Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:46:33 +1000 | From | Paul Mackerras <> | Subject | [PATCH][PPC32] serial console autodetection |
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From Olaf Hering <olh@suse.de>:
We have something like this in our kernel since many months. It sets the console device to what OF uses. ppc64 does the same, and it works ok. serial is found on CHRP, ch-a is used on all powermacs.
diff -p -purN linux-2.6.6-bk8/arch/ppc/kernel/setup.c linux-2.6.6-bk8.autoconsole/arch/ppc/kernel/setup.c --- linux-2.6.6-bk8/arch/ppc/kernel/setup.c 2004-05-22 09:18:42.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.6-bk8.autoconsole/arch/ppc/kernel/setup.c 2004-05-22 09:29:18.000000000 +0200 @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ #include <linux/seq_file.h> #include <linux/root_dev.h> #include <linux/cpu.h> +#include <linux/console.h> #include <asm/residual.h> #include <asm/io.h> @@ -474,6 +475,60 @@ platform_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned break; } } + +#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE +extern char *of_stdout_device; + +static int __init set_preferred_console(void) +{ + struct device_node *prom_stdout; + char *name; + int offset; + + /* The user has requested a console so this is already set up. */ + if (strstr(saved_command_line, "console=")) + return -EBUSY; + + prom_stdout = find_path_device(of_stdout_device); + if (!prom_stdout) + return -ENODEV; + + name = (char *)get_property(prom_stdout, "name", NULL); + if (!name) + return -ENODEV; + + if (strcmp(name, "serial") == 0) { + int i; + u32 *reg = (u32 *)get_property(prom_stdout, "reg", &i); + if (i > 8) { + switch (reg[1]) { + case 0x3f8: + offset = 0; + break; + case 0x2f8: + offset = 1; + break; + case 0x898: + offset = 2; + break; + case 0x890: + offset = 3; + break; + default: + /* We dont recognise the serial port */ + return -ENODEV; + } + } + } else if (strcmp(name, "ch-a") == 0) + offset = 0; + else if (strcmp(name, "ch-b") == 0) + offset = 1; + else + return -ENODEV; + return add_preferred_console("ttyS", offset, NULL); +} +console_initcall(set_preferred_console); +#endif /* CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE */ #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_MULTIPLATFORM */ struct bi_record *find_bootinfo(void) diff -p -purN linux-2.6.6-bk8/arch/ppc/syslib/prom_init.c linux-2.6.6-bk8.autoconsole/arch/ppc/syslib/prom_init.c --- linux-2.6.6-bk8/arch/ppc/syslib/prom_init.c 2004-05-22 09:18:42.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.6-bk8.autoconsole/arch/ppc/syslib/prom_init.c 2004-05-22 09:26:54.000000000 +0200 @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ ihandle prom_stdout __initdata = 0; char *prom_display_paths[FB_MAX] __initdata = { 0, }; phandle prom_display_nodes[FB_MAX] __initdata; unsigned int prom_num_displays __initdata = 0; -static char *of_stdout_device __initdata = 0; +char *of_stdout_device __initdata = 0; static ihandle prom_disp_node __initdata = 0; unsigned int rtas_data; /* physical pointer */ @@ -880,6 +880,11 @@ prom_init(int r3, int r4, prom_entry pp) for (i = 0; i < prom_num_displays; ++i) prom_display_paths[i] = PTRUNRELOC(prom_display_paths[i]); +#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE + /* Relocate the of stdout for console autodetection */ + of_stdout_device = PTRUNRELOC(of_stdout_device); +#endif + prom_print("returning 0x"); prom_print_hex(phys); prom_print("from prom_init\n"); - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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