[U-Boot] [PATCH v2] NS16550: buffer reads

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Graeme Russ,

In message <CALButCJH8BVzfVh14D83WR2JOV89O9jvJO9VzzB7r_ZgKzZqeg at mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
>
> > Problems happen only with multi-line input, so it is perfectly fine
> > to handle just that - at the root cause, i. e. when input turns into
> > multi-line input.
> 
> Can the U-Boot command line handle multiple commands per line (delimited by
> ; for example)

Yes, it can.

> If so, could it not be possible that a Kermit/ymodem command followed by a
> time consuming command on the same line cause lost input?

I don't think so.  All serial transfers use a protocol - and when the
transfer is complete, it does not matter any more, because no more
data are flowing.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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