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Re: [Linux-kernel] [PATCH] tty: serial: 8250: add CON_CONSDEV to flags

From Ben Dooks <ben.dooks@codethink.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [Linux-kernel] [PATCH] tty: serial: 8250: add CON_CONSDEV to flags
Date 2016-10-18 18:30 +0200
Message-ID <stFr3-4cE-7@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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On 18/10/16 17:15, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> On 06/21/2016, 05:19 PM, Matthew Leach wrote:
>> When using the 8250 as a boot console and the main console results in
>> messages being printed twice.  The console framework will only
>> unregister boot consoles if a new console is registered with the
>> CON_CONSDEV flag set.
>>
>> Set this flag for the univ8250 console to prevent double-registration.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Matthew Leach <matthew.leach@codethink.co.uk>
>> ---
>>  drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
>> index 2f4f5ee..7a7453d 100644
>> --- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
>> +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
>> @@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ static struct console univ8250_console = {
>>  	.device		= uart_console_device,
>>  	.setup		= univ8250_console_setup,
>>  	.match		= univ8250_console_match,
>> -	.flags		= CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_ANYTIME,
>> +	.flags		= CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_ANYTIME | CON_CONSDEV,
>
> This patch breaks console= parameter handling. Passing:
>   console=ttyS0 console=tty0
> no longer means /dev/console is tty0 and it should be as is documented.
>
> I have not investigated further yet.

Ok, thanks.
I'll need to find Matthew Leach's new address as he's moved jobs.

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Re: [PATCH] tty: serial: 8250: add CON_CONSDEV to flags Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz> - 2016-10-18 18:20 +0200
  Re: [Linux-kernel] [PATCH] tty: serial: 8250: add CON_CONSDEV to  flags Ben Dooks <ben.dooks@codethink.co.uk> - 2016-10-18 18:30 +0200
    Re: [Linux-kernel] [PATCH] tty: serial: 8250: add CON_CONSDEV to  flags Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz> - 2016-10-18 19:00 +0200

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