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Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] printk: fix broken 'console' kernel parameter
From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
To: Ming Lei <ming.lei@canonical.com>
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On Tue, 2012-10-23 at 21:41 +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> If CONFIG_A11Y_BRAILLE_CONSOLE is not enabled, _braille_console_setup()
> should return NULL to parse the parameter further in console_setup().
> 
> This patch fixes the broken 'console' kernel parameter, which makes the
> Pandaboard not boot with 'console=ttyO2'.
[]
> diff --git a/kernel/printk/braille.h b/kernel/printk/braille.h
[]
> @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ braille_set_options(struct console_cmdline *c, char *brl_options)
>  static inline char *
>  _braille_console_setup(char **str, char **brl_options)
>  {
> -	return *str;
> +	return NULL;
>  }

Thanks, I'll wait a day or two for any more reports
then repost the whole series.