From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:16:23 +1000 From: Anton Blanchard To: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org Subject: [PATCH] powerpc: console_initcall ordering issues Message-ID: <20060610121622.GQ23891@krispykreme> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: akpm@osdl.org, paulus@samba.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Milton Miller The add_preferred_console call in rtas_console.c was not causing the console to be selected. It turns out that the add_preferred_console was being called after the hvc_console driver was registered. It only works when it is called before the console driver is registered. Reorder hvc_console.o after the hvc_console drivers to allow the selection during console_initcall processing. Signed-Off-By: Milton Miller Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard --- Index: kernel/drivers/char/Makefile =================================================================== --- kernel.orig/drivers/char/Makefile 2006-06-05 22:49:52.056236490 -0500 +++ kernel/drivers/char/Makefile 2006-06-05 22:50:12.918997949 -0500 @@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_N_HDLC) += n_hdlc.o obj-$(CONFIG_AMIGA_BUILTIN_SERIAL) += amiserial.o obj-$(CONFIG_SX) += sx.o generic_serial.o obj-$(CONFIG_RIO) += rio/ generic_serial.o -obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_DRIVER) += hvc_console.o obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_CONSOLE) += hvc_vio.o hvsi.o obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_RTAS) += hvc_rtas.o +obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_DRIVER) += hvc_console.o obj-$(CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER) += raw.o obj-$(CONFIG_SGI_SNSC) += snsc.o snsc_event.o obj-$(CONFIG_MMTIMER) += mmtimer.o