[oe] [meta-raspberrypi][PATCH] If SERIAL_CONSOLE is already define by another layer, this value may not be good.

[Gary Thomas]

On 2015-05-22 06:49, Thomas PERROT wrote:
> Hi Gary,
>
> I know it is incorrect to define this variable in a no machine layer
> but that can be possible.
>
> For example, by using the meta-systemd layer, the recipe
> systemd-serialgetty define SERIAL_CONSOLE, so when the raspberrypi
> machine layer is applied, the SERIAL_CONSOLE isn't changed and the
> value is invalid.
>
> I know that it's incorrect for the meta-systemd layer to define this
> variable, so I have submit a another patch to fix it.
>
> But I think replace "?=" by "=" in raspberrypi machine layer is more robust.
>
> I also send this patch on the rpi mailing list.

IMO, the best solution would be to replace it totally since SERIAL_CONSOLE
is deprecated by SERIAL_CONSOLES.  It should probably be:
   SERIAL_CONSOLES ?= "115200;ttyAMA0"

> On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Gary Thomas <gary at mlbassoc.com> wrote:
>> On 2015-05-22 04:04, Thomas Perrot wrote:
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Perrot <thomas.perrot at tupi.fr>
>>> ---
>>>    conf/machine/include/rpi-base.inc |    2 +-
>>>    1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/conf/machine/include/rpi-base.inc
>>> b/conf/machine/include/rpi-base.inc
>>> index a26803a..1dda207 100644
>>> --- a/conf/machine/include/rpi-base.inc
>>> +++ b/conf/machine/include/rpi-base.inc
>>> @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include conf/machine/include/soc-family.inc
>>>
>>>    IMAGE_FSTYPES ?= "tar.bz2 ext3 rpi-sdimg"
>>>
>>> -SERIAL_CONSOLE ?= "115200 ttyAMA0"
>>> +SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyAMA0"
>>>
>>>    XSERVER = " \
>>>        xserver-xorg \
>>>
>>
>> Firstly, this should go to the RaspberryPi list (CC'd), not here.
>>
>> How can this value, which is only ever defined in this file
>> when using MACHINE=raspberrypi* be affected by another layer?
>> Is there is another layer which is defining this variable
>> outside of the MACHINE .conf files, then that layer is incorrect,
>> not this one.
>>
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