhaul.
>=20
> Eugene Grosbein.
>=20
>=20
>=20

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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