From: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Subject: Fix console selection in PowerPC LPAR environment
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:04:39 +0100
Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/492703

Do not override the preferred console set through the kernel parameter.

Original version by Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>.

--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <asm/firmware.h>
 #include <asm/hvsi.h>
 #include <asm/udbg.h>
+#include <asm/machdep.h>
 
 #include "hvc_console.h"
 
@@ -446,7 +447,9 @@ void __init hvc_vio_init_early(void)
 	if (hvterm_priv0.proto == HV_PROTOCOL_HVSI)
 		goto out;
 #endif
-	add_preferred_console("hvc", 0, NULL);
+	/* Check whether the user has requested a different console. */
+	if (!strstr(cmd_line, "console="))
+		add_preferred_console("hvc", 0, NULL);
 	hvc_instantiate(0, 0, ops);
 out:
 	of_node_put(stdout_node);