Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session

2005-11-04 Thread Bala.A
Hi Al, > I just noticed in ipmi_lan_open_session you changed: > > u_int8_t *auth_code_data, u_int32_t auth_code_data_len > > to > > char *password > I think, I haven't touched non-UDM functions. All UDM functions are like function_name2 and they are completely written from scratch. I will look

Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question

2005-11-04 Thread Albert Chu
7:12 pm Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question > ,[ Albert Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > | AB, I'm not doubting that it has a number of enhancements. However, > | with all APIs, as you abstract away details you remove > flexibility from > | the progr

Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question

2005-11-03 Thread Anand Babu
,[ Albert Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] | AB, I'm not doubting that it has a number of enhancements. However, | with all APIs, as you abstract away details you remove flexibility from | the programmer. For example, the strength of ipmipower is its protocol | parallelism. Its protocol parallelism

Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question

2005-09-29 Thread Albert Chu
hat currently exists. Al -- Albert Chu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Anand Babu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, September 29, 2005 6:31 pm Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question &g

Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question

2005-09-29 Thread ab
,[ Albert Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] | AB, | > | > libfreeipmi driver APIs will completely change in the next | > release. | > | I just want to be sure that a "reasonable" backwards compatibility | can be expected in 0.2.0. We all have code that isn't part of | FreeIPMI and some of the newer AP

Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question

2005-09-29 Thread Albert Chu
From: Anand Babu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 6:59 pm Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question > ,[ "James Laros" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] > | I have a question about the usage of ipmi_lan_open_session. First > | off I

Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question

2005-09-27 Thread James Laros
When you say the APIs will completely change does that mean that the current ones will dissapear? If so I guess I should wait until the next release? When will that be? Can I assist by using early release stuff? Jim On 18:59 Tue 27 Sep , Anand Babu wrote: > ,[ "James Laros" <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question

2005-09-27 Thread Anand Babu
,[ "James Laros" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] | I have a question about the usage of ipmi_lan_open_session. First | off I don't see it used in any of the utilities that come with the | distro? Any reason? ` libfreeipmi driver APIs will completely change in the next release. Thats one reason "fish

Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question

2005-09-27 Thread Albert Chu
t Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 5:06 pm Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question > Jim, > > I forgot to ask. What motherboard are you attempting to work with? > I've fixed a number of session startup corner cases in

Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question

2005-09-27 Thread Albert Chu
it in ipmipower. Al -- Albert Chu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Original Message - From: James Laros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 4:34 pm Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question > > On 16:19 T

Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question

2005-09-27 Thread James Laros
rmore National Laboratory > > - Original Message - > From: James Laros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 4:12 pm > Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question > > > On 16:07 Tue 27 Sep , Albert Chu wrote: > &g

Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question

2005-09-27 Thread Albert Chu
ptember 27, 2005 4:12 pm Subject: Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question > On 16:07 Tue 27 Sep , Albert Chu wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > > > I think the open_lan_session() function was created a long time > ago as a > > convenience function for l

Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question

2005-09-27 Thread James Laros
On 16:07 Tue 27 Sep , Albert Chu wrote: > Hi Jim, > > I think the open_lan_session() function was created a long time ago as a > convenience function for libfreeipmi users. I know that the ipmiutil > author (ipmiutil.sourceforge.net) atleast uses it. I suppose it has > never been used for th

Re: [Freeipmi-devel] ipmi_lan_open_session() question

2005-09-27 Thread Albert Chu
Hi Jim, I think the open_lan_session() function was created a long time ago as a convenience function for libfreeipmi users. I know that the ipmiutil author (ipmiutil.sourceforge.net) atleast uses it. I suppose it has never been used for the FreeIPMI tools because: A) some tools like bmc-config