Re: [PATCH v2 03/13] ARM: shmobile: kzm9d dts: Add chosen/stdout-path

[Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au>]

On Mon, Oct 06, 2014 at 10:43:28AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Simon,
> 
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 4:36 AM, Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au> 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@glider.be>
> >
> > 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.

Thanks!

> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
>                         Geert
> 
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