[ipxe-devel] feature request/proposal

[Michael Brown]

On 26/04/14 23:36, Ben Hildred wrote:
> I would like to add a dummy feature to ipxe called BIOS_SERIAL_CONSOLE.
> This would not be compiled in by default, and would introduce no
> functionality to ipxe, only add another flag to the dhcp options in a
> dhcp request.
>
> <snip>
>
> I am prepared to write the code to do this, but would like
> review/endorsement from the developers and assignment of the sub-option
> code number. (I believe the next available is 42 but my checks have been
> brief.)

As others have suggested, using the existing functionality for setting a 
custom DHCP user class is probably the easiest way to achieve this. 
Extending the "console" command to support serial console configuration 
would also work, and would definitely be a useful feature to have.

Extending the "console" command to support enabling/disabling individual 
consoles would be another option, and would require less work than 
supporting arbitrary serial port configuration.

Michael