openslx-ng/ipxe.git/src/include/gpxe, branch v0.9.7

[image] Allow for zero embedded images

2009-02-24T05:57:56+00:00

Having a default script containing #!gpxe autoboot can cause problems when entering commands to load and start a kernel manually; the default script image will still be present when the kernel is started and so will be treated as an initrd. It is possible to work around this by typing "imgfree" before any other commands, but this is counter-intuitive. Fix by allowing the embedded image list to be empty (in which case we just call autoboot()), and making this the default. Reported by alkisg@gmail.com.

[iscsi] Include credentials in iBFT only if used during iSCSI login

2009-02-20T21:41:00+00:00

Avoid passing credentials in the iBFT that were available but not required for login. This works around a problem in the Microsoft iSCSI initiator, which will refuse to initiate sessions if the CHAP password is fewer than 12 characters, even if the target ends up not asking for CHAP authentication.

[crypto] Allow creation of arbitrary CBC cipher algorithms using CBC_CIPHER()

2009-02-19T01:53:25+00:00

Given any block cipher, a corresponding CBC mode of behaviour for the cipher can be created using the CBC_CIPHER() macro.

[crypto] Add our own general-purpose cipher-block chaining routines

2009-02-19T01:23:50+00:00

[crypto] Change cipher_{en,de}crypt() to void functions

2009-02-19T00:06:41+00:00

It is a programming error, not a runtime error, if we attempt to use block ciphers with an incorrect blocksize, so use an assert() rather than an error status return.

[crypto] Split crypto_algorithm into {digest,cipher,pubkey}_algorithm

2009-02-18T22:17:41+00:00

The various types of cryptographic algorithm are fundamentally different, and it was probably a mistake to try to handle them via a single common type. pubkey_algorithm is a placeholder type for now.

[crypto] Rename aes_algorithm to aes_cbc_algorithm

2009-02-18T21:28:46+00:00

[pxeprefix] Add .kkpxe image type and ability to return via PXE stack

2009-02-18T18:12:32+00:00

Certain combinations of PXE stack and BIOS result in a broken INT 18 call, which will leave the system displaying a "PRESS ANY KEY TO REBOOT" message instead of proceeding to the next boot device. On these systems, returning via the PXE stack is the only way to continue to the next boot device. Returning via the PXE stack works only if we haven't already blown away the PXE base code in pxeprefix.S. In most circumstances, we do want to blow away the PXE base code. Base memory is a limited resource, and it is desirable to reclaim as much as possible. When we perform an iSCSI boot, we need to place the iBFT above the 512kB mark, because otherwise it may not be detected by the loaded OS; this may not be possible if the PXE base code is still occupying that memory. Introduce a new prefix type .kkpxe which will preserve both the PXE base code and the UNDI driver (as compared to .kpxe, which preserves the UNDI driver but uninstalls the PXE base code). This prefix type can be used on systems that are known to experience the specific problem of INT 18 being broken, or in builds (such as gpxelinux.0) for which it is particularly important to know that returning to the BIOS will work. Written by H. Peter Anvin and Stefan Hajnoczi , minor structural alterations by Michael Brown .

[login] Add "login" command and UI

2009-02-17T12:02:16+00:00

[editbox] Allow for password widgets that do not display their contents

2009-02-17T11:55:55+00:00