[U-Boot] [PATCH 2/2] bootm: Move silencing of linux console to deprecated config option.

[Mike Frysinger]

On Tuesday 10 January 2012 14:16:58 Doug Anderson wrote:
> --- a/README
> +++ b/README
> @@ -606,9 +606,8 @@ The following options need to be configured:
>  		environment 'console=serial'.
> 
>  		When CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE is defined, all console
> -		messages (by U-Boot and Linux!) can be silenced with
> -		the "silent" environment variable. See
> -		doc/README.silent for more information.
> +		messages can be silenced with the "silent" environment
> +		variable. See doc/README.silent for more information.

this now becomes vague for anyone who is used to the old behavior/description.  
i'd have the new wording say "U-Boot messages" rather than "messages", and 
then add a tip that people have to manually add "console=" themselves to the 
kernel's bootargs in order for messages there to be silenced.
-mike
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