linux-kernel - Re: Initial Console

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0810131800510.30181@anakin>
Date:	Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:02:06 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Prabhu Chawandi <prabhu.chavandi@...il.com>
cc:	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Initial Console

On Mon, 13 Oct 2008, Prabhu Chawandi wrote:
>    Initial console /dev/console in  the kernel is directed to /dev/ttyS0,

Depends...

> Any bosy is having info, where exavtly in which file has been done so..

drivers/char/tty_io.c, look for `TTYAUX_MAJOR, 1'.

> if not what exactly is happening to initialize console to ttyS0.

... depends on the list of available console devices, and the `console=' kernel
command line parameter.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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