X-Debbugs-CC: i...@debian.org Package: src:linux Version: 3.16.7 Severity: wishlist
Linux 3.17 gained support for using a device-tree provided default console, from the ePAPR 1.1 'stdout-path' property. This removes the need for explicitly passing a console= parameter to pick the appropriate console for your average ARM system. I have verified that the two following two upstream commits, imported to the linux-3.16.7 tree, respects this property and enables output to the correct device. a208ffd251d08ed7ba6bdf3ae1e423373fb12d3d (of: Enable console on serial ports specified by /chosen/stdout-path) and 3482f2c52b77bf6596e24aae82e204a0603eba66 (of: Create of_console_check() for selecting a console specified in /chosen) Enabling this for Jessie would also enable the arm and arm64 debian-installers to require fewer special runes. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org