linux-kernel - Re: [Patch] Wait for console to become available, ver 3

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Date:	Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:12:53 -0700
From:	David VomLehn <dvomlehn@...co.com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Patch] Wait for console to become available, ver 3

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 03:15:28PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> David VomLehn wrote:
>>>  
>> +	consoledelay=mS	[KNL] Wait up to mS milliseconds for the a preferred
>> +			console to be registered, then continue. Useful for
>> +			systems where a console may not be plugged in, such as
>> +			for USB serial devices.
>> +
>
> Pet peeve:
>
> The symbol for millisecond is "ms".  mS is a unit of conductance,  
> millisiemens.

Thanks for the info; this stuff does matter.
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