Bug 72069

Summary:	udev 197 virtio network cards not renamed following new name scheme
Product:	systemd	Reporter:	MG <joe_biboche>
Component:	general	Assignee:	systemd-bugs
Status:	RESOLVED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	systemd-bugs
Severity:	normal
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86-64 (AMD64)
OS:	Linux (All)
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Description MG 2013-11-27 12:40:34 UTC

Hi !

I'm working on qemu, trying to virtualize Fedora 19 OS.

When I bind virtio network card with a virtual machine, this one isn't rename following the new name scheme, defined in udev 197. This interface keep the name ethX (the expected is ensX). 

If I bind another type of virtual network card (like e1000), this device is correctly renamed.

Comment 1 Kay Sievers 2013-11-27 15:45:31 UTC

Systemd/udev supports predictable names for hardware devices only, not
virtual interfaces created on behalf of system configuration. They should
be managed by explicit config, or by the same tool that creates them.

The emulated e1000 looks to systemd/udev like "real" hardware, that's why
it works, virtio is not covered, and not expected to be renamed by the
systemd/udev tools.

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