[syslinux] gpxelinux.0 and slow HTTP performance on VMware ESX VM

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 06/30/2011 11:30 AM, Andrew Stuart wrote:
>
> They were talking about it, and the ipxe folk actually created a 
> version, but I believe that was for 4.04 or earlier. But now that 
> pxelinux has it's own http stack, I have no idea, I would imagine so 
> since sanboot is not supported directly [yet].
> 

For the record, I have *no* plans to support SAN boot in Syslinux.  It's
a very different problem, since it means the bootloader has to become a
device driver and stick around during actual OS boot, and one which iPXE
solves very well.

	-hpa