@@ -3524,7 +3524,7 @@ int register_con_driver(const struct consw *csw, int first, int last)
/* already registered */
if (con_driver->con == csw)
- retval = -EINVAL;
+ retval = -EBUSY;
}
if (retval)
@@ -3635,7 +3635,12 @@ int take_over_console(const struct consw *csw, int first, int last, int deflt)
int err;
err = register_con_driver(csw, first, last);
-
+ /* if we get an busy error we still want to bind the console driver
+ * and return success, as we may have unbound the console driver
+ * but not unregistered it.
+ */
+ if (err == -EBUSY)
+ err = 0;
if (!err)
bind_con_driver(csw, first, last, deflt);