[arch-releng] [PATCH] [configs/releng] Only launch dhcpcd for ethernet interfaces

[Thomas Bächler]

Am 03.01.2014 19:40, schrieb Pierre Schmitz:
> Am 03.01.2014 19:33, schrieb Thomas Bächler:
>> ---
>>  configs/releng/root-image/etc/udev/rules.d/81-dhcpcd.rules | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git
>> a/configs/releng/root-image/etc/udev/rules.d/81-dhcpcd.rules
>> b/configs/releng/root-image/etc/udev/rules.d/81-dhcpcd.rules
>> index 970da69..eadc669 100644
>> --- a/configs/releng/root-image/etc/udev/rules.d/81-dhcpcd.rules
>> +++ b/configs/releng/root-image/etc/udev/rules.d/81-dhcpcd.rules
>> @@ -1 +1 @@
>> -ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="net", ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS}="dhcpcd@$name.service"
>> +ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="net", NAME=="en*|eth*",
>> ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS}="dhcpcd@$name.service"
> 
> Are we sure this works as intended? I have seen wireless drivers naming
> the device eth0 and I guess the new udev naming also uses en* here.

This is legacy stuff in any case. All newer driver (i.e. mac80211 and
newer hardmac drivers) don't use ethX anymore.

> Or
> wasn#t your goal to exclude wireless here but virtual devices like
> tun/tap etc.?

Right now, dhcpcd is activated on wireless, tap, ppp and other stuff
that usually doesn't make sense.


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