[POWERPC] iseries: A new iSeries console

This driver uses the hvc_console.c infrastructure that is used by the pSeries virtual and RTAS consoles. This will allow us to make viocons.c obsolete and is another step along the way to a combined kernel (as viocons could not coexist with CONFIG_VT). Signed-off-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
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diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ menu "iSeries device drivers"
 	depends on PPC_ISERIES
 
 config VIOCONS
-	tristate "iSeries Virtual Console Support"
+	tristate "iSeries Virtual Console Support (Obsolete)"
+	help
+	  This is the old virtual console driver for legacy iSeries.
+	  You should use the iSeries Hypervisor Virtual Console
+	  support instead.
 
 config VIODASD
 	tristate "iSeries Virtual I/O disk support"
 	help
 	  If you are running on an iSeries system and you want to use
- 	  virtual disks created and managed by OS/400, say Y.
+	  virtual disks created and managed by OS/400, say Y.
 
 config VIOCD
 	tristate "iSeries Virtual I/O CD support"

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/dt.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/dt.c
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ static void __init dt_vdevices(struct iseries_flat_dt *dt)
 	dt_prop_u32(dt, "#address-cells", 1);
 	dt_prop_u32(dt, "#size-cells", 0);
 
-	dt_do_vdevice(dt, "vty", reg, -1, device_type_serial, NULL, 1);
+	dt_do_vdevice(dt, "vty", reg, -1, device_type_serial,
+			"IBM,iSeries-vty", 1);
 	reg++;
 
 	dt_do_vdevice(dt, "v-scsi", reg, -1, device_type_vscsi,

diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -610,6 +610,13 @@ config HVC_CONSOLE
 	  console. This driver allows each pSeries partition to have a console
 	  which is accessed via the HMC.
 
+config HVC_ISERIES
+	bool "iSeries Hypervisor Virtual Console support"
+	depends on PPC_ISERIES && !VIOCONS
+	select HVC_DRIVER
+	help
+	  iSeries machines support a hypervisor virtual console.
+
 config HVC_RTAS
 	bool "IBM RTAS Console support"
 	depends on PPC_RTAS

diff --git a/drivers/char/Makefile b/drivers/char/Makefile
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ 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_vio.o hvsi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_ISERIES)	+= hvc_iseries.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_RTAS)		+= hvc_rtas.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HVC_DRIVER)	+= hvc_console.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER)	+= raw.o