linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Wait for console to become available, ver 3.1

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Date:	Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:19:24 +0200
From:	Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>
To:	David VomLehn <dvomlehn@...co.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Wait for console to become available, ver 3.1

David VomLehn <dvomlehn@...co.com> wrote:

> +     consoledelay=ms [KNL] Wait up to ms milliseconds for the preferred
> +                     console to be registered, then continue. Useful for
> +                     systems where a console may not be plugged in, such as
> +                     for USB serial devices.

> +     consolewait     [KNL] Wait (indefinitely) for preferred console device
> +                     to be registered. Useful, for example, for USB serial
> +                     devices, but will never complete booting if no console
> +                     is plugged in.

I'd use (consoledelay == -1) -> wait forever.

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