Howdy,
It appears that console_setup() code only gets compiled into the kernel if
CONFIG_PRINTK is enabled. One detrimental side-effect of this is that
serial8250_console_setup() never gets invoked when CONFIG_PRINTK is not set,
resulting in baud rate not being read/parsed from command line (i.e.
console=ttyS0,115200n8 is ignored, at least the baud rate part...)
Attached patch moves console_setup() code from inside
#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
to outside (in printk.c), removing dependence on said config. option.
This is not new code, its a straight cut/paste of existing code to make it not
depend on CONFIG_PRINTK. I've tested it, and it accomplishes goal of getting
serial8250_console_setup() invoked, and I see no negative impact elsewhere.
Please take a look at this, and apply to the kernel at next appropriate
opportuinty...
Regards,
John Z. Bohach
--- linux-2.6.15.4/kernel/printk.c 2006-02-09 23:22:48.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.15.4-fixed/kernel/printk.c 2006-02-12 21:36:04.000000000
-0
800
@@ -122,44 +122,6 @@
static int log_buf_len = __LOG_BUF_LEN;
static unsigned long logged_chars; /* Number of chars produced since last
read+
clear operation */
-/*
- * Setup a list of consoles. Called from init/main.c
- */
-static int __init console_setup(char *str)
-{
- char name[sizeof(console_cmdline[0].name)];
- char *s, *options;
- int idx;
-
- /*
- * Decode str into name, index, options.
- */
- if (str[0] >= '0' && str[0] <= '9') {
- strcpy(name, "ttyS");
- strncpy(name + 4, str, sizeof(name) - 5);
- } else
- strncpy(name, str, sizeof(name) - 1);
- name[sizeof(name) - 1] = 0;
- if ((options = strchr(str, ',')) != NULL)
- *(options++) = 0;
-#ifdef __sparc__
- if (!strcmp(str, "ttya"))
- strcpy(name, "ttyS0");
- if (!strcmp(str, "ttyb"))
- strcpy(name, "ttyS1");
-#endif
- for (s = name; *s; s++)
- if ((*s >= '0' && *s <= '9') || *s == ',')
- break;
- idx = simple_strtoul(s, NULL, 10);
- *s = 0;
-
- add_preferred_console(name, idx, options);
- return 1;
-}
-
-__setup("console=", console_setup);
-
static int __init log_buf_len_setup(char *str)
{
unsigned long size = memparse(str, &str);
@@ -659,6 +621,44 @@
#endif
+/*
+ * Setup a list of consoles. Called from init/main.c
+ */
+static int __init console_setup(char *str)
+{
+ char name[sizeof(console_cmdline[0].name)];
+ char *s, *options;
+ int idx;
+
+ /*
+ * Decode str into name, index, options.
+ */
+ if (str[0] >= '0' && str[0] <= '9') {
+ strcpy(name, "ttyS");
+ strncpy(name + 4, str, sizeof(name) - 5);
+ } else
+ strncpy(name, str, sizeof(name) - 1);
+ name[sizeof(name) - 1] = 0;
+ if ((options = strchr(str, ',')) != NULL)
+ *(options++) = 0;
+#ifdef __sparc__
+ if (!strcmp(str, "ttya"))
+ strcpy(name, "ttyS0");
+ if (!strcmp(str, "ttyb"))
+ strcpy(name, "ttyS1");
+#endif
+ for (s = name; *s; s++)
+ if ((*s >= '0' && *s <= '9') || *s == ',')
+ break;
+ idx = simple_strtoul(s, NULL, 10);
+ *s = 0;
+
+ add_preferred_console(name, idx, options);
+ return 1;
+}
+
+__setup("console=", console_setup);
+
/**
* add_preferred_console - add a device to the list of preferred consoles.
* @name: device name
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