[syslinux] [PATCH] Updated udp.c to use real client ip and subnetmask values if on local subnet

Gene Cumm gene.cumm at gmail.com
Tue Jul 21 02:57:11 PDT 2015


On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 4:47 AM, Patrick Masotta <masottaus at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>  Pseudo code:  Using the most recently used handle (the one holding
>  Pxebc by default), attempt to create a service binding.  If unsuccessful,
>  hunt for a handle that provides the target service
>  binding and matches the MAC address.
>
>  Best case, it's 1 binding attempt.  Worst case it's about N+1.
>
>  --
>  -Gene
> <<<
>
> I see; on fail you fall back getting all handles again by "bguid".
> This approach would have no benefit if there are consecutive alternative
> binding (UDP/TCP) but that's unlikely to happen.

Only if consecutive alternate bindings AND the bindings live on
different handles.  I believe we have yet to see a machine that has
these two bindings on different handles.

-- 
-Gene


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