Merge branch 'x86-debug-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull x86 debug update from Ingo Molnar:
 "Two small changes: a documentation update and a constification"

* 'x86-debug-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  x86, early-printk: Update earlyprintk documentation (and kill x86 copy)
  x86: Constify a few items
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Linus Torvalds
2013-04-30 08:35:20 -07:00
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@@ -91,20 +91,6 @@ APICs
apicmaintimer. Useful when your PIT timer is totally
broken.
Early Console
syntax: earlyprintk=vga
earlyprintk=serial[,ttySn[,baudrate]]
The early console is useful when the kernel crashes before the
normal console is initialized. It is not enabled by
default because it has some cosmetic problems.
Append ,keep to not disable it when the real console takes over.
Only vga or serial at a time, not both.
Currently only ttyS0 and ttyS1 are supported.
Interaction with the standard serial driver is not very good.
The VGA output is eventually overwritten by the real console.
Timing
notsc