[PATCH v3] console: use first console if stdout-path device doesn't appear

[Larry Finger]

On 11/07/2016 11:21 AM, Paul Burton wrote:
> Hi Larry,
>
> On Monday, 7 November 2016 09:26:37 GMT Larry Finger wrote:
>>> A revert was already submitted by Hans de Goede & is being discussed over
>>> here:
>>>
>>> https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=147826151427455&w=2
>>
>> I am a little surprised that I was not CCd on that thread.
>
> Hans started that thread without copying you just as you started your thread
> without copying Andreas, who reported issues first.

My searching had failed to find his report.

>> To reiterate, my
>> PowerBook G4 with a PPC32 processor CRASHES on boot. That is a lot more
>> serious than the console output disappearing.
>
> Crashes as in init dies due to lack of a console, right?

It gets a kernel panic because of an attempt to kill process 1 (init). It then 
waits 120 seconds and tries to reboot.

>> As it seems unlikely that this regression will be fixed in the current
>> cycle, I recommend that the reversion of commit 05fd007e4629 until a proper
>> fix is available.
>
> I agree that reverting is probably the best option for now, and have replied
> with that in the other thread too.

Good.

Larry