[pve-devel] applied: [PATCH docs] network: override device names: suggest running update-initramfs

[Thomas Lamprecht]

Am 21/05/2024 um 14:55 schrieb Friedrich Weber:
> The initramfs-tools hook /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/udev copies
> link files from /etc/systemd/network to the initramfs, where they take
> effect in early userspace. If the link files in the initramfs diverge
> from the link files in the rootfs, this can lead to confusing
> behavior, as reported in enterprise support. For instance:
> 
> - If an interface matches link files both in the initramfs and the
>   rootfs, it will be renamed twice during boot.
> - A leftover link file in the initramfs renaming an interface A to a
>   new name X may prevent a link file in the rootfs from renaming a
>   different interface B to the same name X (it will fail with "File
>   exists").
> 
> To avoid this confusion, mention the link files are copied to the
> initramfs, and suggest updating the initramfs after making changes to
> the link files.
> 
> Suggested-by: Hannes Laimer <h.laimer at proxmox.com>
> Signed-off-by: Friedrich Weber <f.weber at proxmox.com>
> ---
>  pve-network.adoc | 12 ++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
>

applied, thanks!