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From: Jeremy Kerr <jk@ozlabs.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Reword the "returning from prom_init" message
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Hi Michael,

> Let's try something different.
> 
> This prints:
> 
>   Quiescing Open Firmware ...
>   Booting Linux via __start() ...

"returning from prom_init" has been an emblem of the powerpc kernel boot
since old times. I feel like we should give the old message a Viking
funeral and pick a date for a minute of silence.

(Wistfully-)Acked-by: Jeremy Kerr <jk@ozlabs.org>

Cheers,


Jeremy