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ROOT-CAUSE:
Some Azure VF interfaces miss to get renamed leading to errors in the downstream rules and mess up with the interface names. Two main problematic scenarios were found which prohibited the renaming of a VF interface to vf_ethN:

  1. Missing udev add event, when change event is received directly
  2. A VF interface registering during rootfs stage

BEHAVIOR EXPLANATION (Pre-fix):

  • If add event is not received for a VF interface, instead a change event is received directly. The rule 63 would not rename the VF interface to vf_ethN because the rule acts on add condition and not a change. So it remained exposed as ethN. Once that happened, later handling depended on downstream rules.
  • If a VF interfaces registers during initramfs stage, upon receiving the add event, Rule 63 renames it to vf_ethN. After that, for rule 65 vyos_net_name fails silently to execute as it is not available in initramfs. Hence, vf_ethN name becomes the final name. Though the final state is the intended state, the execution included a silent failure of the script vyos_net_name.
  • If a VF interface registers during rootfs stage, Rule 63 correctly sets candidate NAME= vf_ethN for VF interfaces , but rule 65 runs afterwards and overwrites NAME to ethY via vyos_net_name which becomes the (unintended) final name. To be noted, vyos_net_name executes successfully now as it is available in rootfs.
  • VF interfaces were also being recursively prefixed with vf_ based on just the drivers condition in rule 63.

FIX:
Rule 63:
-Azure VF naming is now handled by a dedicated helper - vyos_vf_name to provide collision-free names for VF interfaces. The helper vyos_vf_name would be packaged into initramfs so the same behavior works in early boot and normal boot (a separate PR). -Rule 63 is now guarded to prevent recursive renaming of VF interfaces.

Rule 65:
-A fallback VF rename path has been added for any leftover VF interfaces that were missed to be renamed due to some unexpected situation. Those VF interfaces are renamed prior to running persistent renaming of synthetic interfaces. This prevents VF interfaces from being considered as synthetic interfaces which may lead to errors in the flow of execution. -Rule 65 is now guarded so generic persistent naming does not override VF names.

Types of changes

  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
  • New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
  • Code style update (formatting, renaming)
  • Refactoring (no functional changes)
  • Migration from an old Vyatta component to vyos-1x, please link to related PR inside obsoleted component
  • Other (please describe):

Related Task(s)

https://vyos.dev/T8329
https://vyos.dev/T7712
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Related PR(s)

vyos/vyos-build#1249

How to test / Smoketest result

az-fixed-logs.txt

adminuser@VyOS-for-Tests:~$ ip -br link
lo               UNKNOWN        00:00:00:00:00:00 <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> 
eth0             UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f4:6d <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
eth1             UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f5:13 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
eth3             UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f7:e3 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
eth2             UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f9:25 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
vf_eth0          UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f5:13 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> 
vf_eth1          UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f7:e3 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> 
vf_eth2          UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f9:25 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> 
pim6reg@NONE     UNKNOWN        <NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> 
adminuser@VyOS-for-Tests:~$ show int
Codes: S - State, L - Link, u - Up, D - Down, A - Admin Down
Interface    IP Address    MAC                VRF        MTU  S/L    Description
-----------  ------------  -----------------  -------  -----  -----  -------------
eth0         10.0.1.4/24   7c:ed:8d:5a:f4:6d  default   1500  u/u    WAN
eth1         10.0.11.5/24  7c:ed:8d:5a:f5:13  default   1500  u/u    LAN1
eth2         10.0.11.6/24  7c:ed:8d:5a:f9:25  default   1500  u/u    LAN2
eth3         10.0.11.4/24  7c:ed:8d:5a:f7:e3  default   1500  u/u    LAN3
lo           127.0.0.1/8   00:00:00:00:00:00  default  65536  u/u
             ::1/128
             

Late appearing VF (second eth0) successfully renamed:

[    2.414811] hv_netvsc 7ced8d5a-f513-7ced-8d5a-f5137ced8d5a e3: VF registering: eth0
[    2.416396] mlx5_core 980c:00:02.0 eth0: joined to e3
[    2.417070] mlx5_core 980c:00:02.0 eth0: Disabling LRO, not supported in legacy RQ
[    2.418180] mlx5_core 980c:00:02.0 eth0: Disabling LRO, not supported in legacy RQ
[    2.418849] mlx5_core 980c:00:02.0 eth0: Disabling LRO, not supported in legacy RQ
[    2.419509] mlx5_core 980c:00:02.0: MLX5E: StrdRq(0) RqSz(1024) StrdSz(256) RxCqeCmprss(0 basic)
[    2.455531] hv_netvsc 7ced8d5a-f925-7ced-8d5a-f9257ced8d5a e4: VF registering: eth1
[    2.456231] mlx5_core e546:00:02.0 eth1: joined to e4
[    2.456898] mlx5_core e546:00:02.0 eth1: Disabling LRO, not supported in legacy RQ
[    2.458019] mlx5_core e546:00:02.0 eth1: Disabling LRO, not supported in legacy RQ
[    2.458665] mlx5_core e546:00:02.0 eth1: Disabling LRO, not supported in legacy RQ
[    2.462054] mlx5_core e546:00:02.0: MLX5E: StrdRq(0) RqSz(1024) StrdSz(256) RxCqeCmprss(0 basic)
[    2.476827] mlx5_core e546:00:02.0 vf_eth1: renamed from eth1
[    2.494961] mlx5_core 980c:00:02.0 vf_eth0: renamed from eth0
[    2.494989] mlx5_core 3c2b:00:02.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    2.498924] mlx5_core 3c2b:00:02.0: firmware version: 14.30.5026
[    2.633001] mlx5_core 3c2b:00:02.0: Flow counters bulk query buffer size increased, bulk_query_len(8)
[    2.715197] hv_netvsc 7ced8d5a-f7e3-7ced-8d5a-f7e37ced8d5a e5: VF registering: eth0
[    2.717389] mlx5_core 3c2b:00:02.0 eth0: joined to e5
[    2.718067] mlx5_core 3c2b:00:02.0 eth0: Disabling LRO, not supported in legacy RQ
[    2.719224] mlx5_core 3c2b:00:02.0 eth0: Disabling LRO, not supported in legacy RQ
[    2.719910] mlx5_core 3c2b:00:02.0 eth0: Disabling LRO, not supported in legacy RQ
[    2.720547] mlx5_core 3c2b:00:02.0: MLX5E: StrdRq(0) RqSz(1024) StrdSz(256) RxCqeCmprss(0 basic)
[    2.723706] mlx5_core 3c2b:00:02.0 vf_eth2: renamed from eth0

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Depends-on: #5350

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved network interface naming for Azure virtual functions.
    • Preserves predictable vf_ethN names whenever possible.
    • Prevents naming collisions during concurrent virtual-function detection and renaming.
    • Adds reliable fallback naming for Azure Mellanox and MANA virtual functions.
    • Preserves stable names for interfaces that have already been renamed.
    • Prevents enslaved acceleration interfaces from receiving unintended hardware-based names.

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Azure and Hyper-V VF interfaces now use vyos_vf_name to select collision-free vf_ethN names. Physical-interface discovery skips enslaved and device-less interfaces.

Azure VF naming

Layer / File(s) Summary
VF name allocation
src/udev/vyos_vf_name:1-88
Adds input validation, vf_ passthrough, locking, preferred ethN preservation, fallback allocation, and stdout output of the selected name.
Hyper-V primary rename
src/etc/udev/rules.d/63-hyperv-vf-net.rules:3-7
Replaces direct vf_%k renaming with helper-based naming for hv_pci interfaces.
Azure fallback routing
src/etc/udev/rules.d/65-vyos-net.rules:7-24
Adds Azure Mellanox and MANA fallback renaming and skips later remapping for existing vf_*, Azure Mellanox, and MANA VF interfaces.
Physical-interface filtering
src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py:181-202
Excludes enslaved interfaces and interfaces without backing devices from physical-interface discovery, with debug logging for each exclusion.

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to a1360

The interface-naming changes can still assign configured names to the wrong interfaces, leave an interface down after a failed rename, miss late-appearing VF devices, or restore stale mappings. These are concrete correctness and availability risks for affected systems, so the PR is not ready to merge until they are fixed or explicitly accepted by the owner.

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In `@src/etc/udev/rules.d/65-vyos-net.rules`:
- Line 10: Update the VF naming flow involving the udev rule’s PROGRAM/NAME
actions and the vyos_vf_name helper so the reservation remains held until the
interface rename completes. Move the NAME rename into the helper or otherwise
defer lock release until after NAME="%c" succeeds, preventing concurrent VF
events from reusing the same vf_ethN name.
- Line 20: Update the Azure/Mellanox bypass rule near the VF naming PROGRAM so
it only jumps to vyos_net_end when vyos_vf_name %k succeeds and produces a valid
name. Ensure helper failures continue through the normal interface-naming
fallback instead of leaving the port as ethN.

In `@src/udev/vyos_vf_name`:
- Around line 33-62: The lock in the helper currently protects only name
selection and is released before the udev rename completes, so concurrent VF
events can select the same vf_ethN name. Update the reservation flow around
LOCK_ACQUIRED, cleanup, and the preferred-name logic to retain a per-name
reservation through the rename gap, and ensure the corresponding reservation is
released by the later cleanup/removal path after the rename completes.
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Relevant review context from systemd/u dev docs/tests:

  • NAME= renames in udev can fail on name collisions (-EEXIST/-EBUSY), and the rename path explicitly preserves rule-added properties across that failure path. That makes collision-avoidance in VF naming materially important.
  • A systemd test covers this exact case: when a NAME= rename targets an already-taken interface name, the original interface remains and properties set before/during/after the failing NAME= are still present in the udev database.

I did not retrieve a direct doc snippet for %c substitution itself from the available Context7 sources.

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@ritika0313 is it possible to assign names in a way that would match between ethX and vf_ethX?

(From the output shared in the first message:)

eth1             UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f5:13 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
eth3             UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f7:e3 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
eth2             UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f9:25 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
vf_eth0          UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f5:13 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> 
vf_eth1          UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f7:e3 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> 
vf_eth2          UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f9:25 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> 

Now:

  • eth1 is a synthetic interface for vf_eth0
  • eth2 -> vf_eth1
  • eth3 -> vf_eth2

We need:

  • eth1 -> vf_eth1
  • eth2 -> vf_eth2
  • eth3 -> vf_eth3

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@ritika0313 is it possible to assign names in a way that would match between ethX and vf_ethX?

(From the output shared in the first message:)

eth1             UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f5:13 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
eth3             UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f7:e3 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
eth2             UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f9:25 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
vf_eth0          UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f5:13 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> 
vf_eth1          UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f7:e3 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> 
vf_eth2          UP             7c:ed:8d:5a:f9:25 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> 

Now:

  • eth1 is a synthetic interface for vf_eth0
  • eth2 -> vf_eth1
  • eth3 -> vf_eth2

We need:

  • eth1 -> vf_eth1
  • eth2 -> vf_eth2
  • eth3 -> vf_eth3

Thanks @zdc for bringing this up. I actually had considered and tried to figure out if we could name the VF interfaces using the indices of their respective master interfaces’ name, since this would have been the cleanest collision-free naming. But unfortunately, I could not find a reliable way for achieving this index matching which would be a good design as well. This is due to the below reasons:

  1. At the stage where VF naming is done (early udev add path), the final synthetic-to-VF interface pairing is not stable yet. Hence the master might not be available yet. (I tried catching it in the udev rule and perform naming based on master index, but with no success. Rule I used to catch: ACTION=="add|change", SUBSYSTEM=="net", DRIVERS=="mlx*core", ATTRS{master/interface}=="?*", NAME="vf$attr{master/interface}")
  2. Synthetic interface name becomes stable too late in the execution flow: The VF may initially appear as eth0 or eth1 and so on, then be attached to a synthetic interface (eN), and only later than that the synthetic interface gets its final ethN name.
  3. Cloud-init can also perform a final synthetic rename/reorder after udev settles, which changes synthetic indices again. (Cloud-init renaming has been observed in the logs towards the end as the FINAL naming of synthetic interfaces)

Because of this sequencing, an early udev-only rule cannot reliably assign VF names that always match final synthetic eth indices. Alternatively, if we could add a separate late stage renaming of VF interfaces after synthetic naming has fully stabilized (post-cloud-init), but it will add a second rename phase and more operational complexity/risk for limited functional gain.

These are my findings and understanding. I would welcome any suggestions from anyone having experience in this domain, just in case I might have missed something being new to drivers and udev naming.

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@ritika0313 please check the following issue:

Azure vm Standard_D8ds_v6, kernel 6.18.41-vyos, two Azure vNICs:

  • Primary/WAN: AN disabled, MAC 70:a8:a5:31:48:a8 → eth0
  • Secondary/LAN: AN enabled, MAC 70:a8:a5:31:4d:8b → eth1

Hardware is MANA (1414:00ba, driver mana). Both MANA ports are renamed to vf_eth* during early boot, while the enP* names intended for MANA remain only as altnames

[    2.917248] localhost.localdomain kernel: hv_netvsc f8615163-0000-1000-2000-70a8a53148a8 e2: renamed from eth0
[    3.321634] localhost.localdomain kernel: mana 7870:00:00.0: Microsoft Azure Network Adapter protocol version: 0.1.1
[    3.325036] localhost.localdomain kernel: hv_netvsc f8615163-0000-1000-2000-70a8a53148a8 e2: VF registering: eth0
[    3.326212] localhost.localdomain kernel: mana 7870:00:00.0 eth0: joined to e2
[    3.329541] localhost.localdomain kernel: mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth0: renamed from eth0
[    3.333322] localhost.localdomain kernel: hv_netvsc f8615163-0001-1000-2000-70a8a5314d8b e3: VF registering: eth0
[    3.334362] localhost.localdomain kernel: mana 7870:00:00.0 eth0: joined to e3
[    3.337360] localhost.localdomain kernel: mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth1: renamed from eth0
[   15.727767] localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting Rule-based Manager for Device Events and Files...
[   15.843500] localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started Rule-based Manager for Device Events and Files.

It looks like the broad DRIVERS=="hv_pci" match also catches MANA. Should rule 63 explicitly skip mana or be limited to mlx*_core?
Notably, the guest exposes a MANA port for eth0 even though Azure reports AN disabled on that vNIC.

{
  "accelerated": false,
  "forwarding": false,
  "mac": "70-A8-A5-31-48-A8",
  "name": "vyos-pub-nic"
}
{
  "accelerated": true,
  "forwarding": true,
  "mac": "70-A8-A5-31-4D-8B",
  "name": "vyos-priv-nic"
}
2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 70:a8:a5:31:48:a8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff promiscuity 0 allmulti 0 minmtu 68 maxmtu 65521 addrgenmode none numtxqueues 64 numrxqueues 64 gso_max_size 62780 gso_max_segs 65535 tso_max_size 524280 tso_max_segs 65535 gro_max_size 65536 gso_ipv4_max_size 62780 gro_ipv4_max_size 65536 parentbus vmbus parentdev f8615163-0000-1000-2000-70a8a53148a8 
    alias WAN
3: eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 70:a8:a5:31:4d:8b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff promiscuity 0 allmulti 0 minmtu 68 maxmtu 65521 addrgenmode none numtxqueues 64 numrxqueues 64 gso_max_size 62780 gso_max_segs 65535 tso_max_size 524280 tso_max_segs 65535 gro_max_size 65536 gso_ipv4_max_size 62780 gro_ipv4_max_size 65536 parentbus vmbus parentdev f8615163-0001-1000-2000-70a8a5314d8b 
    alias LAN
4: vf_eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq master eth0 state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 70:a8:a5:31:48:a8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff promiscuity 0 allmulti 0 minmtu 68 maxmtu 9202 addrgenmode none numtxqueues 8 numrxqueues 8 gso_max_size 65536 gso_max_segs 65535 tso_max_size 524280 tso_max_segs 65535 gro_max_size 65536 gso_ipv4_max_size 65536 gro_ipv4_max_size 65536 parentbus pci parentdev 7870:00:00.0 
    altname enP30832p0s0
    altname enP30832s1
5: vf_eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq master eth1 state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 70:a8:a5:31:4d:8b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff promiscuity 0 allmulti 0 minmtu 68 maxmtu 9202 addrgenmode none numtxqueues 8 numrxqueues 8 gso_max_size 65536 gso_max_segs 65535 tso_max_size 524280 tso_max_segs 65535 gro_max_size 65536 gso_ipv4_max_size 65536 gro_ipv4_max_size 65536 parentbus pci parentdev 7870:00:00.0 
    altname enP30832p0s0d1
    altname enP30832s1d1
lspci -nnk | grep -A4 -i ethernet
7870:00:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Microsoft Corporation Device [1414:00ba]
        Subsystem: Microsoft Corporation Device [1414:00b9]
        Kernel driver in use: mana
        Kernel modules: mana
aacc:00:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Microsoft Corporation Device [1414:b111] (rev 01)
ls -1 /sys/bus/pci/devices/7870:00:00.0/net/
vf_eth0
vf_eth1

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Tested Standard_D8s_v3 with one non-AN WAN and three AN-enabled LAN NICs (the initial report deployment setup)

Azure reports:

vyos-priv-nic-lan1 MAC 7C-ED-8D-5E-A5-A8 IP 10.0.11.5
vyos-priv-nic-lan2 MAC 7C-ED-8D-5E-A2-EB IP 10.0.11.4
vyos-priv-nic-lan3 MAC 7C-ED-8D-5E-A3-7F IP 10.0.11.6

Cloud-init reports the same MAC/IP pairs:

eth1 10.0.11.6 7c:ed:8d:5e:a3:7f
eth2 10.0.11.5 7c:ed:8d:5e:a5:a8
eth3 10.0.11.4 7c:ed:8d:5e:a2:eb

Final VyOS state:

eth1 10.0.11.6 link MAC ...:a5:a8 permaddr ...:a3:7f LAN1
eth2 10.0.11.5 link MAC ...:a2:eb permaddr ...:a5:a8 LAN2
eth3 10.0.11.4 link MAC ...:a3:7f permaddr ...:a2:eb LAN3

Configured values are:

eth1 hw-id 7c:ed:8d:5e:a5:a8
eth2 hw-id 7c:ed:8d:5e:a2:eb
eth3 hw-id 7c:ed:8d:5e:a3:7f

Is this expected? Should applying the configured hw-id preserve the Azure vNIC’s MAC/IP/interface-role association?

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i -nnk | grep -A4 -i ethernet
7870:00:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Microsoft Corporation Device [1414:00ba]
Subsystem: M

@alexk37 Upon checking I found that VyOS boots with net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 on the kernel command line. This disables udev's NamePolicy, and hence the enP* names appear just as altnames. Therefore, we would require to rename the mana interfaces as well similar to mlx interfaces. This would allow to vacate the eth* names to be utilized by the synthetic interfaces.

Regarding MANA interface being exposed for the AN-disabled interfaces, this could possibly an issue on the Azure side since at first place, the VF interfaces should not appear and register themselves with the synthetic interface if AN is disabled.

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Tested Standard_D8s_v3 with one non-AN WAN and three AN-enabled LAN NICs (the initial report deployment setup)

Azure reports:

vyos-priv-nic-lan1 MAC 7C-ED-8D-5E-A5-A8 IP 10.0.11.5
vyos-priv-nic-lan2 MAC 7C-ED-8D-5E-A2-EB IP 10.0.11.4
vyos-priv-nic-lan3 MAC 7C-ED-8D-5E-A3-7F IP 10.0.11.6

Cloud-init reports the same MAC/IP pairs:

eth1 10.0.11.6 7c:ed:8d:5e:a3:7f
eth2 10.0.11.5 7c:ed:8d:5e:a5:a8
eth3 10.0.11.4 7c:ed:8d:5e:a2:eb

Final VyOS state:

eth1 10.0.11.6 link MAC ...:a5:a8 permaddr ...:a3:7f LAN1
eth2 10.0.11.5 link MAC ...:a2:eb permaddr ...:a5:a8 LAN2
eth3 10.0.11.4 link MAC ...:a3:7f permaddr ...:a2:eb LAN3

Configured values are:

eth1 hw-id 7c:ed:8d:5e:a5:a8
eth2 hw-id 7c:ed:8d:5e:a2:eb
eth3 hw-id 7c:ed:8d:5e:a3:7f

Is this expected? Should applying the configured hw-id preserve the Azure vNIC’s MAC/IP/interface-role association?

The issue is observed because for Azure, the VF interface and synthetic interface share the same mac address. We would need changes on top PR #5350 to skip the Azure VF interfaces from being considered as physical interfaces. @c-po I propose below changes:

diff --git a/src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py b/src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py
index 7934e8442..2d1c4acfe 100755
--- a/src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py
+++ b/src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py
@@ -174,10 +174,32 @@ def get_permanent_mac(ifname: str, sys_class_net: str = '/sys/class/net') -> str
         return ''
 
 
+def is_azure_host(sys_vendor_path: str = '/sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/sys_vendor') -> bool:
+    """Detect Azure-style host identity from DMI sys_vendor."""
+    try:
+        return Path(sys_vendor_path).read_text().strip() == 'Microsoft Corporation'
+    except OSError:
+        return False
+
+
+def get_interface_driver(ifname: str, sys_class_net: str = '/sys/class/net') -> str:
+    """Best-effort kernel driver name for an interface."""
+    driver_link = Path(f'{sys_class_net}/{ifname}/device/driver')
+    try:
+        return driver_link.resolve(strict=True).name
+    except (OSError, RuntimeError):
+        return ''
+
+
 def discover_physical_interfaces(sys_class_net: str = '/sys/class/net') -> dict:
     """Return {kernel_name: mac} for every interface backed by a real bus
     device - excludes lo, bridges, bonds, VLANs, veth, tunnels, etc.
 
+    Also excludes interfaces enslaved to another netdev (master symlink
+    present), which covers Azure VF datapath interfaces bound under their
+    synthetic parent. Those are acceleration children, not independent
+    primary interfaces, and must never be candidates for hw-id naming.
+
     sys_class_net is overridable for testing against a fake sysfs tree.
     """
     interfaces = {}
@@ -185,8 +207,24 @@ def discover_physical_interfaces(sys_class_net: str = '/sys/class/net') -> dict:
     if not net_dir.is_dir():
         return interfaces
 
+    azure_host = is_azure_host()
+
     for entry in net_dir.iterdir():
         if not (entry / 'device').exists():
+            logger.debug(
+                f"skipping '{entry.name}': no backing device in sysfs"
+            )
+            continue
+        if (entry / 'master').exists():
+            logger.debug(
+                f"skipping '{entry.name}': interface is enslaved via master link"
+            )
+            continue
+        driver = get_interface_driver(entry.name, sys_class_net)
+        if azure_host and (driver.startswith('mana') or driver.startswith('mlx')):
+            logger.debug(
+                f"skipping '{entry.name}': Azure VF driver '{driver}' excluded"
+            )
             continue
         mac = get_permanent_mac(entry.name, sys_class_net)
         if mac:

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Tested Standard_D8s_v3 with one non-AN WAN and three AN-enabled LAN NICs (the initial report deployment setup)
Azure reports:

vyos-priv-nic-lan1 MAC 7C-ED-8D-5E-A5-A8 IP 10.0.11.5
vyos-priv-nic-lan2 MAC 7C-ED-8D-5E-A2-EB IP 10.0.11.4
vyos-priv-nic-lan3 MAC 7C-ED-8D-5E-A3-7F IP 10.0.11.6

Cloud-init reports the same MAC/IP pairs:

eth1 10.0.11.6 7c:ed:8d:5e:a3:7f
eth2 10.0.11.5 7c:ed:8d:5e:a5:a8
eth3 10.0.11.4 7c:ed:8d:5e:a2:eb

Final VyOS state:

eth1 10.0.11.6 link MAC ...:a5:a8 permaddr ...:a3:7f LAN1
eth2 10.0.11.5 link MAC ...:a2:eb permaddr ...:a5:a8 LAN2
eth3 10.0.11.4 link MAC ...:a3:7f permaddr ...:a2:eb LAN3

Configured values are:

eth1 hw-id 7c:ed:8d:5e:a5:a8
eth2 hw-id 7c:ed:8d:5e:a2:eb
eth3 hw-id 7c:ed:8d:5e:a3:7f

Is this expected? Should applying the configured hw-id preserve the Azure vNIC’s MAC/IP/interface-role association?

The issue is observed because for Azure, the VF interface and synthetic interface share the same mac address. We would need changes on top PR #5350 to skip the Azure VF interfaces from being considered as physical interfaces. @c-po I propose below changes:

diff --git a/src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py b/src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py
index 7934e8442..2d1c4acfe 100755
--- a/src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py
+++ b/src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py
@@ -174,10 +174,32 @@ def get_permanent_mac(ifname: str, sys_class_net: str = '/sys/class/net') -> str
         return ''
 
 
+def is_azure_host(sys_vendor_path: str = '/sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/sys_vendor') -> bool:
+    """Detect Azure-style host identity from DMI sys_vendor."""
+    try:
+        return Path(sys_vendor_path).read_text().strip() == 'Microsoft Corporation'
+    except OSError:
+        return False
+
+
+def get_interface_driver(ifname: str, sys_class_net: str = '/sys/class/net') -> str:
+    """Best-effort kernel driver name for an interface."""
+    driver_link = Path(f'{sys_class_net}/{ifname}/device/driver')
+    try:
+        return driver_link.resolve(strict=True).name
+    except (OSError, RuntimeError):
+        return ''
+
+
 def discover_physical_interfaces(sys_class_net: str = '/sys/class/net') -> dict:
     """Return {kernel_name: mac} for every interface backed by a real bus
     device - excludes lo, bridges, bonds, VLANs, veth, tunnels, etc.
 
+    Also excludes interfaces enslaved to another netdev (master symlink
+    present), which covers Azure VF datapath interfaces bound under their
+    synthetic parent. Those are acceleration children, not independent
+    primary interfaces, and must never be candidates for hw-id naming.
+
     sys_class_net is overridable for testing against a fake sysfs tree.
     """
     interfaces = {}
@@ -185,8 +207,24 @@ def discover_physical_interfaces(sys_class_net: str = '/sys/class/net') -> dict:
     if not net_dir.is_dir():
         return interfaces
 
+    azure_host = is_azure_host()
+
     for entry in net_dir.iterdir():
         if not (entry / 'device').exists():
+            logger.debug(
+                f"skipping '{entry.name}': no backing device in sysfs"
+            )
+            continue
+        if (entry / 'master').exists():
+            logger.debug(
+                f"skipping '{entry.name}': interface is enslaved via master link"
+            )
+            continue
+        driver = get_interface_driver(entry.name, sys_class_net)
+        if azure_host and (driver.startswith('mana') or driver.startswith('mlx')):
+            logger.debug(
+                f"skipping '{entry.name}': Azure VF driver '{driver}' excluded"
+            )
             continue
         mac = get_permanent_mac(entry.name, sys_class_net)
         if mac:

Logs using proposed fix:

adminuser@VyOS-for-Tests:~$ ip -br link
lo               UNKNOWN        00:00:00:00:00:00 <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> 
eth0             UP             60:45:bd:f3:fb:7b <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
eth1             UP             60:45:bd:f3:f5:37 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
eth2             UP             60:45:bd:f3:fe:82 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
eth3             UP             60:45:bd:f3:ff:a5 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> 
vf_eth0          UP             60:45:bd:f3:fb:7b <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> 
vf_eth1          UP             60:45:bd:f3:f5:37 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> 
vf_eth2          UP             60:45:bd:f3:fe:82 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> 
vf_eth3          UP             60:45:bd:f3:ff:a5 <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> 
pim6reg@NONE     UNKNOWN        <NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> 
adminuser@VyOS-for-Tests:~$ run show configuration commands | match interfaces

  Invalid command: [run]

adminuser@VyOS-for-Tests:~$  show configuration commands | match interfaces
set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 'dhcp'
set interfaces ethernet eth0 description 'WAN'
set interfaces ethernet eth0 hw-id '60:45:bd:f3:fb:7b'
set interfaces ethernet eth0 mtu '1500'
set interfaces ethernet eth0 offload gro
set interfaces ethernet eth0 offload gso
set interfaces ethernet eth0 offload sg
set interfaces ethernet eth0 offload tso
set interfaces ethernet eth1 address 'dhcp'
set interfaces ethernet eth1 description 'LAN1'
set interfaces ethernet eth1 dhcp-options no-default-route
set interfaces ethernet eth1 hw-id '60:45:bd:f3:f5:37'
set interfaces ethernet eth1 mtu '1500'
set interfaces ethernet eth1 offload gro
set interfaces ethernet eth1 offload gso
set interfaces ethernet eth1 offload sg
set interfaces ethernet eth1 offload tso
set interfaces ethernet eth2 address 'dhcp'
set interfaces ethernet eth2 description 'LAN2'
set interfaces ethernet eth2 dhcp-options no-default-route
set interfaces ethernet eth2 hw-id '60:45:bd:f3:fe:82'
set interfaces ethernet eth2 mtu '1500'
set interfaces ethernet eth2 offload gro
set interfaces ethernet eth2 offload gso
set interfaces ethernet eth2 offload sg
set interfaces ethernet eth2 offload tso
set interfaces ethernet eth3 address 'dhcp'
set interfaces ethernet eth3 description 'LAN3'
set interfaces ethernet eth3 dhcp-options no-default-route
set interfaces ethernet eth3 hw-id '60:45:bd:f3:ff:a5'
set interfaces ethernet eth3 mtu '1500'
set interfaces ethernet eth3 offload gro
set interfaces ethernet eth3 offload gso
set interfaces ethernet eth3 offload sg
set interfaces ethernet eth3 offload tso
set interfaces loopback lo
adminuser@VyOS-for-Tests:~$ sudo dmesg | grep -Ei 'hv_netvsc|mlx5|mana|vf|rename|udev|vyos_net_name'
[    2.085278] hv_vmbus: registering driver hv_netvsc
[    2.093389] hv_netvsc f8615163-0000-1000-2000-6045bdf3fb7b (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): VF slot 1 added
[    2.108465] hv_netvsc f8615163-0001-1000-2000-6045bdf3f537 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): VF slot 1 added
[    2.129569] hv_netvsc f8615163-0002-1000-2000-6045bdf3fe82 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): VF slot 1 added
[    2.234198] hv_netvsc f8615163-0003-1000-2000-6045bdf3ffa5 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): VF slot 1 added
[    2.904753] hv_netvsc f8615163-0003-1000-2000-6045bdf3ffa5 e5: renamed from eth3
[    2.906175] hv_netvsc f8615163-0000-1000-2000-6045bdf3fb7b e2: renamed from eth0
[    2.907121] hv_netvsc f8615163-0002-1000-2000-6045bdf3fe82 e4: renamed from eth2
[    2.908362] hv_netvsc f8615163-0001-1000-2000-6045bdf3f537 e3: renamed from eth1
[    3.370330] mana 7870:00:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    3.402717] mana 7870:00:00.0: Microsoft Azure Network Adapter protocol version: 0.1.1
[    3.406178] hv_netvsc f8615163-0000-1000-2000-6045bdf3fb7b e2: VF registering: eth0
[    3.407338] mana 7870:00:00.0 eth0: joined to e2
[    3.410868] hv_netvsc f8615163-0001-1000-2000-6045bdf3f537 e3: VF registering: eth1
[    3.411749] mana 7870:00:00.0 eth1: joined to e3
[    3.412489] hv_netvsc f8615163-0002-1000-2000-6045bdf3fe82 e4: VF registering: eth2
[    3.413353] mana 7870:00:00.0 eth2: joined to e4
[    3.414157] hv_netvsc f8615163-0003-1000-2000-6045bdf3ffa5 e5: VF registering: eth3
[    3.415189] mana 7870:00:00.0 eth3: joined to e5
[    3.424070] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth0: renamed from eth0
[    3.435215] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth3: renamed from eth3
[    3.446406] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth2: renamed from eth2
[    3.457545] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth1: renamed from eth1
[   14.765738] systemd[1]: Listening on udev Control Socket.
[   14.767865] systemd[1]: Listening on udev Kernel Socket.
[   14.817639] systemd[1]: Starting Coldplug All udev Devices...
[   15.388344] RAPL PMU: API unit is 2^-32 Joules, 1 fixed counters, 10737418240 ms ovfl timer
[   17.440122] hv_netvsc f8615163-0001-1000-2000-6045bdf3f537 eth1: renamed from e3
[   18.568567] hv_netvsc f8615163-0000-1000-2000-6045bdf3fb7b eth0: renamed from e2
[   19.669000] hv_netvsc f8615163-0003-1000-2000-6045bdf3ffa5 eth3: renamed from e5
[   20.791904] hv_netvsc f8615163-0002-1000-2000-6045bdf3fe82 eth2: renamed from e4
[   21.423349] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth0: Configured vPort 0 PD 18 DB 16
[   21.432341] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth0: Configured steering vPort 0 entries 64
[   21.443141] hv_netvsc f8615163-0000-1000-2000-6045bdf3fb7b eth0: Data path switched to VF: vf_eth0
[   21.527021] hv_netvsc f8615163-0000-1000-2000-6045bdf3fb7b eth0: Data path switched from VF: vf_eth0
[   21.527184] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth0: Configured steering vPort 0 entries 64
[   21.554822] hv_netvsc f8615163-0001-1000-2000-6045bdf3f537 cirename0: renamed from eth1
[   21.556025] hv_netvsc f8615163-0002-1000-2000-6045bdf3fe82 eth1: renamed from eth2
[   21.557234] hv_netvsc f8615163-0001-1000-2000-6045bdf3f537 eth2: renamed from cirename0
[   22.193748] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth0: Configured vPort 0 PD 18 DB 16
[   22.210314] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth0: Configured steering vPort 0 entries 64
[   22.211169] hv_netvsc f8615163-0000-1000-2000-6045bdf3fb7b eth0: Data path switched to VF: vf_eth0
[   23.190501] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth2: Configured vPort 2 PD 18 DB 16
[   23.209083] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth2: Configured steering vPort 2 entries 64
[   23.210211] hv_netvsc f8615163-0002-1000-2000-6045bdf3fe82 eth1: Data path switched to VF: vf_eth2
[   24.051121] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth1: Configured vPort 1 PD 18 DB 16
[   24.059251] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth1: Configured steering vPort 1 entries 64
[   24.060167] hv_netvsc f8615163-0001-1000-2000-6045bdf3f537 eth2: Data path switched to VF: vf_eth1
[   24.891078] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth3: Configured vPort 3 PD 18 DB 16
[   24.899484] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth3: Configured steering vPort 3 entries 64
[   24.900364] hv_netvsc f8615163-0003-1000-2000-6045bdf3ffa5 eth3: Data path switched to VF: vf_eth3
[   31.857054] hv_netvsc f8615163-0000-1000-2000-6045bdf3fb7b eth0: Data path switched from VF: vf_eth0
[   31.857236] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth0: Configured steering vPort 0 entries 64
[   33.597206] hv_netvsc f8615163-0002-1000-2000-6045bdf3fe82 eth1: Data path switched from VF: vf_eth2
[   33.597389] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth2: Configured steering vPort 2 entries 64
[   35.324055] hv_netvsc f8615163-0001-1000-2000-6045bdf3f537 eth2: Data path switched from VF: vf_eth1
[   35.324237] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth1: Configured steering vPort 1 entries 64
[   37.080226] hv_netvsc f8615163-0003-1000-2000-6045bdf3ffa5 eth3: Data path switched from VF: vf_eth3
[   37.080413] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth3: Configured steering vPort 3 entries 64
[   42.933046] hv_netvsc f8615163-0001-1000-2000-6045bdf3f537 vyeth3: renamed from eth2
[   42.937437] hv_netvsc f8615163-0002-1000-2000-6045bdf3fe82 vyeth4: renamed from eth1
[   42.941542] hv_netvsc f8615163-0001-1000-2000-6045bdf3f537 eth1: renamed from vyeth3
[   42.944214] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth1: Configured vPort 1 PD 18 DB 16
[   42.962588] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth1: Configured steering vPort 1 entries 64
[   42.963386] hv_netvsc f8615163-0001-1000-2000-6045bdf3f537 eth1: Data path switched to VF: vf_eth1
[   42.967117] hv_netvsc f8615163-0002-1000-2000-6045bdf3fe82 eth2: renamed from vyeth4
[   42.969467] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth2: Configured vPort 2 PD 18 DB 16
[   42.987577] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth2: Configured steering vPort 2 entries 64
[   42.988341] hv_netvsc f8615163-0002-1000-2000-6045bdf3fe82 eth2: Data path switched to VF: vf_eth2
[   44.729580] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth0: Configured vPort 0 PD 18 DB 16
[   44.738610] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth0: Configured steering vPort 0 entries 64
[   44.749586] hv_netvsc f8615163-0000-1000-2000-6045bdf3fb7b eth0: Data path switched to VF: vf_eth0
[   45.009996] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth3: Configured vPort 3 PD 18 DB 16
[   45.028651] mana 7870:00:00.0 vf_eth3: Configured steering vPort 3 entries 64
[   45.029423] hv_netvsc f8615163-0003-1000-2000-6045bdf3ffa5 eth3: Data path switched to VF: vf_eth3
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Notably, the guest exposes a MANA port for eth0 even though Azure reports AN disabled on that vNIC.

I tried disabling AN for all the NICs on the VM and still mana interfaces were being created. So I found the below information which states that VMs with sizes >=v5 will require accelerated Networking in any case (even if AN is disabled from control-plane configuration), which aligns with currently observed behavior on our VM.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/create-virtual-machine-accelerated-networking?tabs=portal :
"The Accelerated Networking setting in the portal shows the user-selected state. Accelerated Networking allows choosing Disabled in the portal even if the VM size requires Accelerated Networking. VM sizes that require Accelerated Networking enable Accelerated Networking at runtime regardless of the user setting in the portal. Accelerated Networking is a required feature for general purpose VM sizes of v5 or higher."

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@ritika0313 The PR description lists “missing udev add event, when change event is received directly” as a root cause. However, rule 63 matches only ACTION=="add", while rule 65 skips every non-add event.

I reproduced this on the latest build using a real Azure mlx5_core VF:

 sudo ip link set vf_eth0 down
 sudo ip link set vf_eth0 name eth4  # unused plain ethN name
 sudo udevadm trigger --action=change --settle /sys/class/net/eth4
 ip -d link show eth4

The trigger completed with status 0, but the VF remained named eth4. It retained the same MAC, PCI device and master eth2, confirming it was the same VF. Is the PR intended to handle the documented change-only case? If so, the current rules appear to skip it completely.

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The PR description lists “missing udev add event, when change event is received directly” as a root cause. However, rule 63 matches only ACTION=="add", while rule 65 skips every non-add event.

We are handling the missed udev add event at the boot time, i.e the first change event received when no add event is received at all during boot time. Rule 65 has fallback handling for it.
As I see, in your testing, the interface has already been renamed to vf_eth0 and later a name change has been injected using cli. This is currently not in scope.

…Networking enabled

ROOT-CAUSE:
Some Azure VF interfaces miss to get renamed leading to errors in the downstream rules and mess up with the interface names.
Two main problematic scenarios were found which prohibited the renaming of a VF interface to vf_ethN:
1. Missing udev add event, when change event is received directly
2. A VF interface registering during rootfs stage

FIX:
Rule 63:
-Azure VF naming is now handled by a dedicated helper - vyos_vf_name to provide collision-free names for VF interfaces. The helper vyos_vf_name would be packaged into initramfs so the same behavior works in early boot and normal boot (a separate PR).
-Rule 63 is now guarded to prevent recursive renaming of VF interfaces.

Rule 65:
-A fallback VF rename path has been added for any leftover VF interfaces that were missed to be renamed due to some unexpected situation. Those VF interfaces are renamed prior to running persistent renaming of synthetic interfaces. This prevents VF interfaces from being considered as synthetic interfaces which may lead to errors in the flow of execution.
-Rule 65 is now guarded so generic persistent naming does not override VF names.
…cal interfaces during hw-id naming

These interfaces include the Azure VF interfaces which share the same mac address with their master synthetic interface
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src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py (4)

451-456: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reserve all configured target names during bootstrap allocation.

At Line 451, taken omits configured.values(). If eth0 belongs to a missing configured MAC, an unconfigured candidate can still receive eth0. The rescan path can then write that candidate MAC into the configured eth0 node.

Add every configured target to taken.

Suggested fix
-    taken = (set(current) - candidate_names - set(rightful_movers)) \
-        | set(rightful_movers.values())
+    taken = ((set(current) - candidate_names - set(rightful_movers))
+             | set(rightful_movers.values())
+             | set(configured.values()))
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In `@src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py` around lines 451 - 456, Update the
bootstrap allocation logic around taken and the candidate iteration to include
all configured target names from configured.values() in taken, preventing
unconfigured candidates from receiving names reserved for missing configured
MACs; preserve the existing rightful_movers handling and find_next_available
behavior.

471-478: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Restore interface state after a failed rename.

rename_interface() downs old at Line 472. If the rename fails, the function returns without restoring the prior state. A failed staging operation is not added to scratch, so the later recovery loop cannot restore it. Also verify that the generated vyeth{ifindex} name is unused; a unique ifindex does not guarantee a unique interface name.

Check every command result, allocate collision-free scratch names, and restore the previous interface state and name when a phase fails.

Also applies to: 494-498

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In `@src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py` around lines 471 - 478, Update
rename_interface and its staging/recovery flow to check every command result,
verify generated vyeth{ifindex} names are collision-free rather than relying
only on unique ifindexes, and restore each interface’s prior name and up/down
state whenever a phase fails, including failures before an entry is added to
scratch.

574-609: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Build rename plans from the settled snapshot.

At Line 581, compute_rename_plan() runs before wait_for_settle(). A configured MAC that appears during settling is then not renamed, and missing remains stale. The condition at Line 589 also skips settling when the initial snapshot is empty or contains only configured MACs. A late unconfigured VF then receives no bootstrap name or rescan hint.

Run the settle pass before computing both plans, recompute missing, and do not require an already-visible unconfigured interface to start settling.

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     if configured:
         current, missing = wait_for_hardware(set(configured))
-        plan = compute_rename_plan(configured, current, pending)
     else:
-        current, missing, plan = discover_physical_interfaces(), set(), {}
+        current, missing = discover_physical_interfaces(), set()

+    current = wait_for_settle(current)
+    missing = set(configured) - set(current.values())
+    plan = compute_rename_plan(configured, current, pending)
+
     all_pending = pending.get('ethernet', set()) | pending.get('wireless', set())
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In `@src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py` around lines 574 - 609, Move
wait_for_settle() before compute_rename_plan() so both rename and bootstrap
plans use the settled interface snapshot, then recompute missing from configured
versus settled current interfaces. Ensure settling runs whenever hardware may
still appear, including an initially empty snapshot or one containing only
configured interfaces; do not gate it on already-visible unconfigured
candidates, and preserve the subsequent unmatched_candidates and
compute_bootstrap_plan flow.

524-536: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Keep rescan hints aligned with physical-interface eligibility.

sync_rescan_hints() does not remove hints for interfaces that become excluded by the master or device checks. A failed final rename also removes the old name from applied, so Line 640 does not pass that name for cleanup. src/helpers/vyos-interface-rescan.py accepts hints when the interface still exists and the MAC is persistent. It does not repeat the new eligibility checks. An excluded VF or stale MAC can therefore be written back to configuration.

Apply the same eligibility predicate in the rescan workflow. Also pass all planned source names, not only successful renames, for stale-hint cleanup.

Partial cleanup fix
-    sync_rescan_hints(final_current, configured, set(applied.keys()))
+    sync_rescan_hints(final_current, configured, set(plan))

Also applies to: 633-640

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In `@src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py` around lines 524 - 536, Update
sync_rescan_hints() to apply the same master/device eligibility predicate used
by the rescan workflow before writing or retaining hints, excluding ineligible
interfaces and stale MACs. In the rename workflow near the caller around the
applied tracking, pass every planned source name to stale-hint cleanup,
including names whose final rename fails, rather than only successful renames.
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In `@src/system/vyos-net-name-resolve.py`:
- Around line 451-456: Update the bootstrap allocation logic around taken and
the candidate iteration to include all configured target names from
configured.values() in taken, preventing unconfigured candidates from receiving
names reserved for missing configured MACs; preserve the existing
rightful_movers handling and find_next_available behavior.
- Around line 471-478: Update rename_interface and its staging/recovery flow to
check every command result, verify generated vyeth{ifindex} names are
collision-free rather than relying only on unique ifindexes, and restore each
interface’s prior name and up/down state whenever a phase fails, including
failures before an entry is added to scratch.
- Around line 574-609: Move wait_for_settle() before compute_rename_plan() so
both rename and bootstrap plans use the settled interface snapshot, then
recompute missing from configured versus settled current interfaces. Ensure
settling runs whenever hardware may still appear, including an initially empty
snapshot or one containing only configured interfaces; do not gate it on
already-visible unconfigured candidates, and preserve the subsequent
unmatched_candidates and compute_bootstrap_plan flow.
- Around line 524-536: Update sync_rescan_hints() to apply the same
master/device eligibility predicate used by the rescan workflow before writing
or retaining hints, excluding ineligible interfaces and stale MACs. In the
rename workflow near the caller around the applied tracking, pass every planned
source name to stale-hint cleanup, including names whose final rename fails,
rather than only successful renames.

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1-66: LGTM!

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Well tested by the QA team.

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As discussed this week with QA team and @ritika0313 , this is well-tested, and the need to exclude Azure VF interfaces bound under their synthetic parent from the revised vyos-net-name-resolve.py is addressed. As also discussed, a general approach to handle udev change events is out of scope for this PR.

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