[PATCH] powerpc: Reword the "returning from prom_init" message

Jeremy Kerr jk at ozlabs.org
Wed Apr 1 17:56:56 AEDT 2015


Hi Michael,

> Let's try something different.
> 
> This prints:
> 
>   Quiescing Open Firmware ...
>   Booting Linux via __start() ...

"returning from prom_init" has been an emblem of the powerpc kernel boot
since old times. I feel like we should give the old message a Viking
funeral and pick a date for a minute of silence.

(Wistfully-)Acked-by: Jeremy Kerr <jk at ozlabs.org>

Cheers,


Jeremy



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