So at least you can see what kernel you're booting if you die before the kernel prints it mid-way through start_kernel(). Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <michael@ellerman.id.au> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
@@ -2283,6 +2283,8 @@ unsigned long __init prom_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4,
*/
prom_init_stdout();
+ prom_printf("Preparing to boot %s", PTRRELOC((char *)linux_banner));
+
/*
* Get default machine type. At this point, we do not differentiate
* between pSeries SMP and pSeries LPAR
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ WHITELIST="add_reloc_offset __bss_start __bss_stop copy_and_flush
_end enter_prom memcpy memset reloc_offset __secondary_hold
__secondary_hold_acknowledge __secondary_hold_spinloop __start
strcmp strcpy strlcpy strlen strncmp strstr logo_linux_clut224
-reloc_got2 kernstart_addr memstart_addr"
+reloc_got2 kernstart_addr memstart_addr linux_banner"
NM="$1"
OBJ="$2"