Re: port-amd64/53738: the bootloader does not accept console inputs in PCEngines APU2

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/53738; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: clare%csel.org@localhost
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, port-amd64-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost,
	gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: port-amd64/53738: the bootloader does not accept console inputs
 in PCEngines APU2
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 18:32:17 +0100

 On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 02:26:44AM +0900, clare%csel.org@localhost wrote:
 > the APU2 have no video hardware.
 > 
 > using console=pc is acceptable, but detecting serial console is the
 > kernel's responsibility?
 
 Yeah, but this one is tricky as the BIOS is lying to the bootloader,
 and the bootloader passes the info on to the kernel.
 
 We could add a special boot option to tell the kernel about the real
 console com speed.
 
 Martin