[PATCH] powerpc: hvc_console updates
These are some updates from both Ryan and Arnd for the hvc_console
driver:
The main point is to enable the inclusion of a console driver
for rtas, which is currrently needed for the cell platform.
Also shuffle around some data-type declarations and moves some
functions out of include/asm-ppc64/hvconsole.h and into a new
drivers/char/hvc_console.h file.
Signed-off-by: "Ryan S. Arnold" <rsa@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <abergman@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index facc3f1..8314193 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -561,9 +561,19 @@
If unsure, say N.
+config HVC_DRIVER
+ bool
+ help
+ Users of pSeries machines that want to utilize the hvc console front-end
+ module for their backend console driver should select this option.
+ It will automatically be selected if one of the back-end console drivers
+ is selected.
+
+
config HVC_CONSOLE
bool "pSeries Hypervisor Virtual Console support"
depends on PPC_PSERIES
+ select HVC_DRIVER
help
pSeries machines when partitioned support a hypervisor virtual
console. This driver allows each pSeries partition to have a console