Patch from Quality Quorum <qqi@world.std.com>. Comments:

c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/pc386/console/console.c
        __assert() modified so it prints on selected console instead of
        PC console

    c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/pc386/console/inch.c
        inch_sleep() modified, so it does not depend upon tmacros.h

    c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/pc386/pc386dev/GDB.HOWTO
        description updated

    c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/pc386/startup/exit.c
        last output before call to exit() will be printed properly on
        serial console

    c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/pc386/startup/irq.c
        re-submitted bug fix for problem in irqs over 7.

c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/pc386/console/console.c

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 |  $Id$
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static int conSetAttr(int minor, const struct termios *);
 extern rtems_isr _IBMPC_keyboard_isr(rtems_vector_number);
        /* keyboard (IRQ 0x01) Interrupt Service Routine (defined in 'inch.c') */
 
+extern rtems_boolean _IBMPC_scankey(char *);  /* defined in 'inch.c' */
 
 void console_reserve_resources(rtems_configuration_table *conf)
 {
@@ -69,15 +70,81 @@ void console_reserve_resources(rtems_configuration_table *conf)
 
 void __assert(const char *file, int line, const char *msg)
 {
-  printk("assert failed: %s: ", file);
+  static   char buf[20];
-  printk("%d: ", line);
+  static   char exit_msg[] = "EXECUTIVE SHUTDOWN! Any key to reboot...";
-  printk("%s\n", msg);
+  static   char assert_msg[] = "assert failed: ";
+  unsigned char  ch;
+  const    unsigned char *cp;
+	
+ 
+  /*
+   * Note we cannot call exit or printf from here, 
+   * assert can fail inside ISR too
+   */
+  if(PC386ConsolePort == PC386_CONSOLE_PORT_CONSOLE)
+    {
+      printk("\nassert failed: %s: ", file);
+      printk("%d: ", line);
+      printk("%s\n\n", msg);
+      printk(exit_msg);
+      while(!_IBMPC_scankey(&ch));
+      printk("\n\n");
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      PC386_uart_intr_ctrl(PC386ConsolePort, PC386_UART_INTR_CTRL_DISABLE);
+      
+      PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, '\r');
+      PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, '\n');
+      
+      for(cp=assert_msg; *cp!=0; cp++)
+	{
+	  PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, *cp);
+	}
 
-  exit(1);
+      for(cp=file; *cp!=0; cp++)
+	{
+	  PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, *cp);
+	}
+      
+      PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, ':');
+      PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, ' ');
 
-  return;
+      sprintf(buf, "%d: ", line);
+
+      for(cp=buf; *cp!=0; cp++)
+	{
+	  PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, *cp);
+	}
+
+      for(cp=msg; *cp!=0; cp++)
+	{
+	  PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, *cp);
+	}
+
+      PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, '\r');
+      PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, '\n');
+      PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, '\r');
+      PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, '\n');
+	  
+      for(cp=exit_msg; *cp != 0; cp++)
+	{
+	  PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, *cp);
+	}
+
+      PC386_uart_polled_read(PC386ConsolePort);
+
+      PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, '\r');
+      PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, '\n');
+      PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, '\r');
+      PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, '\n');
+
+    }
+
+  rtemsReboot();
 }
 
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | Console device driver INITIALIZE entry point.
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/pc386/console/inch.c

@@ -292,11 +292,10 @@ _IBMPC_inch(void)
 char
 _IBMPC_inch_sleep(void)
 {
-    char c;
+    char           c;
-    extern rtems_interval _TOD_Ticks_per_second; /* XXX should not do this */ 
+    rtems_interval ticks_per_second;
-    rtems_interval ticks_to_delay;
 
-    ticks_to_delay = (_TOD_Ticks_per_second + 24) / 25; 
+    ticks_per_second = 0;
 
     for(;;)
       {
@@ -304,7 +303,13 @@ _IBMPC_inch_sleep(void)
 	  {
 	    return c;
 	  }
-	rtems_task_wake_after(ticks_to_delay);
+ 
+        if(ticks_per_second == 0)
+          {
+            rtems_clock_get(RTEMS_CLOCK_GET_TICKS_PER_SECOND, 
+                            &ticks_per_second);
+          }
+	rtems_task_wake_after((ticks_per_second+24)/25);
       }
 	
     return c;

c/src/lib/libbsp/i386/pc386/startup/exit.c

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <bsp.h>
+#include <rtems/libio.h>
 #include <pc386uart.h>
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@ void _exit(int status)
     }
   else
     {
+      /* Close console */
+      __rtems_close(2);
+      __rtems_close(1);
+      __rtems_close(0);
+
       PC386_uart_intr_ctrl(PC386ConsolePort, PC386_UART_INTR_CTRL_DISABLE);
       
       PC386_uart_polled_write(PC386ConsolePort, '\r');