Re: Specifying the console device using an alias

[Sascha Hauer <s.hauer-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>]

Simon,

On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 10:02:10PM -0600, Simon Glass wrote:
> (correct list)
> 
> On 14 August 2014 21:42, Simon Glass <sjg-F7+t8E8rja9g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org> 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.

See ePAPR. There's a stdout-path property specified, without linux,
prefix.

Sascha

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