Re: bin/40259: pxeboot_ia32.bin loads a kernel on the heap

[Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner%fz-juelich.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR bin/40259; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner%fz-juelich.de@localhost>
To: Andrew Doran <ad%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost,
        netbsd-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, dyoung%cuw.ojctech.com@localhost
Subject: Re: bin/40259: pxeboot_ia32.bin loads a kernel on the heap 
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:00:58 +0100

 ad%NetBSD.org@localhost said:
 > Now that we have boot.cfg there's not much reason for pxeboot to pick
 > up a kernel name via bootp/dhcp.
 
 I disagree: if you have to deal with a number of clients it is
 much easier to manage this from a single dhcp server
 configuration file (or database, if you are really serious).
 
 best regards
 Matthias
 
 
 
 
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