VisionFive2 Linux kernel

StarFive Tech Linux Kernel for VisionFive (JH7110) boards (mirror)

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author: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> 2020-12-14 15:14:57 +0100 committer: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> 2020-12-14 15:14:57 +0100 commit: 5f3b8d398601055f29f32986a94d55955cd48f09 parent: b031a684bfd01d633c79d281bd0cf11c2f834ada
Commit Summary:
Merge branch 'for-5.11-null-console' into for-linus
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 20baced721ad..08cd3a52a7e8 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -1480,8 +1480,14 @@ void __init console_on_rootfs(void)
 	struct file *file = filp_open("/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
-		pr_err("Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
-		return;
+		pr_err("Warning: unable to open an initial console. Fallback to ttynull.\n");
+		register_ttynull_console();
+
+		file = filp_open("/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(file)) {
+			pr_err("Warning: Failed to add ttynull console. No stdin, stdout, and stderr for the init process!\n");
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 	init_dup(file);
 	init_dup(file);