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+<?xml version='1.0'?>
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
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-<!--
- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
-
- Copyright 2010-2013 Kay Sievers
--->
+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ -->
<refentry id="systemd-udevd.service"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<refentryinfo>
<title>systemd-udevd.service</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
- <authorgroup>
- <author>
- <contrib>Developer</contrib>
- <firstname>Kay</firstname>
- <surname>Sievers</surname>
- <email>kay@vrfy.org</email>
- </author>
- </authorgroup>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
when possible. It is enabled by default; specifying 0 disables it.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>net.naming-scheme=</varname></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Network interfaces are renamed to give them predictable names when possible (unless
+ <varname>net.ifnames=0</varname> is specified, see above). With this kernel command line option it
+ is possible to pick a specific version of this algorithm and override the default chosen at
+ compilation time. Expects one of the naming scheme identifiers listed in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.net-naming-scheme</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ or <literal>latest</literal> to select the latest scheme known (to this particular version of
+ <filename>systemd-udevd.service</filename>).</para>
+
+ <para>Note that selecting a specific scheme is not sufficient to fully stabilize interface naming:
+ the naming is generally derived from driver attributes exposed by the kernel. As the kernel is
+ updated, previously missing attributes <filename>systemd-udevd.service</filename> is checking might
+ appear, which affects older name derivation algorithms, too.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
- <!-- when adding entries here, consider also adding them
- in kernel-command-line.xml -->
- </refsect1>
+ <!-- when adding entries here, consider also adding them in kernel-command-line.xml -->
+ </refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>