[POWERPC] iseries: A new iSeries console

This driver uses the hvc_console.c infrastructure that is used by the
pSeries virtual and RTAS consoles.  This will allow us to make viocons.c
obsolete and is another step along the way to a combined kernel (as
viocons could not coexist with CONFIG_VT).
Signed-off-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>

arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig

@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ menu "iSeries device drivers"
 	depends on PPC_ISERIES
 
 config VIOCONS
-	tristate "iSeries Virtual Console Support"
+	tristate "iSeries Virtual Console Support (Obsolete)"
+	help
+	  This is the old virtual console driver for legacy iSeries.
+	  You should use the iSeries Hypervisor Virtual Console
+	  support instead.
 
 config VIODASD
 	tristate "iSeries Virtual I/O disk support"
 	help
 	  If you are running on an iSeries system and you want to use
- 	  virtual disks created and managed by OS/400, say Y.
+	  virtual disks created and managed by OS/400, say Y.
 
 config VIOCD
 	tristate "iSeries Virtual I/O CD support"

arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/dt.c

@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ static void __init dt_vdevices(struct iseries_flat_dt *dt)
 	dt_prop_u32(dt, "#address-cells", 1);
 	dt_prop_u32(dt, "#size-cells", 0);
 
-	dt_do_vdevice(dt, "vty", reg, -1, device_type_serial, NULL, 1);
+	dt_do_vdevice(dt, "vty", reg, -1, device_type_serial,
+			"IBM,iSeries-vty", 1);
 	reg++;
 
 	dt_do_vdevice(dt, "v-scsi", reg, -1, device_type_vscsi,

drivers/char/Kconfig

@@ -610,6 +610,13 @@ config HVC_CONSOLE
 	  console. This driver allows each pSeries partition to have a console
 	  which is accessed via the HMC.
 
+config HVC_ISERIES
+	bool "iSeries Hypervisor Virtual Console support"
+	depends on PPC_ISERIES && !VIOCONS
+	select HVC_DRIVER
+	help
+	  iSeries machines support a hypervisor virtual console.
+
 config HVC_RTAS
 	bool "IBM RTAS Console support"
 	depends on PPC_RTAS

drivers/char/Makefile

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_AMIGA_BUILTIN_SERIAL) += amiserial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SX)		+= sx.o generic_serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RIO)		+= rio/ generic_serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_CONSOLE)	+= hvc_vio.o hvsi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_ISERIES)	+= hvc_iseries.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_RTAS)		+= hvc_rtas.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_DRIVER)	+= hvc_console.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER)	+= raw.o

drivers/char/viocons.c

@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include <linux/sysrq.h>
 
 #include <asm/iseries/vio.h>
-
 #include <asm/iseries/hv_lp_event.h>
 #include <asm/iseries/hv_call_event.h>
 #include <asm/iseries/hv_lp_config.h>
@@ -67,35 +66,6 @@ static int vio_sysrq_pressed;
 extern int sysrq_enabled;
 #endif
 
-/*
- * The structure of the events that flow between us and OS/400.  You can't
- * mess with this unless the OS/400 side changes too
- */
-struct viocharlpevent {
-	struct HvLpEvent event;
-	u32 reserved;
-	u16 version;
-	u16 subtype_result_code;
-	u8 virtual_device;
-	u8 len;
-	u8 data[VIOCHAR_MAX_DATA];
-};
-
-#define VIOCHAR_WINDOW		10
-#define VIOCHAR_HIGHWATERMARK	3
-
-enum viocharsubtype {
-	viocharopen = 0x0001,
-	viocharclose = 0x0002,
-	viochardata = 0x0003,
-	viocharack = 0x0004,
-	viocharconfig = 0x0005
-};
-
-enum viochar_rc {
-	viochar_rc_ebusy = 1
-};
-
 #define VIOCHAR_NUM_BUF		16
 
 /*
@@ -1183,6 +1153,7 @@ static int __init viocons_init(void)
 		port_info[i].magic = VIOTTY_MAGIC;
 	}
 	HvCall_setLogBufferFormatAndCodepage(HvCall_LogBuffer_ASCII, 437);
+	add_preferred_console("viocons", 0, NULL);
 	register_console(&viocons_early);
 	return 0;
 }

include/asm-powerpc/iseries/vio.h

@@ -122,6 +122,34 @@ enum viorc {
 	viorc_openRejected = 0x0301
 };
 
+/*
+ * The structure of the events that flow between us and OS/400 for chario
+ * events.  You can't mess with this unless the OS/400 side changes too.
+ */
+struct viocharlpevent {
+	struct HvLpEvent event;
+	u32 reserved;
+	u16 version;
+	u16 subtype_result_code;
+	u8 virtual_device;
+	u8 len;
+	u8 data[VIOCHAR_MAX_DATA];
+};
+
+#define VIOCHAR_WINDOW		10
+
+enum viocharsubtype {
+	viocharopen = 0x0001,
+	viocharclose = 0x0002,
+	viochardata = 0x0003,
+	viocharack = 0x0004,
+	viocharconfig = 0x0005
+};
+
+enum viochar_rc {
+	viochar_rc_ebusy = 1
+};
+
 struct device;
 
 extern struct device *iSeries_vio_dev;