[PATCH] ppc64: HVSI driver

This is a console driver for IBM's p5 servers; please consider it for
inclusion.  I've addressed all the comments I've received so far.
Signed-off-by: Hollis Blanchard <hollisb@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

arch/ppc64/kernel/setup.c

@@ -517,10 +517,29 @@ static int __init set_preferred_console(void)
 					return -ENODEV;
 			}
 		}
-	} else if (strcmp(name, "vty") == 0)
+	} else if (strcmp(name, "vty") == 0) {
+ 		u32 *reg = (u32 *)get_property(prom_stdout, "reg", NULL);
+ 		char *compat = (char *)get_property(prom_stdout, "compatible", NULL);
+
+ 		if (reg && compat && (strcmp(compat, "hvterm-protocol") == 0)) {
+ 			/* Host Virtual Serial Interface */
+ 			int offset;
+ 			switch (reg[0]) {
+ 				case 0x30000000:
+ 					offset = 0;
+ 					break;
+ 				case 0x30000001:
+ 					offset = 1;
+ 					break;
+ 				default:
+ 					return -ENODEV;
+ 			}
+ 			return add_preferred_console("hvsi", offset, NULL);
+ 		} else {
  			/* pSeries LPAR virtual console */
  			return add_preferred_console("hvc", 0, NULL);
-	else if (strcmp(name, "ch-a") == 0)
+ 		}
+	} else if (strcmp(name, "ch-a") == 0)
 		offset = 0;
 	else if (strcmp(name, "ch-b") == 0)
 		offset = 1;

drivers/char/Makefile

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_N_HDLC)		+= n_hdlc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AMIGA_BUILTIN_SERIAL) += amiserial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SX)		+= sx.o generic_serial.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RIO)		+= rio/ generic_serial.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_CONSOLE)	+= hvc_console.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_CONSOLE)	+= hvc_console.o hvsi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER)	+= raw.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIOCONS) += viocons.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIOTAPE)		+= viotape.o