Re: [PATCH] early printk for x86

Andi Kleen (ak@suse.de)
15 Nov 2002 05:31:27 +0100

> > That's overkill. Most architectures have an early_printk equivalent in
> > firmware. Only i386 and x86-64 are not lucky enough to have one
> > that is usable from the CPU mode linux uses.
> >
>
> That's a pretty big assumption. I wouldn't hold that to be
> necessarily true.

But then assuming they have PC style VGA/serial is a pretty big
assumption too.

It is probably better hidden in arch/

-Andi
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