Re: Specifying the console device using an alias

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+Stephen

On 14 August 2014 22:02, Simon Glass <sjg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> (correct list)
>
> On 14 August 2014 21:42, Simon Glass <sjg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> In U-Boot we currently specify the console device (typically serial)
>> using something like:
>>
>> aliases {
>>    console = "/serial@1234";
>> }
>>
>> But the question has come up as to whether this should be done another
>> way. I see the "linux.stdout" property in the /chosen node.
>>
>> I am concerned that making use of the /chosen node in U-Boot might
>> confuse a lot of people, since this node is normally used to provide
>> selections for the OS to use when booting. If we did use /chosen, then
>> linux,stdout seems plain wrong but perhaps u-boot,stdout could be used
>> instead.
>>
>> Does anyone have an opinion about this? It would be good to work this
>> out soon before it proliferates into more code.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Simon
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