# Re: \[RFC/PATCH 2/3\] of: add of\_lookup\_stdout() utility function

- From: Michael Ellerman \<hidden\>
- Date: 2008-08-06 06:14:09 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2008/08/9444197
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2008/08/9444193/t.md

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On Wed, 2008-08-06 at 00:02 -0600, Grant Likely wrote:
> From: Grant Likely <redacted>
> 
> of_lookup_stdout() is useful for figuring out what device to use as output
> for early boot progress messages.  It returns the node pointed to by the
> linux,stdout-path property in the chosen node.

Nice. You don't feel like converting all the places that currently do it
by hand to use this do you :)

cheers

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