doc, kernel-parameters: Document 'console=hvc<n>'

Both the PowerPC hypervisor and Xen hypervisor can utilize the
hvc driver.

Cc: Greg KH <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <[email protected]>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
Cc: <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <[email protected]>
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UART at the specified I/O port or MMIO address,
switching to the matching ttyS device later. The
options are the same as for ttyS, above.
hvc<n> Use the hypervisor console device <n>. This is for
both Xen and PowerPC hypervisors.
If the device connected to the port is not a TTY but a braille
device, prepend "brl," before the device type, for instance