[oe] RFC: auto eth0 and auto eth1 in netbase

[Khem Raj]

On Nov 30, 2007 8:59 AM, Chris Larson <clarson at kergoth.com> wrote:
> On Nov 30, 2007 4:48 AM, Rod Whitby <rod at whitby.id.au> wrote:
> > Chris Larson wrote:
> > > Afaik, the execution of the hotplug/coldplug scripts on startup should
> > > generate the hotplug events for the ethernet interfaces and bring them
> > > up that way.  In debian, the hotplug scripts bring them up with ifup
> > > --allow=hotplug [iface], such that you need an 'allow-hotplug eth0' in
> > > interfaces to have them brought up that way.  I'm too rusty with OE to
> > > say how we do it today, but it's not likely that auto is needed.
> >
> > Unfortunately, the busybox ifup applet does not support the
> > allow-hotplug keyword.
> >
> > Based on the feedback, I'll add 'auto eth0'.
>

fwiw with this change my nfsrooted rfs does not boot. I think its a
nice to have nfsroot option for dev work.