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[3/3] ARM: dts: Define stdout-path property for Spring board

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Javier Martinez Canillas March 16, 2015, 10:28 a.m. UTC
The kernel can use as the default console a serial port if is defined
as stdout device in the Device Tree.

This allows a board to be booted without the need of having a console
parameter in the kernel command line.

Currently the Spring DTS has bootargs in the /chosen node and this is
kept since users that don't have a serial console on this board might
be using it to have the boot log shown in the display. This will have
more precedence than the stdout-path but it's fine since is only used
when CONFIG_ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT_CMDLINE_EXTEND is enabled.

Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier.martinez@collabora.co.uk>
---
 arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

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Andreas Färber March 16, 2015, 11:05 a.m. UTC | #1
Hi,

Am 16.03.2015 um 11:28 schrieb Javier Martinez Canillas:
> The kernel can use as the default console a serial port if is defined

"The kernel can use a serial port as the default console if it's defined
..."

> as stdout device in the Device Tree.
> 
> This allows a board to be booted without the need of having a console
> parameter in the kernel command line.
> 
> Currently the Spring DTS has bootargs in the /chosen node and this is
> kept since users that don't have a serial console on this board might
> be using it to have the boot log shown in the display. This will have
> more precedence than the stdout-path but it's fine since is only used

"since it's"

> when CONFIG_ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT_CMDLINE_EXTEND is enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier.martinez@collabora.co.uk>
> ---
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts
> index f02775487cd4..b9ec763a5602 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts
> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
>  
>  	chosen {
>  		bootargs = "console=tty1";
> +		stdout-path = "serial3:115200n8";

Is this a guess or did you verify that against some schematics?

>  	};
>  
>  	gpio-keys {

Assuming that bootargs still work,

Reviewed-by: Andreas Färber <afaerber@suse.de>

I do wonder why this mechanism could not point to the same location as
bootargs? ("dp-controller"?) The device does not even have screws for
opening it, so accessing the serial port is highly theoretical.

Regards,
Andreas
Javier Martinez Canillas March 16, 2015, 11:28 a.m. UTC | #2
Hello Andreas,

>> index f02775487cd4..b9ec763a5602 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts
>> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts
>> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
>>
>>       chosen {
>>               bootargs = "console=tty1";
>> +             stdout-path = "serial3:115200n8";
>
> Is this a guess or did you verify that against some schematics?
>

I don't have access to the Spring schematics but it is based on what
is defined in the vendor u-boot for Spring [0].

There isn't a Spring specific configuration file but only a
chromeos_daisy.h which is shared by Snow, Spring and Kate (not yet in
mainline):

#define CONFIG_DIRECT_BOOTARGS \
"console=ttySAC3," STRINGIFY(CONFIG_BAUDRATE) " debug earlyprintk"

So I assumed that all daisy-based Chromebooks use the same UART for debug.

>>       };
>>
>>       gpio-keys {
>
> Assuming that bootargs still work,
>

Yes, the semantics are not changed. The std-out property is only used
as a default if no console= parameter is passed so if you already are
passing one in your bootloader or using the one defined in the /chosen
bootargs by enabling CONFIG_ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT_CMDLINE_EXTEND, that
will be used instead of std-out.

> Reviewed-by: Andreas Färber <afaerber@suse.de>
>
> I do wonder why this mechanism could not point to the same location as
> bootargs? ("dp-controller"?) The device does not even have screws for

I did wonder the same indeed but I don't know if you can use a display
as std-out or only works for serial consoles.

> opening it, so accessing the serial port is highly theoretical.
>

I see, in that case I think we could just drop this patch if is not
possible to have a serial console even with some soldering like is the
case in Snow, Peach Pit and Peach Pi.

> Regards,
> Andreas
>

Best regards,
Javier

[0]: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/third_party/u-boot/+/firmware-spring-3824.B/include/configs/chromeos_daisy.h
kgene@kernel.org March 17, 2015, 3:29 p.m. UTC | #3
On 03/16/15 20:28, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> Hello Andreas,
> 
Hi,

>>> index f02775487cd4..b9ec763a5602 100644
>>> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts
>>> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts
>>> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
>>>
>>>       chosen {
>>>               bootargs = "console=tty1";
>>> +             stdout-path = "serial3:115200n8";
>>
>> Is this a guess or did you verify that against some schematics?
>>
> 
> I don't have access to the Spring schematics but it is based on what
> is defined in the vendor u-boot for Spring [0].
> 
> There isn't a Spring specific configuration file but only a
> chromeos_daisy.h which is shared by Snow, Spring and Kate (not yet in
> mainline):
> 
> #define CONFIG_DIRECT_BOOTARGS \
> "console=ttySAC3," STRINGIFY(CONFIG_BAUDRATE) " debug earlyprintk"
> 
> So I assumed that all daisy-based Chromebooks use the same UART for debug.
> 
>>>       };
>>>
>>>       gpio-keys {
>>
>> Assuming that bootargs still work,
>>
> 
> Yes, the semantics are not changed. The std-out property is only used
> as a default if no console= parameter is passed so if you already are
> passing one in your bootloader or using the one defined in the /chosen
> bootargs by enabling CONFIG_ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT_CMDLINE_EXTEND, that
> will be used instead of std-out.
> 
>> Reviewed-by: Andreas Färber <afaerber@suse.de>
>>
>> I do wonder why this mechanism could not point to the same location as
>> bootargs? ("dp-controller"?) The device does not even have screws for
> 
> I did wonder the same indeed but I don't know if you can use a display
> as std-out or only works for serial consoles.
> 
>> opening it, so accessing the serial port is highly theoretical.
>>
> 
> I see, in that case I think we could just drop this patch if is not
> possible to have a serial console even with some soldering like is the
> case in Snow, Peach Pit and Peach Pi.
> 
I've applied this whole series so if you guys find any problem on this,
please let me know ;)

Thanks,
Kukjin
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diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts
index f02775487cd4..b9ec763a5602 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5250-spring.dts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ 
 
 	chosen {
 		bootargs = "console=tty1";
+		stdout-path = "serial3:115200n8";
 	};
 
 	gpio-keys {