Modify data-xfer semantics: it is no longer necessary to call one of
request(), seek() or deliver_xxx() in order to start the data flow.
Autonomous generators must be genuinely autonomous (having their own
process), or otherwise arrange to be called. TCP does this by
starting the retry timer immediately.
Add some debugging statements.
Make TCP give up immediately when it receives -ENETUNREACH from
tcpip_tx(). This avoids the irritating wait when you accidentally type
"kernel pxelinux.0" before bringing up the network interface.
Add ENETUNREACH to strerror()'s list.
"when SYN is ACKed and we have already received SYN", or
"when SYN is received and we have already had SYN ACKed"
rather than just
"when SYN is ACKed"
This avoids spuriously calling the connected() method when we receive
a RST,ACK in response to a SYN.
Truncate TX length to TCP window at time of transmission rather than at
time of adding to TX packet; this is conceptually cleaner and also allows
the application to call tcp_send() multiple times to build up a single
packet.
Redefine TCP state to include "flags that have been sent" rather than
"flags that are currently being sent". This allows at least one special
case (checking that we haven't already sent a FIN in tcp_rx_fin()) to be
collapsed.
Don't call stop_timer() from within the timer expiry callback; it's
already stopped.
Don't call start_timer() when sending a dataless ACK. This may or may
not be the right thing to do; I can't tell.
Back out broken "send ACK only if required to" logic temporarily.
Kill off the static single net device and move to proper dynamic
registration (which we need with the new device model).
Break the (flawed) assumption that all network-layer protocols can use
ARP; such network-layer protocols (i.e. IPv4) must now register as an ARP
protocol using ARP_NET_PROTOCOL() and provide a single method for checking
the existence of a local network-layer address.