[U-Boot] [PATCH 2/2] serial: Make nulldev a serial device
Marek Vasut
marex at denx.de
Sat Nov 3 02:37:05 CET 2012
Dear Joe Hershberger,
> This allows the default console to be specified as the nulldev. This is
> specifically helpful when the real serial console's init() cannot run
> early in the boot process. When the init can be run, then the console
> can be switched to the real device using the std* env vars.
>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Hershberger <joe.hershberger at ni.com>
Isn't it actually better to have null stdio device? Some systems might not even
use serial port (and so null serial will be useless on these systems)!
[...]
Best regards,
Marek Vasut
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