Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add symlink in /sys/class/net for interface altnames

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:02:55 +0100

On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 01:49:03PM -0300, Jorge Merlino wrote:
> Currently interface altnames behave almost the same as the interface
> principal name. One difference is that the not have a symlink in
> /sys/class/net as the principal has.
> This was mentioned as a TODO item in the original commit:
> https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email-masked]
> This patch adds that symlink when an altname is created and removes it
> when the altname is deleted.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jorge Merlino <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  drivers/base/core.c    | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/device.h |  3 +++
>  net/core/dev.c         | 11 +++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 36 insertions(+)
> 

You also forgot the Documentation/ABI/ update for the new symlink :(