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Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [TECH TOPIC] printk redesign
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> I'd really hate to have to use pictures of screen...  I really hope that
> printk to serial console keeps working - I don't care about timestamps
> granularity, etc., but losing this would hurt.  Is it really that
> uncommon use case?

It is how the embedded world operates, RS232, or now more often, RS232
with a built in USB-RS232 converter, so you use USB on the host.

     Andrew