[Take 2] Re: RFC: interface description

[Randy Bush]

>>  From my perspective, putting it in a separate db outside the kernel 
>> kind of defeats the purpose. I thought the  first patches had the 
>> right idea. though for me the current ability to rename an interface
>> is good enough.  I mean is you can cal your interface "Sydney0" or 
>> "Melbourne2"  that is really enough..
> Having read the discussion, I agree that the description should be
> in the kernel. However, being a router geek the ability to rename
> an interface to "Sydney0" or "Melbourne2" is not at all enough. For
> the routers & switches I work with we really want a description of
> at least 50 characters - and it's important to be able to include
> space.

also a router geek.  but for the sake of simplicity, i am quite willing
to s/\ /_/ or whatever.

randy