[RFC] ifconfig description support in rc.d

[Doug Barton]

On 08/26/2010 12:53 PM, pluknet wrote:
> [cc'ing current@ as rc@ looks too quite]
>
> Hi.
>
> Since ifconfig has grown to label interfaces with
> ifconfig $ifname description "foobar", what about
> to give it more life and store i/face descriptions
> semi-permanently, so they will survive between reboots?
>
> This patch adds a functionality to rc.d to label
> interfaces at boot time.
>
> Comments are welcome.

This seems like a good addition, thanks. Please also write a patch for 
rc.conf.5 to describe this new functionality and I'll be happy to commit 
it.  One note below.


> --- etc/network.subr    (revision 211280)
> +++ etc/network.subr    (working copy)
> @@ -1187,6 +1187,24 @@
>          return 0
>   }
>
> +# ifnet_descr
> +#      Add description to all requested interfaces.
> +#
> +ifnet_descr()
> +{
> +       local _if _ifdescr
> +
> +       # ifconfig_IF_descr
> +       for _if in `ifconfig -l`; do
> +               _ifdescr="`get_if_var $_if ifconfig_IF_descr`"
> +               if [ ! -z "$_ifdescr" ]; then

This is probably better as [ -n "$_ifdescr" ]

Doug

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