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

[Chris Johns]

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.

Chris