Bug#492703: linux-2.6 [powerpc64] - Fails to find hypervisor console on a Power5 machine
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 03:04:46PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 12:37:44PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote:
> > The 2.6.26 powerpc6 image fails to enable the hypervisor console.
> Cause is a config change. 2.6.25 fails with the same symptoms if I build
> it with the config from 2.6.26.
No, it is not. The problem is the following:
- Architecture specific code sets preferred console to something bogus.
- Command line handling tries to set preferred console but is overruled
by the old setting.
The udbg0 console is a boot console and independant.
Bastian
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