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.TH "EARLY_CONSOLE_SETUP" "9" "09 October 2005" "" ""

.SH NAME
early_console_setup \- setup debugging console
.SH SYNOPSIS
"SYNOPSIS"
.sp
\fB
.sp
int __init early_console_setup  (char * \fIcmdline\fB);
\fR
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.TP
\fB\fIcmdline\fB\fR
-- undescribed --
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
.PP
Consoles started here require little enough setup that we can start using
them very early in the boot process, either right after the machine
vector initialization, or even before if the drivers can detect their hw.
.PP
Returns non-zero if a console couldn't be setup.