Solarflare NIC names no longer incorporate the phys_port_name sysfs attribute in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4.1

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Issue

After update from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 GA to 7.4.1, Solarflare network interface cards (NIC) names no longer incorporate the phys_port_name sysfs attribute.

Root Cause

The patch that has previously introduced support for phys_port_name was reverted in the systemd packages. Consequently, net_id, whic...

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