linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: amd-seattle: Adding device tree for AMD Seattle platform

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Date:	Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:34:32 -0500
From:	Suravee Suthikulanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@....com>
To:	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
CC:	Will Deacon <Will.Deacon@....com>,
	Catalin Marinas <Catalin.Marinas@....com>,
	Marc Zyngier <Marc.Zyngier@....com>,
	Liviu Dudau <Liviu.Dudau@....com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	"Thomas Lendacky" <Thomas.Lendacky@....com>,
	Joel Schopp <Joel.Schopp@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: amd-seattle: Adding device tree for AMD Seattle
 platform

On 10/27/2014 8:50 AM, Mark Rutland wrote:
> Hi Suravee,
>
> [...]
>
>> +	chosen {
>> +		linux,stdout-path = "console=ttyAMA0,115200 earlycon=pl011,0xe1010000";
>
> The stdout-path property should just be a path to the UART node. It's
> not a direct replacement for /chosen/bootargs.
>
> This should be (assuming you fix up the label above):
>
> 	stdout-path = &serial0;
>
> That will give us earlycon if "earlycon" (with no arguments) is provided
> on the command line, and should set up that UART as the console. There's
> no need for the "linux," prefix now either.
>
> Unfortuantely, I believe that the UART rate will get changed when the
> real PL011 driver registers, unless the rate is explicitly provided on
> the command line. It might be worth looking into retaining the
> configured rate somehow indepentent of bootargs (unless overriden).

Thanks for the explanation. I think I should be able to get rid of the 
"console=ttyAMA0,115200 earlycon=pl011,0xe1010000" altogether. I'll send 
out V2 soon.

Thanks,

Suravee

> Thanks,
> Mark.
>


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