[PATCH 3/3] powerpc/powernv: Workaround OFW issues in prom_init.c
Benjamin Herrenschmidt
benh at kernel.crashing.org
Wed Nov 30 15:22:56 EST 2011
Open Firmware on OPAL machines seems to have issues if we close
stdin and/or we try to print things after calling "quiesce" so
we avoid doing both.
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh at kernel.crashing.org>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c | 14 ++++++++++----
1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index cc58486..6d2987b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -2969,9 +2969,11 @@ unsigned long __init prom_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4,
/*
* in case stdin is USB and still active on IBM machines...
* Unfortunately quiesce crashes on some powermacs if we have
- * closed stdin already (in particular the powerbook 101).
+ * closed stdin already (in particular the powerbook 101). It
+ * appears that the OPAL version of OFW doesn't like it either.
*/
- if (RELOC(of_platform) != PLATFORM_POWERMAC)
+ if (RELOC(of_platform) != PLATFORM_POWERMAC &&
+ RELOC(of_platform) != PLATFORM_OPAL)
prom_close_stdin();
/*
@@ -2987,8 +2989,12 @@ unsigned long __init prom_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4,
* is common to us and kexec
*/
hdr = RELOC(dt_header_start);
- prom_printf("returning from prom_init\n");
- prom_debug("->dt_header_start=0x%x\n", hdr);
+
+ /* Don't print anything after quiesce under OPAL, it crashes OFW */
+ if (RELOC(of_platform) != PLATFORM_OPAL) {
+ prom_printf("returning from prom_init\n");
+ prom_debug("->dt_header_start=0x%x\n", hdr);
+ }
#ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
reloc_got2(-offset);
--
1.7.7.2
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