What is the difference between "all", "default" and a specific device in a sysctl parameter?

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Issue

  • What are the differences in the specification of all, default or a specific device (eth0) in some sysctl parameters, e.g.:
net.ipv4.conf.eth0.rp_filter 0

vs

net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter 0
  • Setting a sysctl parameter on a specific interface.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) 8

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