From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755323AbYLCVlI (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:41:08 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752461AbYLCVkz (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:40:55 -0500 Received: from fmmailgate05.web.de ([217.72.192.243]:44669 "EHLO fmmailgate05.web.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751286AbYLCVky convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:40:54 -0500 Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:40:51 +0100 Message-Id: <529873894@web.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: devzero@web.de To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: odd habits with binary blobs..... Organization: http://freemail.web.de/ X-Provags-Id: V01U2FsdGVkX19DYjY69D9KTDoyBpaTHg5jm5tdFWfmWDzHdTyNvsVYg8WVK 2NgArZSwXq8xB/8OXcFnEXhI2LHVz0IKOdNQL+AK/s6W1kJI2s= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org hello, i gave r1soft`s new/free "hot copy" a try today and .... failed: vserver2:/tmp/usr/sbin # ./hcp-setup Gathering kernel information Gathering kernel information complete. Error: A network error occurred connecting to 'kmod32.r1soft.com' what a pain....trying to setup a linux kernel module, the installer wants to phone home - and fails. but it`s even worse - http://wiki.r1soft.com/display/LTR1D/hcp-setup tells: BUILDING HOT COPY DRIVER FROM SOURCE hcp-setup will tar up your kernel source tree or headers and upload them to an R1Soft build server over HTTPS using XML-RPC. Once your system's kernel headers or source have been uploaded the R1Soft build server will compile a Hot Copy device driver as a kernel module and hcp-setup will automatically download it to your system. In order for hcp-setup to work your Linux server must have HTTPS Internet access to kmod32.r1soft.com (32-bit systems) and kmod64.r1soft.com (64-bit systems) how weird is THAT? did anybody ever come across such "build binary blobs remotely" system ? ok, disqualified. won`t touch it again, as i also don`t know what REALLY is transferred to the vendor - but i wonder what kernel devs think about such build system and what in-kernel alternative exists for this. (i think it doesn`t exist - but maybe somebody working on that ?) if someone want`s to take a look or give a comment: http://wiki.r1soft.com/display/LTR1D/hcp http://www.r1soft.com/products/linux-hot-copy/ regards roland ____________________________________________________________________ Psssst! Schon vom neuen WEB.DE MultiMessenger gehört? Der kann`s mit allen: http://www.produkte.web.de/messenger/?did=3123