Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:44:29 +0000 From: Andrew Duane <aduane@juniper.net> To: Boris Astardzhiev <boris.astardzhiev@gmail.com>, "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: CRC32 feature in FreeBSD's bootloader Message-ID: <597127d7d71a496995d9407842121a47@BY2PR05MB582.namprd05.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <CAP=KkTxQCzE%2BzOMQwnN0HYCxspj_-CEvyQ5nX5RyMmrbD5WExg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAP=KkTxQCzE%2BzOMQwnN0HYCxspj_-CEvyQ5nX5RyMmrbD5WExg@mail.gmail.com>
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I'm all for it, depending on what you do with it. The bootloader I implemen= ted for my platform tags every image it writes into flash with a checksum (= we use MD5, not CRC32, but still), and can keep multiple copies as backup. .................................... Andrew L. Duane Resident Architect - AT&T Technical Lead JNCIA - JUNOS m=A0=A0=A0+1 603.770.7088 o +1 408.933.6944 (2-6944) skype: andrewlduane aduane@juniper.net LET'S=A0GET=A0STARTED=A0=20 -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-hackers@freeb= sd.org] On Behalf Of Boris Astardzhiev Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 3:24 PM To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: CRC32 feature in FreeBSD's bootloader Hello, A few months ago I posted a new feature in the FreeBSD bootloader. So far I haven't received any comments so I'll try to revive this topic. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D172301&cat=3D http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2012-October/015288.html It may be of use to somebody. So any comments and suggestions? Greetings, Boris Astardzhiev _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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