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From: "Sinha, Prokash" <psinha@panasas.com>
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Subject: PXE boot 
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Hi All,

I'm trying to understand the invocation of the routines pxe_init(); pxe_ope=
n()   etc.  in pxe.c

By the structure, it looks like a driver with devsw_pxedisk =3D { entry poi=
nts =85}

Once this pxeldr is brought down from the net boot server, how does it get =
invoked ( or rather who calls these routines ) ??? The loader ( strapped wi=
th it don't seem to call).

I assume that the the boot code in the NVRAM ( or wherever ) of the NIC tha=
t supports calls these pxe_* () functions ???

Thanks
-prokash