From 5337ac972f8b1f08cf286fa834a439574df3812a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 11:41:18 -0700 Subject: ref-manual: Updated the SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK variable description. Provided a better, more accurate description of this variable. (From yocto-docs rev: 020f927bc01d662601fb44b19e4c6bc70e5e5ee7) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 19 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation/ref-manual') diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index a7d257b176..d7902ca5a2 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -11657,15 +11657,24 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK - SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK[doc] = "Similar to SERIAL_CONSOLES except the device is checked for existence before attempting to enable it. Supported only by SysVinit." + SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK[doc] = "Specifies serial consoles, which must be listed in SERIAL_CONSOLES, to check against /proc/console before enabling them using getty. Supported only by SysVinit." - Similar to - SERIAL_CONSOLES - except the device is checked for existence before attempting - to enable it. + Specifies serial consoles, which must be listed in + SERIAL_CONSOLES, + to check against /proc/console + before enabling them using getty. + This variable allows aliasing in the format: + <device>:<alias>. + If a device was listed as "sclp_line0" + in /dev/ and "ttyS0" was listed + in /proc/console, you would do the + following: + + SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK = "slcp_line0:ttyS0" + This variable is currently only supported with SysVinit (i.e. not with systemd). -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf