Hello there.

Could someone advise what is the right place to discuss this topic?

Thanks.

06.06.2016, 11:15, "Anton D. Kachalov" <mo...@yandex-team.ru>:
> Hello.
>
> I'm trying to replace standard "lua" package with "luajit" from my repo:
>
>   https://github.com/ya-mouse/openbmc-packages
>
> First I've tried to name package as "luajit" and add CONFLICTS:=lua (version 
> should be provided to conflict with) and PROVIDES:=lua variables like for RPM 
> to make a replacement package, but I get a dependency loop. Therefore, I name 
> produceable packages "lua" and "liblua". The problem is that I unable to 
> override default "lua" package from openwrt tree (it is not possible to 
> "uninstall", no effect of scripts/feeds uninstall ...). Only one possible way 
> is to remove "lua" directory from "package" dir and install own luajit pack 
> via "scripts/feeds install -p ... luajit". Does mainstream package directory 
> has a feed name while it is not separate from build tree like an extra 
> openwrt/packages repo and other 3rd party repos? It could be fair to have an 
> ability to override core packages with "scripts/feeds install".
>
> I'm going to use LuaJIT on our BMCs (ARM Aspeed SoC) as a HTTP API backend. 
> Nginx compiled with LuaJIT takes about 220 RPS on dynamic content (reading 
> one value from i2c bus at each call). With auth checking (and caching result 
> of auth via ubus for 1min at Nginx site via shared dict) I've got 200 RPS (9% 
> drop). For reference, static pages serves by Nginx at 330 RPS. Simple 
> micropython http server takes 40 RPS. LUCI + uhttpd is dramatically slow (2-4 
> RPS) even with LuaJIT cause at each request there are a lot and a lot of file 
> access. Current LuCI modules are not compatible with Nginx (there are a lot 
> of global vars read & write). So, as a replacement for IPMI proto calls we 
> would prefer to use RPC calls (REST-like) made separately from LUCI eco 
> system. We leave LUCI for Web configuration staff only.
>
> Also I found a little complicated to add more authentication methods (like 
> AD, LD, Radius, O-Auth and so on). It's a little tricky, but possible. I made 
> O-Auth like http requester to our auth center. For HTTP-RPC module it should 
> be done as duplicate code.
>
> Another problem that I've faced is an access from Nginx to ubus (nginx runs 
> under "nobody"). I'm able to send requests, but get an empty response. Only 
> Nginx running under root lead to receive a proper answers. Socket file has 
> enough permissions. What is the proper way to configure ubus to allow nginx 
> process to make requests to ubus?
>
> PS. The script to install targets from a specific feed do not proceed with 
> "-a" option. The command "scripts/feeds install -a -p openbmc_target" will 
> not install all targets. Only explicit add works: "scipts/feeds -p 
> openbmc_target TARGET_NAME". Why dash isn't allowed in feed's name, but for 
> packages it's fine? E.g. "src-git openbmc-target 
> https://github.com/ya-mouse/openbmc-target.git"; doesn't work. Need to specify 
> "src-git openbmc_target ...".
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> --
> Anton D. Kachalov
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