[PATCH 1/3] i386/pc386: Add support for the gdb stub to use available console drivers.

[Joel Sherrill]

On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 6:42 PM, Chris Johns <chrisj at rtems.org> wrote:

> On 21/04/2016 9:01 AM, Joel Sherrill wrote:
> >      Console/Printk Device Selection
> >      ===============================
> >     @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ in the following order of priority:
> >      + VGA and keyboard
> >      + COM1 through COM4aaa
> >
> > What is the aaa?
> >
>
> No idea, must have been cat on the keyboard.
>
> >     +
> >     +    if (comma) {
> >     +      option = comma + 1;
> >     +      baudrate = strtoul(option, 0, 10);
> >     +      switch (baudrate) {
> >     +        case 115200:
> >     +        case 57600:
> >     +        case 38400:
> >     +        case 19200:
> >     +        case 9600:
> >     +        case 4800:
> >     +          port->pDeviceParams = (void*) baudrate;
> >     +          BSPBaseBaud = baudrate; /* REMOVE ME */
> >     +          break;
> >     +        default:
> >     +          printk("invalid option (--gdb): bad baudrate\n");
> >     +          return;
> >     +      }
> >     +    }
> >
> >
> > Is there anyway the code parsing this option can be shared with that
> > for the com ports?
>
> Yes that could be done but I do not think so for this patch set. This is
> in code in shared/comm and the BSP code needs to be reorganised.
>
> Given the conversation with Sebastian about consoles this BSP needs some
> rework. Maybe this can happen then.
>
> I am ok with letting it go. Opportunities for shared code have to be noted
or
they never happen.

Fix the cat scratches and commit. :)


> Chris
>
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