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'comconsole_pcidev'. The former allows to set the base address of the serial console i/o port. The later takes the string of the format 'bus:device:function:[bar]' as a value and uses the serial port attached as PCI device at the specified location for console. Both variants pass 'hw.uart.console' variable to the uart driver to properly hand-over the kernel console. Change allows to use ISA serial ports other than COM1 for the loader/kernel console without loader recompilation. Also, you can use PCI-attached port as the console, e.g. Intel AMT serial pseudo-port on some motherboards based on Q67 chipset. Reviewed by: jhb MFC after: 2 weeks