Comment 11 for bug 1561096

> can't it have a name like ethX?

No, we can't *re*name devices to names which are also (potentially) being used by the kernel. That has been a major race condition which was one of the major reasons to get rid of the old persistent-net-generator.

It *can* get a name like "ibmvethX", though, as that does not collide.

> Can we use the "DRIVER" match key in a udev rule to name these ibmveth devices as ethX

Yes, if we go back to the persistent-net approach, we'll match on DRIVERS=="ibmveth".