network device names change w/kernel version

[Steffen Grunewald]

On Wed, 2025-05-07 at 13:49:45 -0700, andrew bezella wrote:
> hello -
> 
> i'm running into a situation where the systemd network device naming
> changes with kernel version (bookworm/6.1 vs trixie/6.12 in this case).
> this is possibly related to a change/update in devlink support in the
> i40e driver[1] although i haven't found a "smoking gun" changelog
> entry.
> 
> thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Have you considered using the systemd.link (5) mechanism, and choosing
a non-"eth*" name?


Best, Steffen

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