7.16. biosdevname

Bug Fixes

BZ#751373

The biosdevname utility ignored the SMBIOS version check for PCI network adapters. Consequently, PCI network adapter interfaces were renamed according to PCI slot and port numbers on systems with unsupported SMBIOS versions. With this update, the new biosdevname utility ensures that if the SMBIOS version is not supported, PCI network adapter interfaces are not renamed. As a result, PCI network adapters are named with the kernel default name in the scenario described.

BZ#804754

When using Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) with embedded network interface devices, the biosdevname utility did not check the System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) type of the physical function for corresponding virtual functions. Consequently, biosdevname did not find SMBIOS type 41 structure for the device virtual functions and did not suggest interface names for these onboard network interfaces. With this update, biosdevname now looks up the SMBIOS type 41 structure for the device virtual functions in the corresponding physical function table. As a result, onboard network devices with virtual network interfaces are now renamed according to the biosdevname naming scheme.

BZ#815724

The biosdevname utility did not handle PCI cards with multiple ports. Consequently, only the network interface of the first port of these cards was renamed according to the biosdevname naming scheme. An upstream patch has been applied and biosdevname now handles PCI cards with multiple ports. As a result, all ports of multiple port PCI cards are now renamed according to the biosdevname naming scheme.