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diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index 2adbed4e10f..cab42cbd920 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -62,8 +62,22 @@ config SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
kernel will automatically use the first serial line, /dev/ttyS0, as
system console.
+ you can set that using a kernel command line option such as
+ "console=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
+ "console=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
+ and it will switch to normal serial console when correponding port is
+ ready.
+ "earlycon=uart8250,io,0x3f8,9600n8"
+ "earlycon=uart8250,mmio,0xff5e0000,115200n8".
+ it will not only setup early console.
+
If unsure, say N.
+config FIX_EARLYCON_MEM
+ bool
+ depends on X86
+ default y
+
config SERIAL_8250_GSC
tristate
depends on SERIAL_8250 && GSC