path: root/sys-fs/eudev/files/eudev-3-rule-generator.patch

commit c3e2fc597a6ba92ab9fcfd4cd7db10bc6fb5b34b
Author: Ian Stakenvicius <axs@gentoo.org>
Date:   Tue Sep 22 13:53:41 2015 -0400

    Forward-ported network rule-generator code from eudev-1.10

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2932690..0c6429d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ SUBDIRS += \
 	hwdb
 endif
 
+if ENABLE_RULE_GENERATOR
+SUBDIRS += \
+	rule_generator
+endif
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ccb1012..56d37fa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -269,10 +269,25 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([hwdb], AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-hwdb],[install hwdb.d files]),[],
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_HWDB, [test "x$enable_hwdb" = "xyes"])
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# rule-generator - persistent network and optical device rule generator
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([rule-generator],
+        AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-rule-generator], [enable legacy persistent network, cdrom support]),
+        [], [enable_rule_generator=no])
+
+if test "x${enable_rule_generator}" != xno; then
+        AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_RULE_GENERATOR], [1], [Define if we are enabling rule generator])
+fi
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_RULE_GENERATOR], [test "x$enable_rule_generator" = xyes])
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
                  hwdb/Makefile
                  man/Makefile
+                 rule_generator/Makefile
+                 rule_generator/write_net_rules
                  rules/Makefile
                  src/Makefile
                  src/ata_id/Makefile
diff --git a/rule_generator/75-persistent-net-generator.rules b/rule_generator/75-persistent-net-generator.rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce59e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rule_generator/75-persistent-net-generator.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update
+
+# these rules generate rules for persistent network device naming
+#
+# variables used to communicate:
+#   MATCHADDR             MAC address used for the match
+#   MATCHID               bus_id used for the match
+#   MATCHDRV              driver name used for the match
+#   MATCHIFTYPE           interface type match
+#   COMMENT               comment to add to the generated rule
+#   INTERFACE_NAME        requested name supplied by external tool
+#   INTERFACE_NEW         new interface name returned by rule writer
+
+ACTION!="add", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+SUBSYSTEM!="net", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
+# ignore the interface if a name has already been set
+NAME=="?*", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
+# device name whitelist
+KERNEL!="eth*|ath*|wlan*[0-9]|msh*|ra*|sta*|ctc*|lcs*|hsi*", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
+# ignore Xen virtual interfaces
+SUBSYSTEMS=="xen", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
+# read MAC address
+ENV{MATCHADDR}="$attr{address}"
+
+# match interface type
+ENV{MATCHIFTYPE}="$attr{type}"
+
+# ignore KVM virtual interfaces
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="52:54:00:*", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+# ignore VMWare virtual interfaces
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="00:0c:29:*|00:50:56:*", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+# ignore Hyper-V virtual interfaces
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="00:15:5d:*", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
+# These vendors are known to violate the local MAC address assignment scheme
+# Interlan, DEC (UNIBUS or QBUS), Apollo, Cisco, Racal-Datacom
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:07:01:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# 3Com
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:60:60:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# 3Com IBM PC; Imagen; Valid; Cisco; Apple
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:60:8c:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Intel
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:a0:c9:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Olivetti
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:aa:3c:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# CMC Masscomp; Silicon Graphics; Prime EXL
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:cf:1f:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Prominet Corporation Gigabit Ethernet Switch
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:e0:3b:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# BTI (Bus-Tech, Inc.) IBM Mainframes
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="02:e6:d3:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Realtek
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="52:54:00:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Novell 2000
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="52:54:4c:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Realtec
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="52:54:ab:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+# Kingston Technologies
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="e2:0c:0f:*", GOTO="globally_administered_whitelist"
+
+# match interface dev_id
+ATTR{dev_id}=="?*", ENV{MATCHDEVID}="$attr{dev_id}"
+
+# do not use "locally administered" MAC address
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="?[2367abef]:*", ENV{MATCHADDR}=""
+
+# do not use empty address
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="00:00:00:00:00:00", ENV{MATCHADDR}=""
+
+LABEL="globally_administered_whitelist"
+
+# build comment line for generated rule:
+SUBSYSTEMS=="pci", ENV{COMMENT}="PCI device $attr{vendor}:$attr{device} ($driver)"
+SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="?*", ENV{COMMENT}="USB device 0x$attr{idVendor}:0x$attr{idProduct} ($driver)"
+SUBSYSTEMS=="pcmcia", ENV{COMMENT}="PCMCIA device $attr{card_id}:$attr{manf_id} ($driver)"
+SUBSYSTEMS=="ieee1394", ENV{COMMENT}="Firewire device $attr{host_id})"
+
+# ibmveth likes to use "locally administered" MAC addresses
+DRIVERS=="ibmveth", ENV{MATCHADDR}="$attr{address}", ENV{COMMENT}="ibmveth ($id)"
+
+# S/390 uses id matches only, do not use MAC address match
+SUBSYSTEMS=="ccwgroup", ENV{COMMENT}="S/390 $driver device at $id", ENV{MATCHID}="$id", ENV{MATCHDRV}="$driver", ENV{MATCHADDR}=""
+
+# see if we got enough data to create a rule
+ENV{MATCHADDR}=="", ENV{MATCHID}=="", ENV{INTERFACE_NAME}=="", GOTO="persistent_net_generator_end"
+
+# default comment
+ENV{COMMENT}=="", ENV{COMMENT}="net device ($attr{driver})"
+
+# write rule
+DRIVERS=="?*", IMPORT{program}="write_net_rules"
+
+# rename interface if needed
+ENV{INTERFACE_NEW}=="?*", NAME="$env{INTERFACE_NEW}"
+
+LABEL="persistent_net_generator_end"
diff --git a/rule_generator/Makefile.am b/rule_generator/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ed69f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rule_generator/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4 ${ACLOCAL_FLAGS}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# rule_generator - persistent network rule generator
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+dist_udevlibexec_SCRIPTS = \
+        write_net_rules
+
+udevhomedir = $(udevlibexecdir)
+dist_udevhome_DATA = rule_generator.functions
+
+dist_udevrules_DATA = \
+        75-persistent-net-generator.rules
diff --git a/rule_generator/rule_generator.functions b/rule_generator/rule_generator.functions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea02acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rule_generator/rule_generator.functions
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# functions used by the udev rule generator
+
+# Copyright (C) 2006 Marco d'Itri <md@Linux.IT>
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+PATH='/sbin:/bin'
+#
+
+PATH='/sbin:/bin'
+
+# Read a single line from file $1 in the $DEVPATH directory.
+# The function must not return an error even if the file does not exist.
+sysread() {
+	local file="$1"
+	[ -e "/sys$DEVPATH/$file" ] || return 0
+	local value
+	read value < "/sys$DEVPATH/$file" || return 0
+	echo "$value"
+}
+
+sysreadlink() {
+	local file="$1"
+	[ -e "/sys$DEVPATH/$file" ] || return 0
+	readlink -f /sys$DEVPATH/$file 2> /dev/null || true
+}
+
+# Return true if a directory is writeable.
+writeable() {
+	if ln -s test-link $1/.is-writeable 2> /dev/null; then
+		rm -f $1/.is-writeable
+		return 0
+	else
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
+
+# Create a lock file for the current rules file.
+lock_rules_file() {
+	RUNDIR="/run/udev/"
+
+	RULES_LOCK="$RUNDIR/.lock-${RULES_FILE##*/}"
+
+	retry=30
+	while ! mkdir $RULES_LOCK 2> /dev/null; do
+		if [ $retry -eq 0 ]; then
+			 echo "Cannot lock $RULES_FILE!" >&2
+			 exit 2
+		fi
+		sleep 1
+		retry=$(($retry - 1))
+	done
+}
+
+unlock_rules_file() {
+	[ "$RULES_LOCK" ] || return 0
+	rmdir $RULES_LOCK || true
+}
+
+# Choose the real rules file if it is writeable or a temporary file if not.
+# Both files should be checked later when looking for existing rules.
+choose_rules_file() {
+	RUNDIR="/run/udev/"
+
+	local tmp_rules_file="$RUNDIR/tmp-rules--${RULES_FILE##*/}"
+	[ -e "$RULES_FILE" -o -e "$tmp_rules_file" ] || PRINT_HEADER=1
+
+	[ -d "${RULES_FILE%/*}" ] || if writeable ${RULES_FILE%/rules.d/*}; then
+		mkdir -p "${RULES_FILE%/*}"
+	fi
+
+	if writeable ${RULES_FILE%/*}; then
+		RO_RULES_FILE='/dev/null'
+	else
+		RO_RULES_FILE=$RULES_FILE
+		RULES_FILE=$tmp_rules_file
+	fi
+}
+
+# Return the name of the first free device.
+raw_find_next_available() {
+	local links="$1"
+
+	local basename=${links%%[ 0-9]*}
+	local max=-1
+	for name in $links; do
+		local num=${name#$basename}
+		[ "$num" ] || num=0
+		[ $num -gt $max ] && max=$num
+	done
+
+	local max=$(($max + 1))
+	# "name0" actually is just "name"
+	[ $max -eq 0 ] && return
+	echo "$max"
+}
+
+# Find all rules matching a key (with action) and a pattern.
+find_all_rules() {
+	local key="$1"
+	local linkre="$2"
+	local match="$3"
+
+	local search='.*[[:space:],]'"$key"'"('"$linkre"')".*'
+	echo $(sed -n -r -e 's/^#.*//' -e "${match}s/${search}/\1/p" \
+		$RO_RULES_FILE \
+		$([ -e $RULES_FILE ] && echo $RULES_FILE) \
+		2>/dev/null)
+}
diff --git a/rule_generator/write_net_rules.in b/rule_generator/write_net_rules.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..324e978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rule_generator/write_net_rules.in
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+# This script is run to create persistent network device naming rules
+# based on properties of the device.
+# If the interface needs to be renamed, INTERFACE_NEW=<name> will be printed
+# on stdout to allow udev to IMPORT it.
+
+# variables used to communicate:
+#   MATCHADDR             MAC address used for the match
+#   MATCHID               bus_id used for the match
+#   MATCHDEVID            dev_id used for the match
+#   MATCHDRV              driver name used for the match
+#   MATCHIFTYPE           interface type match
+#   COMMENT               comment to add to the generated rule
+#   INTERFACE_NAME        requested name supplied by external tool
+#   INTERFACE_NEW         new interface name returned by rule writer
+
+# Copyright (C) 2006 Marco d'Itri <md@Linux.IT>
+# Copyright (C) 2007 Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# debug, if UDEV_LOG=<debug>
+if [ -n "$UDEV_LOG" ]; then
+	if [ "$UDEV_LOG" -ge 7 ]; then
+		set -x
+	fi
+fi
+
+RULES_FILE='@udevconfdir@/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules'
+
+. @udevlibexecdir@/rule_generator.functions
+
+interface_name_taken() {
+	local value="$(find_all_rules 'NAME=' $INTERFACE)"
+	if [ "$value" ]; then
+		return 0
+	else
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
+
+find_next_available() {
+	raw_find_next_available "$(find_all_rules 'NAME=' "$1")"
+}
+
+write_rule() {
+	local match="$1"
+	local name="$2"
+	local comment="$3"
+
+	{
+	if [ "$PRINT_HEADER" ]; then
+		PRINT_HEADER=
+		echo "# This file was automatically generated by the $0"
+		echo "# program, run by the persistent-net-generator.rules rules file."
+		echo "#"
+		echo "# You can modify it, as long as you keep each rule on a single"
+		echo "# line, and change only the value of the NAME= key."
+	fi
+
+	echo ""
+	[ "$comment" ] && echo "# $comment"
+	echo "SUBSYSTEM==\"net\", ACTION==\"add\"$match, NAME=\"$name\""
+	} >> $RULES_FILE
+}
+
+if [ -z "$INTERFACE" ]; then
+	echo "missing \$INTERFACE" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Prevent concurrent processes from modifying the file at the same time.
+lock_rules_file
+
+# Check if the rules file is writeable.
+choose_rules_file
+
+# the DRIVERS key is needed to not match bridges and VLAN sub-interfaces
+if [ "$MATCHADDR" ]; then
+	match="$match, DRIVERS==\"?*\", ATTR{address}==\"$MATCHADDR\""
+fi
+
+if [ "$MATCHDRV" ]; then
+	match="$match, DRIVERS==\"$MATCHDRV\""
+fi
+
+if [ "$MATCHDEVID" ]; then
+	match="$match, ATTR{dev_id}==\"$MATCHDEVID\""
+fi
+
+if [ "$MATCHID" ]; then
+	match="$match, KERNELS==\"$MATCHID\""
+fi
+
+if [ "$MATCHIFTYPE" ]; then
+	match="$match, ATTR{type}==\"$MATCHIFTYPE\""
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$match" ]; then
+	echo "missing valid match" >&2
+	unlock_rules_file
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+basename=${INTERFACE%%[0-9]*}
+match="$match, KERNEL==\"$basename*\""
+
+if [ "$INTERFACE_NAME" ]; then
+	# external tools may request a custom name
+	COMMENT="$COMMENT (custom name provided by external tool)"
+	if [ "$INTERFACE_NAME" != "$INTERFACE" ]; then
+		INTERFACE=$INTERFACE_NAME;
+		echo "INTERFACE_NEW=$INTERFACE"
+	fi
+else
+	# if a rule using the current name already exists, find a new name
+	if interface_name_taken; then
+		INTERFACE="$basename$(find_next_available "$basename[0-9]*")"
+		# prevent INTERFACE from being "eth" instead of "eth0"
+		[ "$INTERFACE" = "${INTERFACE%%[ \[\]0-9]*}" ] && INTERFACE=${INTERFACE}0
+		echo "INTERFACE_NEW=$INTERFACE"
+	fi
+fi
+
+write_rule "$match" "$INTERFACE" "$COMMENT"
+
+unlock_rules_file
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/rules/Makefile.am b/rules/Makefile.am
index 2c8624f..24c099c 100644
--- a/rules/Makefile.am
+++ b/rules/Makefile.am
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@ dist_udevrules_DATA = \
 	70-mouse.rules \
 	75-net-description.rules \
 	75-probe_mtd.rules \
-	78-sound-card.rules \
+	78-sound-card.rules
+
+if !ENABLE_RULE_GENERATOR
+dist_udevrules_DATA += \
 	80-net-name-slot.rules
+endif
 
 if HAVE_BLKID
 dist_udevrules_DATA += \
diff --git a/src/udev/udev-event.c b/src/udev/udev-event.c
index ed6f203..897f98b 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev-event.c
+++ b/src/udev/udev-event.c
@@ -771,17 +771,17 @@ out:
         return err;
 }
 
-static int rename_netif(struct udev_event *event) {
-        struct udev_device *dev = event->dev;
-        char name[IFNAMSIZ];
-        const char *oldname;
+#ifdef ENABLE_RULE_GENERATOR
+/* function to return the count of rules that assign NAME= to a value matching arg#2 , defined in udev-rules.c */
+int udev_rules_assigning_name_to(struct udev_rules *rules,const char *match_name);
+#endif
+
+static int rename_netif_dev_fromname_toname(struct udev_device *dev,const char *oldname,const char *name) {
         int r;
         int sk;
         struct ifreq ifr;
 
-        oldname = udev_device_get_sysname(dev);
-
-        strscpy(name, IFNAMSIZ, event->name);
+	log_debug("changing net interface name from '%s' to '%s'\n",oldname,name);
 
         sk = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
         if (sk < 0)
@@ -791,13 +791,52 @@ static int rename_netif(struct udev_event *event) {
         strscpy(ifr.ifr_name, IFNAMSIZ, oldname);
         strscpy(ifr.ifr_newname, IFNAMSIZ, name);
         r = ioctl(sk, SIOCSIFNAME, &ifr);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(-errno, "Error changing net interface name '%s' to '%s': %m", oldname, name);
 
-        log_debug("renamed network interface '%s' to '%s'", oldname, name);
+#ifdef ENABLE_RULE_GENERATOR
+	int loop;
+
+	if (r == 0) {
+		log_info("renamed network interface %s to %s\n", ifr.ifr_name, ifr.ifr_newname);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	/* keep trying if the destination interface name already exists */
+	log_debug("collision on rename of network interface %s to %s , retrying until timeout\n",
+		ifr.ifr_name, ifr.ifr_newname);
+
+	r = -errno;
+	if (r != -EEXIST)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* wait a maximum of 90 seconds for our target to become available */
+	loop = 90 * 20;
+	while (loop--) {
+		const struct timespec duration = { 0, 1000 * 1000 * 1000 / 20 };
+
+		nanosleep(&duration, NULL);
+
+		r = ioctl(sk, SIOCSIFNAME, &ifr);
+		if (r == 0) {
+			log_info("renamed network interface %s to %s\n", ifr.ifr_name, ifr.ifr_newname);
+			break;
+		}
+		r = -errno;
+		if (r != -EEXIST)
+			break;
+	}
+
+out:
+#endif
+	if (r < 0)
+                log_error_errno(-errno, "Error changing net interface name %s to %s: %m\n", ifr.ifr_name, ifr.ifr_newname);
+	else
+	        log_debug("renamed network interface '%s' to '%s'", oldname, name);
 
         close(sk);
-        return 0;
+        return r;
+}
+
+static int rename_netif(struct udev_event *event) {
+	return rename_netif_dev_fromname_toname(event->dev,udev_device_get_sysname(event->dev),event->name);
 }
 
 void udev_event_execute_rules(struct udev_event *event,
@@ -843,6 +882,79 @@ void udev_event_execute_rules(struct udev_event *event,
                                           sigmask);
 
                 /* rename a new network interface, if needed */
+
+                /* ENABLE_RULE_GENERATOR conditional:
+                 * if this is a net iface, and it is an add event,
+                 * and as long as all of the following are FALSE:
+                 *  - no NAME target and the current name is not being used
+                 *  - there is a NAME target and it is the same as the current name
+                 *  - the rules can successfully be searched for the current name (not really part of the conditional)
+                 * the run the rename.
+                 *
+                 * note - udev_rules_assigning_name_to is run when event->name is NULL to ensure renames happen,
+                 * but also on its own to check if a temp-rename is necessary when event->name exists.
+                 *
+                 * A temp-rename is necessary when:
+                 * - there is no rule renaming the current iface but the current name IS used in some other rule
+                 * - there is a rule renaming the current iface,
+                 *   the current name IS used AND the target name != the current name
+                 */
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_RULE_GENERATOR
+		int r;
+                if (udev_device_get_ifindex(dev) > 0 && streq(udev_device_get_action(dev), "add") &&
+                    (event->name == NULL && (r=udev_rules_assigning_name_to(rules,udev_device_get_sysname(dev))) > 0 ||
+                    event->name != NULL && !streq(event->name, udev_device_get_sysname(dev)))) {
+                        char syspath[UTIL_PATH_SIZE];
+                        char *pos;
+                        char *finalifname = event->name;
+                        char newifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+
+                        /* r is the number of rules that assign a device with NAME= this sysname */
+                        if (r > 0 || (r=udev_rules_assigning_name_to(rules,udev_device_get_sysname(dev))) > 0) {
+                                /* have a conflict, rename to a temp name */
+                                char *newpos;
+                                int ifidnum;
+
+                                /* build the temporary iface name */
+                                strscpy(newifname, IFNAMSIZ, udev_device_get_sysname(dev));
+                                newpos=pos=&newifname[strcspn(newifname,"0123456789")];
+                                ifidnum=(int)strtol(pos,&newpos,10);
+                                *pos='\0';
+                                if (newpos > pos && *newpos == '\0') /* append new iface num to name */
+                                        /* use udev_device_get_ifindex(dev) as it is unique to every iface */
+                                        snprintf(pos,IFNAMSIZ+(newifname-pos), "%d", 128 - udev_device_get_ifindex(dev));
+
+                                /* note, r > 0, which will skip the post-rename stuff if no rename occurs */
+
+                                /* if sysname isn't already the tmpname (ie there is no numeric component), do the rename */
+                                if (!streq(newifname,udev_device_get_sysname(dev))) {
+                                        r = rename_netif_dev_fromname_toname(dev,udev_device_get_sysname(dev),newifname);
+                                        if (r == 0) {
+                                                finalifname = newifname;
+                                                log_debug("renamed netif to '%s' for collision avoidance\n", newifname);
+                                        } else {
+                                                log_error("could not rename netif to '%s' for collision avoidance\n",newifname);
+                                        }
+                                }
+                                /* rename it now to its final target if its not already there */
+                                if (event->name != NULL && !streq(event->name, newifname)) {
+                                        r = rename_netif_dev_fromname_toname(dev,newifname,event->name);
+                                        if (r == 0)
+                                                finalifname = event->name;
+                               }
+
+                        } else { /* no need to rename to a tempname first, do a regular direct rename to event->name */
+
+                                r = 1; /* skip the post-rename stuff if no rename occurs */
+                                if (!streq(event->name, udev_device_get_sysname(dev)))
+                                        r = rename_netif(event);
+                        }
+
+                        if (r == 0) {
+                                log_debug("renamed netif to '%s'\n", finalifname);
+                                r = udev_device_rename(dev, finalifname);
+#else
                 if (udev_device_get_ifindex(dev) > 0 && streq(udev_device_get_action(dev), "add") &&
                     event->name != NULL && !streq(event->name, udev_device_get_sysname(dev))) {
                         int r;
@@ -853,6 +965,7 @@ void udev_event_execute_rules(struct udev_event *event,
                                                   udev_device_get_sysname(dev), event->name);
                         else {
                                 r = udev_device_rename(dev, event->name);
+#endif
                                 if (r < 0)
                                         log_warning_errno(r, "renamed interface '%d' from '%s' to '%s', but could not update udev_device: %m",
                                                           udev_device_get_ifindex(dev), udev_device_get_sysname(dev), event->name);
diff --git a/src/udev/udev-rules.c b/src/udev/udev-rules.c
index c5e85fa..e2bb99c 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev-rules.c
+++ b/src/udev/udev-rules.c
@@ -2755,3 +2755,69 @@ finish:
 
         return r;
 }
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_RULE_GENERATOR
+/* function to return the count of rules that assign NAME= to a value matching arg#2 - returns 0,1 */
+int udev_rules_assigning_name_to(struct udev_rules *rules, const char *match_name)
+{
+        struct token *cur;
+        struct token *rule;
+        enum escape_type esc = ESCAPE_UNSET;
+        bool name_final = false;
+
+        if (rules->tokens == NULL)
+                return 0;
+
+        /* loop through token list, match, run actions or forward to next rule */
+        cur = &rules->tokens[0];
+        rule = cur;
+        for (;;) {
+                dump_token(rules, cur);
+                switch (cur->type) {
+                case TK_RULE:
+                        /* current rule */
+                        rule = cur;
+                        if (!rule->rule.can_set_name)
+                                goto nomatch;
+                        break;
+                case TK_M_SUBSYSTEM:
+                        if (match_key(rules, cur, "net") != 0)
+                                goto nomatch;
+                        break;
+                case TK_M_ACTION:
+                        if (match_key(rules, cur, "add") != 0)
+                                goto nomatch;
+                        break;
+                case TK_A_NAME: {
+                        const char *name  = rules_str(rules, cur->key.value_off);
+                        char name_str[UTIL_PATH_SIZE];
+                        int count;
+
+                        strscpy(name_str,UTIL_PATH_SIZE,name);
+                        count = util_replace_chars(name_str, "/");
+                        if (count > 0)
+                                log_debug("%i character(s) replaced\n", count); 
+                        if (streq(name_str,match_name)) {
+                                log_debug("found a match! NAME assigns %s in: %s:%u\n",
+                                          name,
+                                          rules_str(rules, rule->rule.filename_off),
+                                          rule->rule.filename_line);
+                                return 1; /* no need to find more than one */
+                        }
+
+                        /* skip to next rule */
+                        goto nomatch;
+                }
+                case TK_END:
+                        return 0;
+                }
+
+                cur++;
+                continue;
+        nomatch:
+                /* fast-forward to next rule */
+                cur = rule + rule->rule.token_count;
+        }
+}
+#endif
+