diff --git a/features/alt-name.md b/features/alt-name.md index a41a30a..9e33b04 100644 --- a/features/alt-name.md +++ b/features/alt-name.md @@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ New feature in nmstate 2.2.51. Interface alternative name is a kernel property of network interface which is -treat equally as interface kernel name in netlink protocol. +treated equally to the interface kernel name by the netlink protocol. -Unlike kernel interface name limitation on 15 characters, alternative name -length limitation is 255(might change in the future by kernel team). +Unlike the kernel interface name limitation of 15 characters, interface alternative names +are limited to 127 characters (although this could be changed in the future by the kernel team). Like kernel interface name, alternative name should unique among all interface -names and all alternative names. Nmstate will raise error otherwise. +names and all alternative names. Nmstate will raise an error otherwise. Nmstate does not override existing alternative names, you can only append and remove explicitly.