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SubjectRe: [PATCH -v3] x86: Setup early console as early as possible
On 08/03/2010 02:06 AM, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:14:38 -0700 Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> Analyze "console=uart8250,io,0x3f8,115200n8" in i386_start_kernel/x86_64_start_kernel,
>> and call setup_early_serial8250_console() to init early serial console.
>>
>> only can handle io port kind of 8250. because mmio need ioremap.
>>
>> -v2: use boot_params.hdr.version instead of adding another variable, Suggested by hpa
>> update after using x86 memblock patchset
>> -v3: x86 memblock can not make into with 2.6.36 now
>> so update this patch to be applied before x86 memblock patchset again.
>>
>> ...
>>
>> --- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/printk.c
>> +++ linux-2.6/kernel/printk.c
>> @@ -1203,6 +1203,10 @@ void register_console(struct console *ne
>> if (console_drivers && newcon->flags & CON_BOOT) {
>> /* find the last or real console */
>> for_each_console(bcon) {
>> + /* not again */
>> + if (bcon == newcon)
>> + return;
>> +
>> if (!(bcon->flags & CON_BOOT)) {
>> printk(KERN_INFO "Too late to register bootconsole %s%d\n",
>
> Why this change?

it seems register the same console as early console will dead loop.

let me double check that again to see if can remove that change.

Yinghai


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