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From: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] [PATCH] bootp: Fix bug in auto_load function
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:01:52 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110831200152.1901918D30CE@gemini.denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1314786967-23261-1-git-send-email-monstr@monstr.eu>

Dear Michal Simek,

In message <1314786967-23261-1-git-send-email-monstr@monstr.eu> you wrote:
> Patch: "Put common autoload code into auto_load() function"
> (sha1: 093498669e77597635a24f326f11efeab213d394) is not simple code
> cleanup but code change which introduce new bug.
> 
> If autoload variable is not setup it worked as autoload=yes.

Yes, and this is intentionally, because it's what poople expect when
they run the "dhcpboot" command.

> Currently if autoload is not setup dhcp sends request in
> forever loop.

That's not correct.  Only until a DHCP server provides the needed
configurationinformation so TFTP gets started.

> There are two options how to fix it:
> 1. Move TftpStart() which is in this patch
> 2. Change functionality if autoload is not setup, set NetSate and ends.

That would change behavious in a way that is not wanted.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2011-08-31 20:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-08-31 10:36 [U-Boot] [PATCH] bootp: Fix bug in auto_load function Michal Simek
2011-08-31 16:31 ` Simon Glass
2011-08-31 19:11   ` Michal Simek
2011-08-31 20:01 ` Wolfgang Denk [this message]
2011-09-01  5:39   ` Michal Simek

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