On Wednesday 21 January 2009 15:57:56 Wolfgang Denk wrote:
In message 200901211539.26445.vapier@gentoo.org you wrote:
- When would "ncb" not be available?
ncb is specific to u-boot: tools/ncb.c. most people will not bother to compile it as they'll just run the netconsole script. it certainly isnt compiled by default or integrated into the build system.
- What else are the implications when using ncb versus netcat?
ncb is looser with receiving udp packets so it works with broadcast packets.
This sounds like arguments for NOT applying your patch which depends on ncb, or am I missing something?
like i said in the original changelog, the script will use ncb only if it exists (i.e. the user has compiled it and thus wants to use it). some people want the ncb behavior, some people do not. otherwise i really dont know what you're looking for here. -mike