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From: <ebi...@ln...> - 2003-08-03 17:22:07
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Markus Gutschke <ma...@gu...> writes: > Ken Yap wrote: > >>Dig all you want, but I still like my HTTP idea :) > > So do I but I think it should be done by writing a server side TFTP to > > HTTP proxy. I might knock up a Perl version sometime. That might scare > > some of you into doing it first with a more readable language. :-) > > I always thought that HTTP couldn't be that difficult to do, if it was strictly > limited to the small subset that Etherboot needs. 15 hours later, I have the > proof ;-) > > The attached patch is against 5.0.11, as that was easiest to test with; I might > try to port it next week at LinuxExpo, if I can find a more up-to-date test > environment. > > Now, whether this is really a good idea, and whether it should go into > Etherboot, is a a completely different question. I leave that up to Ken. A couple of interesting things to find out are: 1) How much does it increase the size of a rom? 2) How well does it the tcp stack work in a congested environment. - Does it play badly with other simultaneous tcp connections? - Does the implemented window scaling work well. 3) Are alignment considerations that need to be taken care of. Eric |
