+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #463597 +++ =Comment: #0================================================= Emily J. Ratliff <emilyr.com> - 2008-09-16 18:04 EDT 1. Feature Overview: Feature Id: [201166] a. Name of Feature: Support IPv6 boot/install through yaboot b. Feature Description Add the IPv6 capability to yaboot. 2. Feature Details: Sponsor: PPC Architectures: ppc64 Arch Specificity: Purely Arch Specific Code Affects Installer: Yes Delivery Mechanism: Direct from community Category: Device Drivers and IO Request Type: Other d. Upstream Acceptance: In Progress Sponsor Priority 1 f. Severity: High IBM Confidential: no Code Contribution: IBM code g. Component Version Target: Code submitted to yaboot community this week. 3. Business Case The IPv6 boot/install capability is required on all platforms by mid-2008 for government business. Benefits This is to enable the IPv6 full support with Linux on Power systems. This capability is required by all system sold to government by mid-2008. 4. Primary contact at Red Hat: John Jarvis jjarvis 5. Primary contacts at Partner: Project Management Contact: Stephanie Glass, sglass.com, 512-838-9284 Technical contact(s): Daisy Chang, daisyc.com Chandra Seetharaman, chandra.seetharaman.com IBM Manager: Wendel Voigt, wvoigt.com --- Additional comment from notting on 2008-10-02 16:16:49 EDT --- Placing in NEEDINFO pending upstream code acceptance and release. --- Additional comment from bugproxy.com on 2008-10-08 15:20:45 EDT --- Patches posted to yaboot-dev mailing list on Sep-15: http://www.nabble.com/-PATCH-0-4--yaboot-tftp-boot-extensions-and-ipv6-support-to19503401.html --- Additional comment from bugproxy.com on 2008-10-17 08:15:38 EDT --- Hello RedHat, Just wondering about the deadline. i.e By when this feature has to be available in mainline yaboot to be accepted for RHEL 6 ? Thanks
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