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

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On Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:41:32 -0400 Mike Waterman <mwaterman@vultr.com>
wrote:
> 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.

Please submit such feature requests upstream.

-- 
Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi

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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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