On Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:02:35 -0800 Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> wrote:
> Remove name and remote_iface strings from pmd_internals. > The interface name can change at any time due to udev or admin > action, making cached names unreliable. > > Resolve ifindex once at creation via TUNGETIFF on the keep-alive > fd. For per-queue opens, recover the name on demand with > if_indextoname(). In tap_netns_change(), use TUNGETIFF to get > the current kernel name before resolving the new ifindex, > fixing a bug where a rename during namespace move would lose > the device. > > Log messages now use dev->device->name (DPDK vdev name) or > the ifindex, following the pattern established by the rtap PMD. > > Bugzilla ID: 1880 > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> > --- This patch is not ready and needs to be dropped
