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

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Message-ID: <49E8FF80.1020901@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:15:28 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	David VomLehn <dvomlehn@...co.com>
CC:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Embedded Mailing List <linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux USB Mailing List <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [Patch] Wait for console to become available, ver 3

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.

	-hpa
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