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* [PATCH 0 of 2] implement tty driver for netconsole
@ 2008-11-27 21:11 Hollis Blanchard
  2008-11-27 21:11 ` [PATCH 1 of 2] netconsole: don't require struct console to send data Hollis Blanchard
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From: Hollis Blanchard @ 2008-11-27 21:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: netdev; +Cc: mpm

I have a Kuro Box (a small NAS device running Linux), and it has no serial
console (nor any other console for that matter). The most convenient way to get
boot output is via the netconsole driver, which is what most Kuro owners do. (The u-boot
firmware even supports interactive netconsole allowing us to edit boot configuration.)

However, once past kernel boot, userspace currently has no way of outputting data over
netconsole. These patches enable that, which is really useful for seeing init
script output and debugging ramdisks before they've brought up sshd.

-Hollis

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2008-11-27 21:11 [PATCH 0 of 2] implement tty driver for netconsole Hollis Blanchard
2008-11-27 21:11 ` [PATCH 1 of 2] netconsole: don't require struct console to send data Hollis Blanchard
2008-11-30 17:21   ` Matt Mackall
2008-11-27 21:11 ` [PATCH 2 of 2] netconsole: add write-only tty driver Hollis Blanchard
2008-11-27 21:47   ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2008-11-28  5:25     ` Hollis Blanchard
2008-11-30 17:28   ` Matt Mackall
2008-11-27 23:09 ` [PATCH 0 of 2] implement tty driver for netconsole Matt Mackall
2008-11-30  5:39   ` David Miller

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