+#
+# 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}"