Control: tags -1 upstream Control: close -1 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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