AP_HAL_ChibiOS: Clear UART buffers when opening a port

libraries/AP_HAL_ChibiOS/UARTDriver.cpp

@@ -148,14 +148,16 @@ void UARTDriver::begin(uint32_t b, uint16_t rxS, uint16_t txS)
       thrashing of the heap once we are up. The ttyACM0 driver may not
       connect for some time after boot
      */
-    if (rxS != _readbuf.get_size()) {
-        _initialised = false;
     while (_in_timer) {
         hal.scheduler->delay(1);
     }
-
+    if (rxS != _readbuf.get_size()) {
+        _initialised = false;
         _readbuf.set_size(rxS);
     }
+    if (hal.console != this) { // don't clear USB buffers (allows early startup messages to escape)
+        _readbuf.clear();
+    }
 
     if (b != 0) {
         _baudrate = b;
@@ -173,13 +175,16 @@ void UARTDriver::begin(uint32_t b, uint16_t rxS, uint16_t txS)
     /*
       allocate the write buffer
      */
-    if (txS != _writebuf.get_size()) {
-        _initialised = false;
     while (_in_timer) {
         hal.scheduler->delay(1);
     }
+    if (txS != _writebuf.get_size()) {
+        _initialised = false;
         _writebuf.set_size(txS);
     }
+    if (hal.console != this) { // don't clear USB buffers (allows early startup messages to escape)
+        _writebuf.clear();
+    }
 
     if (sdef.is_usb) {
 #ifdef HAVE_USB_SERIAL