From: Christoph Heiss <c.heiss@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 02/14] install: add support for network interface name pinning
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:21:47 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251014132207.1171073-3-c.heiss@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251014132207.1171073-1-c.heiss@proxmox.com>
From: Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht@proxmox.com>
Adds the (low-level) part for pinning network interface names during
installation based on their MAC address.
Adds a new option `pin_interface_name_map`, which maps MAC addresses to
their respective new interface name.
Co-authored-by: Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht@proxmox.com>
Signed-off-by: Christoph Heiss <c.heiss@proxmox.com>
---
Proxmox/Install.pm | 47 +++++++++++++++-
Proxmox/Install/Config.pm | 8 +++
Proxmox/Install/RunEnv.pm | 4 ++
Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm | 54 +++++++++++++++++++
...n_from_dhcp_no_default_domain.run-env.json | 27 ++++++----
.../no_fqdn_from_dhcp.run-env.json | 27 ++++++----
.../tests/resources/run-env-info.json | 29 ++++++----
7 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Proxmox/Install.pm b/Proxmox/Install.pm
index 2ebd376..8d02c88 100644
--- a/Proxmox/Install.pm
+++ b/Proxmox/Install.pm
@@ -1101,6 +1101,49 @@ sub extract_data {
my $cidr = Proxmox::Install::Config::get_cidr();
my $gateway = Proxmox::Install::Config::get_gateway();
+ # configure pinned names for all network interfaces, if enabled
+
+ my $netif_pin_map = Proxmox::Install::Config::get_network_interface_pin_map();
+ if (defined($netif_pin_map)) {
+ mkdir "$targetdir/usr/local/lib/systemd", 0755;
+ mkdir "$targetdir/usr/local/lib/systemd/network", 0755;
+
+ my $ip_links = Proxmox::Sys::Net::ip_link_details();
+
+ for my $ifname (sort keys $run_env->{network}->{interfaces}->%*) {
+ next
+ if !Proxmox::Sys::Net::ip_link_is_physical($ip_links->{$ifname})
+ || Proxmox::Sys::Net::iface_is_vf($ifname);
+
+ my $if = $run_env->{network}->{interfaces}->{$ifname};
+
+ if (!defined($netif_pin_map->{ $if->{mac} })) {
+ # each installer frontend must ensure that either
+ # - pinning is disabled by never setting the map or
+ # - setting a pinned name for each
+ die "no network interface name set for '$if->{mac}'!";
+ }
+
+ my $pinned_name = $netif_pin_map->{ $if->{mac} };
+ my $link_file_content = Proxmox::Sys::Net::get_pin_link_file_content(
+ $if->{mac}, $pinned_name,
+ );
+
+ file_write_all(
+ "$targetdir/usr/local/lib/systemd/network/50-pmx-${pinned_name}.link",
+ $link_file_content,
+ );
+
+ # ensure that we use the correct interface name when writing out
+ # /etc/network/interfaces below - just in case the interface name
+ # is pinned and get_mngmt_nic() returned the original interface name.
+ # better be safe than sorry
+ if ($ethdev eq $ifname) {
+ $ethdev = $pinned_name;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
if ($iso_env->{cfg}->{bridged_network}) {
$ifaces .= "iface $ethdev $ntype manual\n";
@@ -1121,7 +1164,9 @@ sub extract_data {
my $ipconf = $run_env->{ipconf};
foreach my $iface (sort keys %{ $ipconf->{ifaces} }) {
- my $name = $ipconf->{ifaces}->{$iface}->{name};
+ my $if = $ipconf->{ifaces}->{$iface};
+ my $name = defined($netif_pin_map) ? $netif_pin_map->{ $if->{mac} } : $if->{name};
+
next if $name eq $ethdev;
$ifaces .= "\niface $name $ntype manual\n";
diff --git a/Proxmox/Install/Config.pm b/Proxmox/Install/Config.pm
index da476da..7b81fcf 100644
--- a/Proxmox/Install/Config.pm
+++ b/Proxmox/Install/Config.pm
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ my sub init_cfg {
# network related
mngmt_nic => undef,
+
+ # maps mac address -> custom name
+ # if set to a hash, enables interface name pinning for all interfaces
+ network_interface_pin_map => undef,
+
hostname => undef,
domain => undef,
cidr => undef,
@@ -248,6 +253,9 @@ sub get_root_ssh_keys { return get('root_ssh_keys'); }
sub set_mngmt_nic { set_key('mngmt_nic', $_[0]); }
sub get_mngmt_nic { return get('mngmt_nic'); }
+sub set_network_interface_pin_map { set_key('network_interface_pin_map', $_[0]); }
+sub get_network_interface_pin_map { return get('network_interface_pin_map'); }
+
sub set_hostname { set_key('hostname', $_[0]); }
sub get_hostname { return get('hostname'); }
diff --git a/Proxmox/Install/RunEnv.pm b/Proxmox/Install/RunEnv.pm
index 540bec7..f0fa6ec 100644
--- a/Proxmox/Install/RunEnv.pm
+++ b/Proxmox/Install/RunEnv.pm
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ my sub query_netdevs : prototype() {
# FIXME: not the same as the battle proven way we used in the installer for years?
my $interfaces = fromjs(qx/ip --json address show/);
+ my $pinned_counter = 0;
for my $if (@$interfaces) {
my ($index, $name, $state, $mac, $addresses) =
$if->@{qw(ifindex ifname operstate address addr_info)};
@@ -115,10 +116,13 @@ my sub query_netdevs : prototype() {
$ifs->{$name} = {
index => $index,
name => $name,
+ pinned_id => "${pinned_counter}",
mac => $mac,
state => uc($state),
};
$ifs->{$name}->{addresses} = \@valid_addrs if @valid_addrs;
+
+ $pinned_counter++;
}
return $ifs;
diff --git a/Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm b/Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm
index 6fe99ec..2183d27 100644
--- a/Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm
+++ b/Proxmox/Sys/Net.pm
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package Proxmox::Sys::Net;
use strict;
use warnings;
+use Proxmox::Sys::Command;
use Proxmox::Sys::Udev;
+use JSON qw();
use base qw(Exporter);
our @EXPORT_OK = qw(parse_ip_address parse_ip_mask parse_fqdn);
@@ -129,9 +131,59 @@ sub parse_ip_mask {
return;
}
+sub iface_is_vf {
+ my ($iface_name) = @_;
+ return -l "/sys/class/net/$iface_name/device/physfn";
+}
+
+# Duplicated from pve-common/src/PVE/Network.pm for now
+sub ip_link_details {
+ my $link_json = '';
+
+ Proxmox::Sys::Command::run_command(
+ ['ip', '-details', '-json', 'link', 'show'],
+ sub {
+ $link_json .= shift;
+ return;
+ },
+ );
+
+ my $links = JSON::decode_json($link_json);
+ my %ip_links = map { $_->{ifname} => $_ } $links->@*;
+
+ return \%ip_links;
+}
+
+# Duplicated from pve-common/src/PVE/Network.pm from now
+sub ip_link_is_physical {
+ my ($ip_link) = @_;
+
+ # ether alone isn't enough, as virtual interfaces can also have link_type
+ # ether
+ return $ip_link->{link_type} eq 'ether'
+ && (!defined($ip_link->{linkinfo}) || !defined($ip_link->{linkinfo}->{info_kind}));
+}
+
+my $LINK_FILE_TEMPLATE = <<EOF;
+# setup by the Proxmox installer.
+[Match]
+MACAddress=%s
+Type=ether
+
+[Link]
+Name=%s
+EOF
+
+sub get_pin_link_file_content {
+ my ($mac, $pin_name) = @_;
+
+ return sprintf($LINK_FILE_TEMPLATE, $mac, $pin_name);
+}
+
sub get_ip_config {
my $ifaces = {};
my $default;
+ my $pinned_counter = 0;
my $links = `ip -o l`;
foreach my $l (split /\n/, $links) {
@@ -144,11 +196,13 @@ sub get_ip_config {
$ifaces->{"$index"} = {
name => $name,
+ pinned_id => "${pinned_counter}",
driver => $driver,
flags => $flags,
state => $state,
mac => $mac,
};
+ $pinned_counter++;
my $addresses = `ip -o a s $name`;
for my $addr_line (split /\n/, $addresses) {
diff --git a/proxmox-auto-installer/tests/resources/parse_answer_fail/fqdn_from_dhcp_no_default_domain.run-env.json b/proxmox-auto-installer/tests/resources/parse_answer_fail/fqdn_from_dhcp_no_default_domain.run-env.json
index ef14419..e7c2205 100644
--- a/proxmox-auto-installer/tests/resources/parse_answer_fail/fqdn_from_dhcp_no_default_domain.run-env.json
+++ b/proxmox-auto-installer/tests/resources/parse_answer_fail/fqdn_from_dhcp_no_default_domain.run-env.json
@@ -181,55 +181,64 @@
"index": 4,
"mac": "b4:2e:99:ac:ad:b4",
"name": "eno1",
- "state": "UP"
+ "state": "UP",
+ "pinned_id": "0"
},
"eno2": {
"index": 6,
"mac": "b4:2e:99:ac:ad:b5",
"name": "eno2",
- "state": "UP"
+ "state": "UP",
+ "pinned_id": "1"
},
"enp129s0f0np0": {
"index": 7,
"mac": "1c:34:da:5c:5e:24",
"name": "enp129s0f0np0",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "2"
},
"enp129s0f1np1": {
"index": 8,
"mac": "1c:34:da:5c:5e:25",
"name": "enp129s0f1np1",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "3"
},
"enp193s0f0np0": {
"index": 9,
"mac": "24:8a:07:1e:05:bc",
"name": "enp193s0f0np0",
- "state": "UP"
+ "state": "UP",
+ "pinned_id": "4"
},
"enp193s0f1np1": {
"index": 10,
"mac": "24:8a:07:1e:05:bd",
"name": "enp193s0f1np1",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "5"
},
"enp65s0f0": {
"index": 2,
"mac": "a0:36:9f:0a:b3:82",
"name": "enp65s0f0",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "6"
},
"enp65s0f1": {
"index": 3,
"mac": "a0:36:9f:0a:b3:83",
"name": "enp65s0f1",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "7"
},
"enx5a4732ddc747": {
"index": 5,
"mac": "5a:47:32:dd:c7:47",
"name": "enx5a4732ddc747",
- "state": "UNKNOWN"
+ "state": "UNKNOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "8"
}
},
"routes": {
diff --git a/proxmox-auto-installer/tests/resources/parse_answer_fail/no_fqdn_from_dhcp.run-env.json b/proxmox-auto-installer/tests/resources/parse_answer_fail/no_fqdn_from_dhcp.run-env.json
index e3cea3e..47d7bde 100644
--- a/proxmox-auto-installer/tests/resources/parse_answer_fail/no_fqdn_from_dhcp.run-env.json
+++ b/proxmox-auto-installer/tests/resources/parse_answer_fail/no_fqdn_from_dhcp.run-env.json
@@ -180,55 +180,64 @@
"index": 4,
"mac": "b4:2e:99:ac:ad:b4",
"name": "eno1",
- "state": "UP"
+ "state": "UP",
+ "pinned_id": "0"
},
"eno2": {
"index": 6,
"mac": "b4:2e:99:ac:ad:b5",
"name": "eno2",
- "state": "UP"
+ "state": "UP",
+ "pinned_id": "1"
},
"enp129s0f0np0": {
"index": 7,
"mac": "1c:34:da:5c:5e:24",
"name": "enp129s0f0np0",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "2"
},
"enp129s0f1np1": {
"index": 8,
"mac": "1c:34:da:5c:5e:25",
"name": "enp129s0f1np1",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "3"
},
"enp193s0f0np0": {
"index": 9,
"mac": "24:8a:07:1e:05:bc",
"name": "enp193s0f0np0",
- "state": "UP"
+ "state": "UP",
+ "pinned_id": "4"
},
"enp193s0f1np1": {
"index": 10,
"mac": "24:8a:07:1e:05:bd",
"name": "enp193s0f1np1",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "5"
},
"enp65s0f0": {
"index": 2,
"mac": "a0:36:9f:0a:b3:82",
"name": "enp65s0f0",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "6"
},
"enp65s0f1": {
"index": 3,
"mac": "a0:36:9f:0a:b3:83",
"name": "enp65s0f1",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "7"
},
"enx5a4732ddc747": {
"index": 5,
"mac": "5a:47:32:dd:c7:47",
"name": "enx5a4732ddc747",
- "state": "UNKNOWN"
+ "state": "UNKNOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "8"
}
},
"routes": {
diff --git a/proxmox-auto-installer/tests/resources/run-env-info.json b/proxmox-auto-installer/tests/resources/run-env-info.json
index 5a8d80a..5291721 100644
--- a/proxmox-auto-installer/tests/resources/run-env-info.json
+++ b/proxmox-auto-installer/tests/resources/run-env-info.json
@@ -181,55 +181,64 @@
"index": 4,
"mac": "b4:2e:99:ac:ad:b4",
"name": "eno1",
- "state": "UP"
+ "state": "UP",
+ "pinned_id": "0"
},
"eno2": {
"index": 6,
"mac": "b4:2e:99:ac:ad:b5",
"name": "eno2",
- "state": "UP"
+ "state": "UP",
+ "pinned_id": "1"
},
"enp129s0f0np0": {
"index": 7,
"mac": "1c:34:da:5c:5e:24",
"name": "enp129s0f0np0",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "2"
},
"enp129s0f1np1": {
"index": 8,
"mac": "1c:34:da:5c:5e:25",
"name": "enp129s0f1np1",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "3"
},
"enp193s0f0np0": {
"index": 9,
"mac": "24:8a:07:1e:05:bc",
"name": "enp193s0f0np0",
- "state": "UP"
+ "state": "UP",
+ "pinned_id": "4"
},
"enp193s0f1np1": {
"index": 10,
"mac": "24:8a:07:1e:05:bd",
"name": "enp193s0f1np1",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "5"
},
"enp65s0f0": {
"index": 2,
"mac": "a0:36:9f:0a:b3:82",
"name": "enp65s0f0",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "6"
},
- "en p65s0f1": {
+ "enp65s0f1": {
"index": 3,
"mac": "a0:36:9f:0a:b3:83",
"name": "enp65s0f1",
- "state": "DOWN"
+ "state": "DOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "7"
},
"enx5a4732ddc747": {
"index": 5,
"mac": "5a:47:32:dd:c7:47",
"name": "enx5a4732ddc747",
- "state": "UNKNOWN"
+ "state": "UNKNOWN",
+ "pinned_id": "8"
}
},
"routes": {
--
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2025-10-14 13:21 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 01/14] test: parse-kernel-cmdline: fix module import statement Christoph Heiss
2025-10-14 13:21 ` Christoph Heiss [this message]
2025-10-14 13:21 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 03/14] run env: network: add kernel driver name to network interface info Christoph Heiss
2025-10-14 13:21 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 04/14] common: utils: fix clippy warnings Christoph Heiss
2025-10-14 13:21 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 05/14] common: setup: simplify network address list serialization Christoph Heiss
2025-10-14 13:21 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 06/14] common: implement support for `network_interface_pin_map` config Christoph Heiss
2025-10-14 13:21 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 07/14] auto: add support for pinning network interface names Christoph Heiss
2025-10-14 13:21 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 08/14] assistant: verify network settings in `validate-answer` subcommand Christoph Heiss
2025-10-14 13:21 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 09/14] post-hook: avoid redundant Option<bool> for (de-)serialization Christoph Heiss
2025-10-14 13:21 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 10/14] post-hook: add network interface name and pinning status Christoph Heiss
2025-10-14 13:21 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 11/14] tui: views: move network options view to own module Christoph Heiss
2025-10-14 13:21 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 12/14] tui: views: form: allow attaching user-defined data to children Christoph Heiss
2025-10-14 13:21 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 13/14] tui: add support for pinning network interface names Christoph Heiss
2025-10-14 13:21 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH installer 14/14] gui: " Christoph Heiss
2025-10-14 15:04 ` Maximiliano Sandoval
2025-10-16 12:01 ` Christoph Heiss
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