I already have systems that use net.ifnames=0. My question is about whether this new behavior can affect them.
It'll not, the new behavior is just a new naming scheme, and you just choose not to use any, which is totally fine if you have a single NIC.
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It'll not, the new behavior is just a new naming scheme, and you just choose not to use any, which is totally fine if you have a single NIC.