Re: [PATCH] sparc: remove unused SERIAL_CONSOLE config option

On 2026-05-05 02:09, Ethan Nelson-Moore wrote:
> There are no references to this option in SPARC or
> architecture-independent code. Remove it to simplify the configuration
> process.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ethan Nelson-Moore <[email protected]>
> ---
>  arch/sparc/Kconfig | 24 ------------------------
>  1 file changed, 24 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
> index a6b787efc2c4..fb53b21a8696 100644
> --- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
> @@ -327,30 +327,6 @@ config SPARC_LED
>  	  by reading /proc/led and its blinking mode can be changed
>  	  via writes to /proc/led
>  
> -config SERIAL_CONSOLE
> -	bool
> -	depends on SPARC32
> -	default y
> -	help
> -	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to use a serial port as the
> -	  system console (the system console is the device which receives all
> -	  kernel messages and warnings and which allows logins in single user
> -	  mode). This could be useful if some terminal or printer is connected
> -	  to that serial port.
> -
> -	  Even if you say Y here, the currently visible virtual console
> -	  (/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
> -	  you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
> -	  "console=ttyS1". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
> -	  your boot loader (silo) about how to pass options to the kernel at
> -	  boot time.)
> -
> -	  If you don't have a graphics card installed and you say Y here, the
> -	  kernel will automatically use the first serial line, /dev/ttyS0, as
> -	  system console.
> -
> -	  If unsure, say N.
> -
>  config SPARC_LEON
>  	bool "Sparc Leon processor family"
>  	depends on SPARC32

Reviewed-by: Andreas Larsson <[email protected]>

Picking this up to my for-next.

Thanks,
Andreas