loader.conf - Clarify kernel early boot comport operation
authorMatthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>
Sun, 4 Aug 2013 02:39:03 +0000 (19:39 -0700)
committerMatthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>
Sun, 4 Aug 2013 02:39:03 +0000 (19:39 -0700)
commitfe29771d187da27b4d893af169007fcd7e58e3ce
treea37701e20fdb21efb03ae357acf13f24a7a010da
parentf116de0ac52266b7c842408e199b81393f66377b
loader.conf - Clarify kernel early boot comport operation

* Add clarification.  sioX.port must also be specified for early kernel
  boot messages, otherwise the serial console doesn't activate until
  init is executed.

  Defaulting this value is difficult because missing serial ports can
  cause different units to probe to different ports.  Thus this is a
  required field if a serial console is desired.
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