Re: [PATCH] x86: Setup early console as early as possible

[Pekka Enberg]

Hi Yinghai,

Yinghai Lu wrote:
> Analyze "console=uart8250,io,0x3f8,115200n8" in i386_start_kernel/x86_64_start_kernel,
> and call setup_early_serial8250_console() to init early serial console.
>
> only can handle io port kind of 8250. because mmio need ioremap.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@xxxxxxxxxx>

What's the purpose of this patch? Does it make my early boot I/O patch 
obsolete?

			Pekka
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