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

- From: David Miller \<davem@davemloft.net\>
- Date: 2008-08-06 07:44:04 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2008/08/9444212
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2008/08/9444193/t.md

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From: Stephen Rothwell <redacted>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:42:33 +1000

> Hi Grant,
> 
> On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:34:04 -0600 "Grant Likely" [ref] wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 12:14 AM, Michael Ellerman
> > [ref] wrote:
> > > 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 :)
> > 
> > Yep, I'll do this.  :-)
> 
> Could you also send an email to Dave Miller to see if he has any objections
> to this function being generic (since the Sparc guys share this code).

I already voiced my concerns.
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