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

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Date:	Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:47:34 +1100
From:	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
Cc:	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com>,
	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "of: Fix premature bootconsole disable with
 'stdout-path'"

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.

cheers


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