From f1a1c2dc2a956c375b432d2a9a28e52ba9d81c7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Randy Dunlap Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:08:17 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] doc: more serial-console info Add info on flow control for serial consoles. Refer to netconsole option also. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 15 ++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 44a25f3f51d1..f8cb55c30b0f 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -367,12 +367,17 @@ running once the system is up. tty Use the virtual console device . ttyS[,options] + ttyUSB0[,options] Use the specified serial port. The options are of - the form "bbbbpn", where "bbbb" is the baud rate, - "p" is parity ("n", "o", or "e"), and "n" is bits. - Default is "9600n8". - - See also Documentation/serial-console.txt. + the form "bbbbpnf", where "bbbb" is the baud rate, + "p" is parity ("n", "o", or "e"), "n" is number of + bits, and "f" is flow control ("r" for RTS or + omit it). Default is "9600n8". + + See Documentation/serial-console.txt for more + information. See + Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt for an + alternative. uart,io,[,options] uart,mmio,[,options] -- cgit v1.2.1