Re: Linux/m68k config again

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 4:53 AM, Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au> wrote:
> Geert, perhaps we need a patch like the one below?
>
> Finn
>
>
> diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig.debug b/arch/m68k/Kconfig.debug
> index 2296827..8939820 100644
> --- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig.debug
> +++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig.debug
> @@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ config BOOTPARAM_STRING
>
>  config EARLY_PRINTK
>         bool "Early printk"
> +       default y

"default y" is frowned upon.

>         depends on MVME16x || MAC
>         help
> -          Write kernel log output directly to a serial port.
> +          Write early kernel log output to serial port and frame buffer.

but a help text update is OK. I would add "on some machines", to avoid too
high expectations on non-Mac.

>            This is useful for kernel debugging when your machine crashes very
>            early before the console code is initialized.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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