Hi!
> > > This is true, but one thing I'd really like to have is controlled buffer
> > > overrun, which TCP *doesn't* have. I really think an ad hoc UDP protocol
> > > (I've already begun sketching on the details) is more appropriate in this
> > > particular case.
> >
> > Explain 'controlled buffer overrun'. BTW if you make it UDP please include
> > something like SHA hash or tea hash and shared secret
> >
>
> I *REALLY* don't know if that is reasonable; it may have to fall into the
> category of "supported but not required". Requiring an SHA hash in a
> small bootstrap loader may not exactly be a reasonable expectation!
> However, I think the protocol is inherently going to be asymmetric, with
> as much as possible unloaded.
Being able to remotely resed machine with crashed userland would be
*very* nice, too...
Pavel
--
I'm [EMAIL PROTECTED] "In my country we have almost anarchy and I don't care."
Panos Katsaloulis describing me w.r.t. patents at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
