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Re: [PATCH] console: use first console if stdout-path device doesn't appear

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On Okt 18 2016, Paul Burton <paul.burton@imgtec.com> wrote:

> If a device tree specified a preferred device for kernel console output
> via the stdout-path or linux,stdout-path chosen node properties there's
> no guarantee that it will have specified a device for which we have a
> driver. It may also be the case that we do have a driver but it doesn't
> call of_console_check() to register as a preferred console (eg. offb
> driver as used on powermac systems). In these cases try to ensure that
> we provide some console output by enabling the first console in the
> console_drivers list.
>
> As I don't have access to an affected system this has only been build
> tested - testing would be most appreciated.

Unfortunately that doesn't work.  The initial console still cannot be
opened.

Andreas.

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Re: [PATCH v2] console: Don't prefer first registered if DT specifies stdout-path Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> - 2016-10-16 20:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v2] console: Don't prefer first registered if DT specifies stdout-path Paul Burton <paul.burton@imgtec.com> - 2016-10-17 12:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2] console: Don't prefer first registered if DT specifies stdout-path Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> - 2016-10-17 19:50 +0200
      [PATCH] console: use first console if stdout-path device doesn't appear Paul Burton <paul.burton@imgtec.com> - 2016-10-18 11:20 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] console: use first console if stdout-path device doesn't appear Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> - 2016-10-18 21:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v2] console: Don't prefer first registered if DT specifies stdout-path Paul Burton <paul.burton@imgtec.com> - 2016-10-18 11:30 +0200

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