Hi Simon,
On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 4:36 AM, Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 03, 2014 at 05:11:34PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> Add a stdout-path property so that automatic console selection works
>> in the absence of a "console=" parameter on the kernel command line.
>>
>> Remove the now-superfluous "console=" parameter from chosen/bootargs.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> In my environment the bootargs portion of this change results
> in no console output. I am guessing that this is because the
> console starts with a different terminal speed (though which speed
> I am unsure).
>
> If my guess is correct then strictly speaking this is not a bug,
> though it is a behavioural change. And as such I think at the very
> least it needs some discussion.
I forgot emev is the only supported SoC not using sh-sci.
drivers/tty/serial/sh-sci.c:serial_console_setup() defaults to 115200 baud,
while serial8250_console_setup() defaults to 9600 baud.
So we have to keep the console= parameter. Will resend.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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