In the bootloader u-boot , used mainly on built-in devices, injected tcp-glass and the possibility of remote loading with the delivery of loading images is implemented using the http protocol. Previously, only protocols based on UDP, such as TFTP and NFS, could be used for remote loading over the network. It is assumed that HTTP download support will greatly simplify the development of built-in systems, since HTTP servers are more common and familiar with developers.
To download the image by HTTP to the U-boot, a new WGET command has been added. To activate the TCP-steak and WGET commands, the config_prot_tcp, config_prot_tcp_sack and config_cmd_wget are offered in the configuration file. From plans for the future, the implementation of HTTPS support and integration with UEFI HTTP Boot.
