Re: [PATCH 00/13] ARM: shmobile: dts: Add chosen/stdout-path

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On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 09:04:16AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Simon,
> 
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:07:56AM +0900, Simon Horman wrote:
> >> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 06:13:16PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >> > This patch series adds chosen/stdout-path to the various shmobile DTS files
> >> > that are used for reference or multi-platform builds.
> >> >
> >> > This serves two purposes:
> >> >   1. It makes automatic console selection work in the absence of a "console="
> >> >      parameter on the kernel command line, allowing to remove "console="
> >> >      parameters from chosen/bootargs on many platforms.
> >> >      Note that these "console=" parameters are still needed in some cases:
> >> >        a. If console output is wanted on two consoles devices (graphical and
> >> >           serial consoles), like on armadillo and kzm9g,
> >> >        b. When using a non-default baud for the serial console, like on
> >> >           henninger and alt,
> >> >   2. It will allow the PM domain code to find the PM domain for the console
> >> >      device, to make "no_console_suspend" work in the DT case.
> >> >      For now, this will matter on armadillo.
> >> >
> >> > The first two patches are small cleanups for emev2 dtsi, on top of which the
> >> > change for kzm9d is built.
> >>
> >> Thanks, I have queued these up for v3.19.
> >
> > I spoke a little too soon.
> >
> > While testing these patches I noticed that the koelsch patch
> > cases there to be no kernel output to the console (during boot)
> > when booting using legacy C.
> >
> > I assume that this is due to removing
> > console=ttySC6,115200 from bootargs.
> 
> Sorry, in my mind koelsch legacy is already gone ;-)
> 
> > I also assume this affects all boards that can still
> > be booted using legacy C.
> 
> Only the ones where the DTS is shared between legacy and
> reference/multi-platform.
> Armadillo is not affected, as the console parameters are kept to have
> output on both graphical and serial console.
> So that leaves us with lager and koelsch only.
> 
> > I have dropped this series for now.
> 
> Do you want me to resend with the console= parameter kept for koelsch
> and lager?
> Or should we delay this whole series until koelsch and lager legacy
> have been dropped?

I think it would be best if you reposted the series.

> IIUC, this is going to happen soon for koelsch, but not for lager?

Yes, that is my understanding too.
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