Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-04-24 Thread Andrew Morton
On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:04:16 +0200 Gerd Hoffmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I get this, across netconsole: > > > > [17179569.184000] console handover: boot [earlyvga_f_0] -> real [tty0] > > > > wanna take a look at why there's cruft in bootconsole->name please? > > -EFULL ;) > >

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-04-24 Thread Gerd Hoffmann
I get this, across netconsole: [17179569.184000] console handover: boot [earlyvga_f_0] -> real [tty0] wanna take a look at why there's cruft in bootconsole->name please? -EFULL ;) "earlyvga" is 8 chars. struct console->name is char[8]. No space left for the trailing ´\0´, the cruft comes

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-04-24 Thread Andrew Morton
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:46:39 +0100 Gerd Hoffmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The console subsystem already has an idea of a boot console, using the > CON_BOOT flag. The implementation has some flaws though. The major > problem is that presence of a boot console makes register_console() >

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-04-24 Thread Andrew Morton
On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:46:39 +0100 Gerd Hoffmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The console subsystem already has an idea of a boot console, using the CON_BOOT flag. The implementation has some flaws though. The major problem is that presence of a boot console makes register_console() ignore any

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-04-24 Thread Gerd Hoffmann
I get this, across netconsole: [17179569.184000] console handover: boot [earlyvga_f_0] - real [tty0] wanna take a look at why there's cruft in bootconsole-name please? -EFULL ;) earlyvga is 8 chars. struct console-name is char[8]. No space left for the trailing ´\0´, the cruft comes from

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-04-24 Thread Andrew Morton
On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:04:16 +0200 Gerd Hoffmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I get this, across netconsole: [17179569.184000] console handover: boot [earlyvga_f_0] - real [tty0] wanna take a look at why there's cruft in bootconsole-name please? -EFULL ;) earlyvga is 8 chars.

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-04-11 Thread Olaf Dabrunz
On 03-Apr-07, John Stoffel wrote: > > Sorry, I've been away for the past 10+ days and not reading email at > all. NP. Happens to me too (as you can see). > Olaf> Try changing the order of the console= parameters: > > Olaf> kernel ... console=ttyS1,96008N1 console=tty0 > > This isn't

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-04-11 Thread Olaf Dabrunz
On 03-Apr-07, John Stoffel wrote: Sorry, I've been away for the past 10+ days and not reading email at all. NP. Happens to me too (as you can see). Olaf Try changing the order of the console= parameters: Olaf kernel ... console=ttyS1,96008N1 console=tty0 This isn't good for me,

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-04-03 Thread John Stoffel
Sorry, I've been away for the past 10+ days and not reading email at all. Olaf> On 15-Mar-07, John Stoffel wrote: >> Would this explain why recent version of GDM don't find the keyboard >> properly when you boot with a kernel command line of: >> >> kernel ... console=tty0

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-04-03 Thread John Stoffel
Sorry, I've been away for the past 10+ days and not reading email at all. Olaf On 15-Mar-07, John Stoffel wrote: Would this explain why recent version of GDM don't find the keyboard properly when you boot with a kernel command line of: kernel ... console=tty0 console=ttyS1,96008N1

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-03-29 Thread Olaf Dabrunz
On 15-Mar-07, John Stoffel wrote: > Would this explain why recent version of GDM don't find the keyboard > properly when you boot with a kernel command line of: > >kernel ... console=tty0 console=ttyS1,96008N1 > > until you stop and restart GDM? This was filed under Debian bug > #406457

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-03-29 Thread Olaf Dabrunz
On 15-Mar-07, John Stoffel wrote: Would this explain why recent version of GDM don't find the keyboard properly when you boot with a kernel command line of: kernel ... console=tty0 console=ttyS1,96008N1 until you stop and restart GDM? This was filed under Debian bug #406457 (see

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-03-16 Thread Gerd Hoffmann
John Stoffel wrote: > Would this explain why recent version of GDM don't find the keyboard > properly when you boot with a kernel command line of: > >kernel ... console=tty0 console=ttyS1,96008N1 > > until you stop and restart GDM? No. If you explicitly specify the console on the kernel

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-03-16 Thread Gerd Hoffmann
John Stoffel wrote: Would this explain why recent version of GDM don't find the keyboard properly when you boot with a kernel command line of: kernel ... console=tty0 console=ttyS1,96008N1 until you stop and restart GDM? No. If you explicitly specify the console on the kernel command

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-03-15 Thread John Stoffel
Gerd> The console subsystem already has an idea of a boot console, Gerd> using the CON_BOOT flag. The implementation has some flaws Gerd> though. The major problem is that presence of a boot console Gerd> makes register_console() ignore any other console devices Gerd> (unless explicitly

[patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-03-15 Thread Gerd Hoffmann
The console subsystem already has an idea of a boot console, using the CON_BOOT flag. The implementation has some flaws though. The major problem is that presence of a boot console makes register_console() ignore any other console devices (unless explicitly specified on the kernel command line).

[patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-03-15 Thread Gerd Hoffmann
The console subsystem already has an idea of a boot console, using the CON_BOOT flag. The implementation has some flaws though. The major problem is that presence of a boot console makes register_console() ignore any other console devices (unless explicitly specified on the kernel command line).

Re: [patch v2] Fixes and cleanups for earlyprintk aka boot console.

2007-03-15 Thread John Stoffel
Gerd The console subsystem already has an idea of a boot console, Gerd using the CON_BOOT flag. The implementation has some flaws Gerd though. The major problem is that presence of a boot console Gerd makes register_console() ignore any other console devices Gerd (unless explicitly specified on