Bug#1078607: Feature Request: Add `auto` option for VRF table id management

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Subject	Bug#1078607: Feature Request: Add `auto` option for VRF table id management
Date	Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:50:01 +0200
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Package: iproute2
Version: 5.10.0-4
Severity: wishlist

I'm requesting the addition of an `auto` option for VRF table ID management
in the iproute2 package on Debian. (Apologies if the package is incorrect.)
Currently, managing VRF table IDs manually can be cumbersome and
error-prone. In Cumulus Linux, the `auto` option allows the OS to handle
allocating and releasing VRF table IDs automatically, which greatly
simplifies network configuration and management. Having a similar feature
in Debian would be highly beneficial for users who manage complex
networking setups.

For example, instead of this:

```
auto vrfexample
iface vrfexample
    vrf-table 1001

auto vrfexample2
iface vrfexample2
    vrf-table 1002
```

Or this:

```
ip link add vrfexample type vrf table 1001
ip link add vrfexample2 type vrf table 1002
```

It'd be great to do this:

```
auto vrfexample
iface vrfexample
    vrf-table auto

auto vrfexample2
iface vrfexample2
    vrf-table auto
```

Or this:

```
ip link add vrfexample type vrf table auto
ip link add vrfexample2 type vrf table auto
```

We’d like to request this be backported to Bullseye for compatibility
reasons.

Best,
Mike Waterman

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Bug#1078607: Feature Request: Add `auto` option for VRF table id management Mike Waterman <mwaterman@vultr.com> - 2024-08-13 19:50 +0200
  Bug#1078607: Feature Request: Add `auto` option for VRF table id management Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org> - 2024-08-14 10:20 +0200
  Processed: Re: Feature Request: Add `auto` option for VRF table  id management "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2024-08-14 10:20 +0200
  Bug#1078607: Feature Request: Add `auto` option for VRF table id management Daniel Gröber <dxld@darkboxed.org> - 2024-08-14 10:50 +0200
    Bug#1078607: Feature Request: Add `auto` option for VRF table id management Mike Waterman <mwaterman@vultr.com> - 2024-08-14 15:30 +0200

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