]> git.ipfire.org Git - thirdparty/ipxe.git/commit
[efi] Enable NET_PROTO_IPV6 by default
authorTore Anderson <tore@fud.no>
Sun, 18 Nov 2018 19:13:46 +0000 (20:13 +0100)
committerMichael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:51:29 +0000 (14:51 +0100)
commit0c25daad38b2b345fbe6c4838ea2d9c82cc08228
tree265ba1e74e107fbf106598959cc560bdd3535814
parent388d657080d5088ab7832fcb0ec71a9a50c3a59f
[efi] Enable NET_PROTO_IPV6 by default

IPv6 PXE was included in the UEFI specification over eight years ago,
specifically in version 2.3 (Errata D).

http://www.uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/UEFI_Spec_2_3_D.pdf

When iPXE is being chainloaded from a UEFI firmware performing a PXE
boot in an IPv6 network, it is essential that iPXE supports IPv6 as
well.

I understand that the reason for NET_PROTO_IPV6 being disabled by
default (in src/config/general.h) is that it would cause certain
space-constrained build targets to become too large.  However, this
should not be an issue for EFI builds.

It is also worth noting that RFC 6540 makes a clear recommendation
that IPv6 support should not be considered optional.

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6540

Modified-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
Signed-off-by: Tore Anderson <tore@fud.no>
Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
src/config/defaults/efi.h
src/config/general.h