linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] serial: stm32: add default console

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Message-ID: <625c8e7a-f6b0-3997-527d-408cfe9b5730@st.com>
Date:   Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:31:25 +0100
From:   Ludovic BARRE <ludovic.barre@...com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>,
        <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] serial: stm32: add default console

hi Greg

Yes, the machine could be boot without console. but our
boards has a console by default. it is just to simplified the
configuration.
you can abandoned this patch, if you prefer.

BR
Ludo

On 12/15/2017 08:25 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 01, 2017 at 05:36:50PM +0100, Ludovic Barre wrote:
>> From: Ludovic Barre <ludovic.barre@...com>
>>
>> This patch adds by default the console support
>> on stm32.
> 
> Why?  'default y' should only mean "machine will not boot without this".
> And I think your machine will boot without the console, right?  :)
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
>