On Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 04:01:01PM -0400, der Mouse wrote: > > I have to make a decision about the protocol that will be used for > > remote kernel debugging. > > > My question is: Should I go with a custom protocol (+ a daemon that > > proxies to TCP), or should I go with TCP directly? > > My opinion, which is probably worth approximately what you paid for it: > custom protocol built directly atop Ethernet (ie, not IP-based). > > It seems to me that, for this application, the downsides of TCP > outweigh the upsides. It seems to me that something over IP nonetheless would be hugely convenient... -- Quentin Garnier - cube%cubidou.net@localhost - cube%NetBSD.org@localhost "See the look on my face from staying too long in one place [...] every time the morning breaks I know I'm closer to falling" KT Tunstall, Saving My Face, Drastic Fantastic, 2007.
Attachment:
pgpF0nUDyi9n4.pgp
Description: PGP signature