[syslinux] Problem with 90MB Initrd

[Patrick Masotta]

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>I humbly think this is not a good approach. What happens when the
>transfers are made using i.e. HTTP instead?I see the costs of this
>strategy without seeing the benefits; was this done to marginally
>"simplify" thethe required editing/insertion process when the INCLUDE
>command is found?
>Do you see anything wrong on the alternative approach that i.e. would
>loop around 
>"Parsing / Downloading the whole file / Editing" 
>starting with the line "INCLUDE /pxelinux.cfg/default" ?
>Sorry for bothering you with this; I'd love to avoid the dependency on
>simultaneous transfers (specially under EFI); 
>please forgive me if I'm wrong.
>
>Best,Patrick

I humbly thinks it has worked just fine for 15 years.  
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You are definately right; unfortunately this design is now giving us trouble on EFI times.


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TCP works the same way, and flow control to the input buffers is an explicit design criterion for both TCP and TFTP.-hpa
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Surely it's my fault but I cannot see the benefits of this design.
Thanks for your time.
Best,Patrick