From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id +AjsJmX+VV/1MwAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 07 Sep 2020 09:33:25 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id GAXoImX+VV/sewAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 07 Sep 2020 09:33:25 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 14978940142 for ; Mon, 7 Sep 2020 09:33:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:56712 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kFDWc-0001dy-NN for larch@yhetil.org; Mon, 07 Sep 2020 05:33:22 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:37494) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kFDWL-0001b5-Ui for guix-patches@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Sep 2020 05:33:05 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:36553) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kFDWI-0004Sa-BX for guix-patches@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Sep 2020 05:33:05 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kFDWI-0006ab-7Z for guix-patches@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Sep 2020 05:33:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: [bug#43219] Fwd: [PATCH] gnu: Handle nfs-root device strings. In-Reply-To: <4D0B1280-3FB5-48E5-B985-24773F966618@vodafonemail.de> Resent-From: Stefan Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: guix-patches@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2020 09:33:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 43219 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix-patches X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch To: 43219@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 43219-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B43219.159947115625297 (code B ref 43219); Mon, 07 Sep 2020 09:33:02 +0000 Received: (at 43219) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Sep 2020 09:32:36 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48099 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kFDVr-0006Zw-KJ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Sep 2020 05:32:35 -0400 Received: from vsmx011.vodafonemail.xion.oxcs.net ([153.92.174.89]:43382) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kFDVp-0006Zh-0A for 43219@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Sep 2020 05:32:33 -0400 Received: from vsmx003.vodafonemail.xion.oxcs.net (unknown [192.168.75.197]) by mta-5-out.mta.xion.oxcs.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66F0559CF64 for <43219@debbugs.gnu.org>; Mon, 7 Sep 2020 09:32:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from macbook-pro.kuh-wiese.my-router.de (unknown [178.5.77.113]) by mta-7-out.mta.xion.oxcs.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 39AC7539ADD for <43219@debbugs.gnu.org>; Mon, 7 Sep 2020 09:32:24 +0000 (UTC) From: Stefan Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2020 11:32:24 +0200 References: <1A001E6C-A2C2-4364-B40D-C88059941CDF@vodafonemail.de> Message-Id: <0919615E-841A-429D-A61F-720DD7FED43D@vodafonemail.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-VADE-STATUS: LEGIT X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -1.7 (-) X-BeenThere: guix-patches@gnu.org List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-patches-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-patches" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-patches-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-patches-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -0.51 X-TUID: sQbHNdPqJhF+ Hi Danny! > That sounds like a good idea. I'm glad to hear this. :-) > First, I like to apologize for the huge delay in handling this stuff. Nevermind. > My > original intent was to let Brice Waegeneire , my = GSoC intern > for network booting, handle your request--both because he needs it = anyway and > because he presumably has more knowledge on network booting. He's = missing in > action (no communication at all) and I gave up having Brice do it. > In any case, his GSoC is over. That=E2=80=99s a pity. > I will now look at your request on my own. I obtained some Raspberry = Pis, a > NAS with TFTP server support out of the box and I made sure I could = manipulate > the DHCP server I use on my network, so the next step is to try to = actually > use your patchset myself--which I didn't do before (sorry). >=20 > I want to note that patches with system tests are processed *much* = faster--I > don't think many reviewers would go to those lengths I did (obtaining = special > hardware) in order to test contributions--so usually, it would have = been > basically stuck forever without system tests. Oh, I would never have expected that. I tried to do a system test, but = for aarch64 substitutes where missing (I think basically qemu) and = building locally on my small system took days and failed in the end, so = I gave up. But please take a look here, it may help: = > Thanks for persevering on this feature. Sure, its in my own interest. :-) >> However, that record would brake with the compatibility = of how an >> NFS mount is defined today, and it makes the code much more complex = without >> having a real gain. >=20 > The real gain would be this: >=20 > There are a lot of options that one could need (see > https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/nfs/nfsroot.txt . > I'm just saying that it will become a record over time anyway. But = maybe > it will be something more general for PXE--hard to tell which is = better at > this point in time. So nevermind for now. I know about them and used them before. I agree, a bigger record makes = sense. But please consider that these options actually disable the use = of an initrd, which brings more complications, as guix currently relies = on having an initrd. > However, I cannot see a patch as attachment to your E-Mail. Oh, that was just my initial e-mail generating this ticket yesterday: = Bye Stefan