From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: kgene@kernel.org (Kukjin Kim) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 00:28:04 +0900 Subject: [PATCH 0/3] ARM: dts: Define stdout-patch for Exynos Chromebooks In-Reply-To: <2791862.CZRe5DtPad@wuerfel> References: <1426501710-24177-1-git-send-email-javier.martinez@collabora.co.uk> <075601d06054$d94e6fa0$8beb4ee0$@kernel.org> <2791862.CZRe5DtPad@wuerfel> Message-ID: <55084804.8000108@kernel.org> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On 03/17/15 14:27, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > On Tuesday 17 March 2015 10:51:13 Kukjin Kim wrote: >> Javier Martinez Canillas wrote: >>> >>> The kernel can use as the default console a serial port if is defined >>> as stdout device in the Device Tree. >>> >>> This allows a board to be booted without the need of having a console >>> parameter in the kernel command line. >>> >>> This small series add a stdout-path property for Exynos5 Chromebooks and >>> is composed of the following patches: >>> >>> Javier Martinez Canillas (3): >>> ARM: dts: Define stdout-path property for Peach boards >>> ARM: dts: Define stdout-path property for Snow board >>> ARM: dts: Define stdout-path property for Spring board >>> >>> arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-snow.dts | 1 + >>> arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts | 1 + >>> arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5420-peach-pit.dts | 4 ++++ >>> arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5800-peach-pi.dts | 4 ++++ >>> 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+) >>> >> + Arnd >> >> Basically, I have no objection to add stdout-path property on board DT but I >> need to ask other ARM guys how they think about? Always I'm questioned what >> should be defined in bootloader before entering kernel and IMHO kernel can do >> it, it should be defined in bootloader though >> >> Let's wait for other opinions... >> > > We're trying to do this on all machines now so we can replace > debug_ll with earlycon for any normal use case aside from early > early boot debugging. > > Please merge this patch set. > OK, got it. Applied. Thanks, Kukjin