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diff --git a/src/patches/suse-2.6.27.31/patches.arch/ppc-efika-psc-console-autodetection.patch b/src/patches/suse-2.6.27.31/patches.arch/ppc-efika-psc-console-autodetection.patch
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+Subject: [PATCH] autodetect serial console on efika
+From: Olaf Hering <olh@suse.de>
+
+Efika boards have to be booted with console=ttyPSC0 unless there is a
+graphics card plugged in. Detect if the firmware stdout is the serial
+connector.
+
+---
+ arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/efika.c |   50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+)
+
+--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/efika.c
++++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/efika.c
+@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
+ #include <linux/utsrelease.h>
+ #include <linux/pci.h>
+ #include <linux/of.h>
++#include <linux/console.h>
+ #include <asm/prom.h>
+ #include <asm/time.h>
+ #include <asm/machdep.h>
+@@ -211,12 +212,61 @@ static int __init efika_probe(void)
+       return 1;
+ }
++/*
++ * Per default, input/output-device points to the keyboard/screen
++ * If no card is installed, the built-in serial port is used as a fallback.
++ * But unfortunately, the firmware does not connect /chosen/{stdin,stdout}
++ * the the built-in serial node. Instead, a /failsafe node is created.
++ * More advanced hardware configurations cant be detected,
++ * boot with console=xyz123 to point the kernel to the correct device
++ */
++static void __init efika_init_early(void)
++{
++#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_MPC52xx
++      struct device_node *stdout_node;
++      const char *property;
++
++      if (strstr(cmd_line, "console="))
++              return;
++      /* find the boot console from /chosen/stdout */
++      if (!of_chosen)
++              return;
++      property = of_get_property(of_chosen, "linux,stdout-path", NULL);
++      if (!property)
++              return;
++      stdout_node = of_find_node_by_path(property);
++      if (!stdout_node)
++              return;
++      property = of_get_property(stdout_node, "device_type", NULL);
++      if (property && strcmp(property, "serial") == 0) {
++              /*
++               * The 9pin connector is either /failsafe or /builtin/serial.
++               * The optional graphics card has also type 'serial' in VGA mode.
++               */
++              property = of_get_property(stdout_node, "name", NULL);
++              if (property) {
++                      if (strcmp(property, "failsafe") == 0)
++                              add_preferred_console("ttyPSC", 0, NULL);
++                      else {
++                              if (strcmp(property, "serial") == 0) {
++                                      property = of_get_property(stdout_node, "model", NULL);
++                                      if (property && strcmp(property, "mpc5200-serial") == 0)
++                                              add_preferred_console("ttyPSC", 0, NULL);
++                              }
++                      }
++              }
++      }
++      of_node_put(stdout_node);
++#endif
++}
++
+ define_machine(efika)
+ {
+       .name                   = EFIKA_PLATFORM_NAME,
+       .probe                  = efika_probe,
+       .setup_arch             = efika_setup_arch,
+       .init                   = mpc52xx_declare_of_platform_devices,
++      .init_early             = efika_init_early,
+       .show_cpuinfo           = efika_show_cpuinfo,
+       .init_IRQ               = mpc52xx_init_irq,
+       .get_irq                = mpc52xx_get_irq,