linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Enable console on PCI serial devices

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Message-ID: <20081016182556.GE14490@xolotl.n0ano.com>
Date:	Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:25:56 -0600
From:	n0ano@...no.com
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
Cc:	n0ano@...no.com, Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>,
	donald.d.dugger@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Enable console on PCI serial devices

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 11:19:28AM -0700, Yinghai Lu wrote:
>... 
>                 if ((p->early && strcmp(param, p->str) == 0) ||
>                     (strcmp(param, "console") == 0 &&          
>                      strcmp(p->str, "earlycon") == 0)
>...
> we need that holder in console sections to compare with console and earlycon.
> 

I have no problem with keeping the code associated with early
prints, as you say we need that holder.  I'm saying the `console'
parameter serves this purpose, we only need to remove the `earlycon'
portion of that if statement.

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