linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Revert "of: Fix premature bootconsole disable with 'stdout-path'"

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Message-ID: <CAL_JsqKOCy9gxC1xhVTY31agnE=gcRUQKWwLih4Q9UTUUSKkrg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 18 Mar 2015 08:05:58 -0500
From:	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com>,
	linuxppc-dev <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "of: Fix premature bootconsole disable with 'stdout-path'"

On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 11:47 PM, Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au> wrote:
> On Tue, 2015-03-17 at 16:46 -0400, Peter Hurley wrote:
>> This reverts commit 2fa645cb2703d9b3786d850db815414dfeefa51d.
>>
>> The assumption that at least 1 preferred console will be registered
>> when the stdout-path property is set is invalid, which can result
>> in _no_ consoles.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
>
> Grant/Rob, in case you didn't see it, this has caused a panic on at least one
> powerpc box. So would be nice if it could go in for 4.0.

Yes, I'm well aware of it and it will go in this week.

Rob
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