linux/net
Stephen Hemminger 0b815a1a6d net: network device name ifalias support
This patch add support for keeping an additional character alias
associated with an network interface. This is useful for maintaining
the SNMP ifAlias value which is a user defined value. Routers use this
to hold information like which circuit or line it is connected to. It
is just an arbitrary text label on the network device.

There are two exposed interfaces with this patch, the value can be
read/written either via netlink or sysfs.

This could be maintained just by the snmp daemon, but it is more
generally useful for other management tools, and the kernel is good
place to act as an agreed upon interface to store it.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2008-09-22 21:28:11 -07:00
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9p flag parameters: socket and socketpair 2008-07-24 10:47:27 -07:00
802 list_for_each_rcu must die: networking 2008-07-25 10:53:27 -07:00
8021q net: Use hton[sl]() instead of __constant_hton[sl]() where applicable 2008-09-20 22:20:49 -07:00
appletalk net: convert BUG_TRAP to generic WARN_ON 2008-07-25 21:43:18 -07:00
atm net/atm/lec.c: drop code after return 2008-09-22 19:24:45 -07:00
ax25 AX.25: Fix sysctl registration if !CONFIG_AX25_DAMA_SLAVE 2008-08-05 18:46:57 -07:00
bluetooth [Bluetooth] Reject L2CAP connections on an insecure ACL link 2008-09-09 07:19:20 +02:00
bridge Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6 2008-09-08 16:59:05 -07:00
can netns: Use net_eq() to compare net-namespaces for optimization. 2008-07-19 22:34:43 -07:00
core net: network device name ifalias support 2008-09-22 21:28:11 -07:00
dccp This reverts "Merge branch 'dccp' of git://eden-feed.erg.abdn.ac.uk/dccp_exp" 2008-09-09 13:27:22 +02:00
decnet netns: Use net_eq() to compare net-namespaces for optimization. 2008-07-19 22:34:43 -07:00
econet netns: Use net_eq() to compare net-namespaces for optimization. 2008-07-19 22:34:43 -07:00
ethernet net: Use hton[sl]() instead of __constant_hton[sl]() where applicable 2008-09-20 22:20:49 -07:00
ieee80211 net/ieee80211: adjust error handling 2008-08-22 16:29:49 -04:00
ipv4 net: Remove __skb_insert() calls outside of skbuff internals. 2008-09-21 21:28:51 -07:00
ipv6 net: Use hton[sl]() instead of __constant_hton[sl]() where applicable 2008-09-20 22:20:49 -07:00
ipx netns: Use net_eq() to compare net-namespaces for optimization. 2008-07-19 22:34:43 -07:00
irda Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 2008-07-20 17:43:29 -07:00
iucv Merge branch 'linus' into cpus4096-for-linus 2008-07-21 17:19:50 +02:00
key net: convert BUG_TRAP to generic WARN_ON 2008-07-25 21:43:18 -07:00
lapb [LAPB] net/lapb/lapb_iface.c: use LIST_HEAD instead of LIST_HEAD_INIT 2008-01-28 14:56:52 -08:00
llc netns: Use net_eq() to compare net-namespaces for optimization. 2008-07-19 22:34:43 -07:00
mac80211 net: Use hton[sl]() instead of __constant_hton[sl]() where applicable 2008-09-20 22:20:49 -07:00
netfilter netfilter: xt_time gives a wrong monthday in a leap year 2008-09-22 19:02:36 -07:00
netlabel netns: Use net_eq() to compare net-namespaces for optimization. 2008-07-19 22:34:43 -07:00
netlink net: convert BUG_TRAP to generic WARN_ON 2008-07-25 21:43:18 -07:00
netrom netdev: Handle ->addr_list_lock just like ->_xmit_lock for lockdep. 2008-07-22 14:16:42 -07:00
packet net: convert BUG_TRAP to generic WARN_ON 2008-07-25 21:43:18 -07:00
phonet Phonet: emit errors when a packet cannot be delivered locally 2008-09-22 20:09:13 -07:00
rfkill rfkill: remove transmitter blocking on suspend 2008-09-15 16:48:25 -04:00
rose netdev: Handle ->addr_list_lock just like ->_xmit_lock for lockdep. 2008-07-22 14:16:42 -07:00
rxrpc net/rxrpc: Use an IS_ERR test rather than a NULL test 2008-08-13 02:40:48 -07:00
sched net: em_cmp.c use unaligned access helpers 2008-09-22 19:20:51 -07:00
sctp net: Remove __skb_insert() calls outside of skbuff internals. 2008-09-21 21:28:51 -07:00
sunrpc net: Use hton[sl]() instead of __constant_hton[sl]() where applicable 2008-09-20 22:20:49 -07:00
tipc tipc: Don't use structure names which easily globally conflict. 2008-09-02 23:38:32 -07:00
unix Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs-2.6 2008-07-26 20:23:44 -07:00
wanrouter wanmain.c doesn't need syncppp.h 2008-07-23 23:00:36 +02:00
wireless cfg80211: Add new wireless regulatory infrastructure 2008-09-15 16:48:19 -04:00
x25 netns: Use net_eq() to compare net-namespaces for optimization. 2008-07-19 22:34:43 -07:00
xfrm ipsec: Fix xfrm_state_walk race 2008-09-22 19:48:19 -07:00
compat.c flag parameters: paccept 2008-07-24 10:47:27 -07:00
Kconfig Phonet: add CONFIG_PHONET 2008-09-22 20:03:00 -07:00
Makefile Phonet: add CONFIG_PHONET 2008-09-22 20:03:00 -07:00
nonet.c
socket.c SL*B: drop kmem cache argument from constructor 2008-07-26 12:00:07 -07:00
sysctl_net.c missing bits of net-namespace / sysctl 2008-07-27 09:45:34 -07:00
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