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Date:      Wed, 4 Jun 1997 10:57:03 +0100 (BST)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        Paul Traina <pst@freebsd.org>
Cc:        cvs-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, cvs-sys@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/isa sio.c sioreg.h
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970604104412.346Z-100000@herring.nlsystems.com>
In-Reply-To: <199706040452.VAA06972@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On Tue, 3 Jun 1997, Paul Traina wrote:

> pst         1997/06/03 21:52:41 PDT
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/i386/isa         sio.c sioreg.h 
>   Log:
>   If the boot blocks were using the serial port, read the system console
>   speed using the boot blocks, instead of a hardcoded value stuck in the
>   kernel.  This way, you can have systems using the same kernel but different
>   console speeds.
>   
>   Add a sysctl entry for changing the system console speed.
>   Lock the user tty speed to match the system console speed.
>   
>   Nuke CONSPEED.

What about when you are using the port for serial gdb and didn't boot from
it?  What speed will it be set to then?  I often use serial gdb way before
I can think about setting the speed with sysctl and debugging over 9600 is
pointlessly painful.

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