[PATCH] patch to speed up bootpc queries

[Geert Stappers]

At 0:51 +0100 1/4/02, Phil wrote:
>On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Geert Stappers wrote:
>
>> >Moreover,
>> >I don't see why every NIC in $netdevices should query a bootp server.
>> >One answered query should be enough.
>>
>> Even a single NIC computer does three(3) BOOTP-requests:
>> - BootROM "where to get my kernel-image" request
>> - Kernel "where to get my NFS root" request
>> - FAI "where is the FAI info" request
>I was only talking about the last item.
>
>>
>> On a multi NIC computer, FAI has to check every netdevice,
>> because the BOOTP server could anywhere.
>Why should FAI keep on doing requests on other interfaces when it gets a
>reply on one ?
>
Why worry about about a extra BOOTP request,
when we have a complete installation to do
on mostly single NIC computers?


Geert