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

From	Mike Waterman <mwaterman@vultr.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject	Bug#1078607: Feature Request: Add `auto` option for VRF table id management
Date	2024-08-14 15:30 +0200
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Thanks, Daniel! I'm setting up to submit to netdev now. I shortened the
request as you suggested.


On Wed, Aug 14, 2024 at 4:44 AM Daniel Gröber <dxld@darkboxed.org> wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 01:41:32PM -0400, Mike Waterman wrote:
>
> > 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
> > ```
>
> If the ability to specify 'auto' in iproute2 isn't an absolute requirement
> and iproute2 upstream rejects the idea then implementing this in ifupdown*
> would also be possible.
>
> I maintain ifupdown-ng in Debian (and am involved upstream) which already
> has rudimentary [VRF support] I'd be happy to help you work on this, but
> the first step really is to ask the iproute2 maintainer,
> Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>, to consider this feature.
>
> [VRF support]:
> https://github.com/ifupdown-ng/ifupdown-ng/blob/main/executor-scripts/linux/vrf
>
> Please CC me and the netdev mailinglist: netdev@vger.kernel.org and be
> sure
> to include "iproute2" in the mail subject. That list serves many projects
> :)
>
> I'd also recommend trimming your feature request down to the essentials of
> what affects iproute2, kernel maintainers are busy people. Don't waste
> their attention. I can help you draft something if you want.
>
> --Daniel
>

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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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