[eros-cvs] cvs commit: eros/src/base/tests/func/serial_test serial_test.c test.imgmap.i486

[Ben Laurie]

shap@eros.cs.jhu.edu wrote:
> 
> shap        01/01/20 17:11:55
> 
>   Modified:    src/base/domain/drivers/serial serial.c serial.map
>                src/base/tests/func/serial_test serial_test.c
>                         test.imgmap.i486
>   Log:
>   This is really funny. It proved that this program was executing
>   correctly all along. The errors were in the space bank and in the
>   serial.map file. Because of a typo, serial.map was not giving the
>   console capability to one of the pair. The pair was therefore happily
>   printing away to the null capability and then exiting
>   (properly).

Why isn't it an error to call the null capability?

Cheers,

Ben.

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