Serial

[Graham Stoney]

Wolfgang Denk writes:
> > 1. Can I expect some performance gain with removal?
...
> Linux will not run any faster when you remove the serial driver  from
> the boot loader.

Well, it will boot quite a bit quicker.  If you have no serial port, or are
building a production system with no need for kernel messages, it's possible
to reduce boot time and kernel memory usage with my CONFIG_MESSAGES patch,
at:
    http://members.xoom.com/greyhams/linux/patches/2.2/messages.patch

Regards,
Graham
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