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> I'm assuming Hyok added this because it wasn't easy or possible to
> change the file system .. I can imagine there are debugging situations
> where that's true.

Well stop assuming. You cc'd Hyok so let him speak for himself if he
cares about it and has an example.

> I don't think the kernel is going to implode if we allow an optional
> ttyS override for debugging purposes.. I just don't see that "screwing"
> up the kernel.

That is perhaps why you are not a subsystem maintainer.

Alan