>>>>> On Saturday, March 12, 2005 8:25 AM Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote: Okuji> I would like to notify that GNU GRUB uses the DHCP option Okuji> 150, according to Okuji> RFC 3942. Okuji> Okuji> GNU GRUB Configuration Path Okuji> Okuji> This specifies the path-name that contains a configuration Okuji> for GNU GRUB. Okuji> Okuji> The code for this option is 150. Its minimum length is 1. Okuji> Okuji> Code Len Configuration Pathname Okuji> +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-- Okuji> | 150 | n | n1 | n2 | n3 | n4 | ... Okuji> +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--
>>>>> On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 13:07:35 -0500 Bernie Volz replied: Bernie> Looks like we now have 3 "users" of Option 150: Bernie> Bernie> 1. GNU GRUB Bernie> 2. DRAFT-RAJ-DHC-TFTP-ADDR-OPTION-00.TXT Bernie> 3. Etherboot In http://www.iana.org/assignments/bootp-dhcp-parameters, however, I see the following: 150 TFTP server address (Tentatively Assigned - 23 Jun 2005) 150 Etherboot 150 GRUB configuration path name This seems to contradict RFC 3942, which says that if multiple vendors come forward none will be assigned the option: NOTE: If multiple vendors of an option number come forward and can demonstrate that their usage is in reasonably wide use, none of the vendors will be allowed to keep the current option number, and they MUST go through the normal process of getting a publicly assigned option [RFC2939]. What gives? //cmh _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub
