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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86, setup: Check early serial console per string instead of one char
On 10/11/2010 10:50 AM, Yinghai Lu wrote:
>
> Move out serial_putchar() calling out of putchar
> Let puts() to call serial_putchar() directly.
>
> So only need to check early_serial_base per string.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org>
>

This seems to add a bunch of code for zero benefit. Testing a global
variable is zero cost compared to either a BIOS call or poking a serial
port.

-hpa


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