Remove the assumption that all platforms use a fixed number of 16550
UARTs identifiable by a simple numeric index. Create an abstraction
allowing for dynamic instantiation and registration of any number of
arbitrary UART models.
The common case of the serial console on x86 uses a single fixed UART
specified at compile time. Avoid unnecessarily dragging in the
dynamic instantiation code in this use case by allowing COMCONSOLE to
refer to a single static UART object representing the relevant port.
When selecting a UART by command-line argument (as used in the
"gdbstub serial <port>" command), allow the UART to be specified as
either a numeric index (to retain backwards compatiblity) or a
case-insensitive port name such as "COM2".
Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
Michael Brown
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