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From: aleksey.makarov@linaro.org (Aleksey Makarov)
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:51:59 +0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] printk: make preferred_console local static bool
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On 25.01.2016 18:45, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2016-01-25 at 17:45 +0600, Aleksey Makarov wrote:
>> The variable preferred_console is used only inside register_console()
>> and it's semantics is boolean.  Make it clear.
>
> This loses the index of the preferred console.
> I'm not sure this is better.

That index is not used anywhere.  I believe the patch makes things clear.

Also, it indexes the array console_cmdline.  With introduction of the 
ACPI-selected console it does not have any sense and I would have to 
change it anyway.

Thank you
Aleksey Makarov