Aucbvax.5017
net.2bsd-bugs
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!william
Sat Nov 7 23:12:39 1981
Re: NETLDISC
That is not too far from the truth.
The problems we encountered with NETLDISC could be split in two
catagories:
1) Buffer syncronization/lockout
2) dz11 character lossage
The first was due to programming errors that we didn't have time to fix.
The total amount of time allotted to NETDISC was about 20 hours. We never
got around to even reducing our errors, since berknet was a important
resource not to be messed with.
The second was the failure to implement the silo code on the dz11. This
was down on a seperate machine, but never merged. The problems with NETLDISC
probably are more due to sheer negligence that to serious technical problems.
It turns out that one of the prime developement machines here didn't even
have access to the berknet, so there was no interest in cleaning it up.
As far as the ioctl's go, I doubt this was the trouble, because NETDISC
is completely paranoid about such. I suspect that the problems with it could
be solved in a day's worth of a programmers time....
Bill Jolitz.
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