POST: drivers/memory.c coding style cleanup

[platform/kernel/u-boot.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
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+++ b/README
@@ -619,6 +619,20 @@ The following options need to be configured:
                must be defined, to setup the maximum idle timeout for
                the SMC.
 
+- Pre-Console Buffer:
+                Prior to the console being initialised (i.e. serial UART
+                initialised etc) all console output is silently discarded.
+                Defining CONFIG_PRE_CONSOLE_BUFFER will cause U-Boot to
+                buffer any console messages prior to the console being
+                initialised to a buffer of size CONFIG_PRE_CON_BUF_SZ
+                bytes located at CONFIG_PRE_CON_BUF_ADDR. The buffer is
+                a circular buffer, so if more than CONFIG_PRE_CON_BUF_SZ
+                bytes are output before the console is  initialised, the
+                earlier bytes are discarded.
+
+                'Sane' compilers will generate smaller code if
+                CONFIG_PRE_CON_BUF_SZ is a power of 2
+
 - Boot Delay:  CONFIG_BOOTDELAY - in seconds
                Delay before automatically booting the default image;
                set to -1 to disable autoboot.