linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86: Add config option to setup early serial console

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Message-ID: <4851A639.6040405@zytor.com>
Date:	Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:42:01 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Mike Travis <travis@....com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86: Add config option to setup early serial console

Mike Travis wrote:
>  * Add config option EARLY_SERIAL_CONSOLE to enable early
>    printk's to be directed to the serial console.
> 
> Based on linux-next
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Travis <travis@....com>

Is there any reason this can't be done dynamically, via a command-line 
option instead?

We can get to the command line extremely early if need be.

	-hpa
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