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Message-Id: <529873894@web.de>
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:40:51 +0100
From: devzero@....de
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: odd habits with binary blobs.....
hello,
i gave r1soft`s new/free "hot copy" a try today and .... failed:
vserver2:/tmp/usr/sbin # ./hcp-setup
Gathering kernel information
Gathering kernel information complete.
Error: A network error occurred connecting to 'kmod32.r1soft.com'
what a pain....trying to setup a linux kernel module, the installer wants to phone home - and fails.
but it`s even worse - http://wiki.r1soft.com/display/LTR1D/hcp-setup tells:
BUILDING HOT COPY DRIVER FROM SOURCE
hcp-setup will tar up your kernel source tree or headers and upload them to an R1Soft build server over HTTPS using XML-RPC. Once your system's kernel headers or source have been uploaded the R1Soft build server will compile a Hot Copy device driver as a kernel module and hcp-setup will automatically download it to your system.
In order for hcp-setup to work your Linux server must have HTTPS Internet access to kmod32.r1soft.com (32-bit systems) and kmod64.r1soft.com (64-bit systems)
how weird is THAT?
did anybody ever come across such "build binary blobs remotely" system ?
ok, disqualified. won`t touch it again, as i also don`t know what REALLY is transferred to the vendor - but i wonder what kernel devs think about such build system and what in-kernel alternative exists for this. (i think it doesn`t exist - but maybe somebody working on that ?)
if someone want`s to take a look or give a comment:
http://wiki.r1soft.com/display/LTR1D/hcp
http://www.r1soft.com/products/linux-hot-copy/
regards
roland
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