3 files changed, 42 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/printk/braille.c b/kernel/printk/braille.c
index d5760c42f042..61d41ca41844 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/braille.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/braille.c
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 
 #include "console_cmdline.h"
 #include "braille.h"
 
-char *_braille_console_setup(char **str, char **brl_options)
+int _braille_console_setup(char **str, char **brl_options)
 {
 	if (!strncmp(*str, "brl,", 4)) {
 		*brl_options = "";
@@ -15,14 +16,14 @@ char *_braille_console_setup(char **str, char **brl_options)
 	} else if (!strncmp(*str, "brl=", 4)) {
 		*brl_options = *str + 4;
 		*str = strchr(*brl_options, ',');
-		if (!*str)
+		if (!*str) {
 			pr_err("need port name after brl=\n");
-		else
-			*((*str)++) = 0;
-	} else
-		return NULL;
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		*((*str)++) = 0;
+	}
 
-	return *str;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/kernel/printk/braille.h b/kernel/printk/braille.h
index 769d771145c8..749a6756843a 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/braille.h
+++ b/kernel/printk/braille.h
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ braille_set_options(struct console_cmdline *c, char *brl_options)
 	c->brl_options = brl_options;
 }
 
-char *
+/*
+ * Setup console according to braille options.
+ * Return -EINVAL on syntax error, 0 on success (or no braille option was
+ * actually given).
+ * Modifies str to point to the serial options
+ * Sets brl_options to the parsed braille options.
+ */
+int
 _braille_console_setup(char **str, char **brl_options);
 
 int
@@ -25,10 +32,10 @@ braille_set_options(struct console_cmdline *c, char *brl_options)
 {
 }
 
-static inline char *
+static inline int
 _braille_console_setup(char **str, char **brl_options)
 {
-	return NULL;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index fb2d1591f671..a1aecf44ab07 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2642,6 +2642,30 @@ int unregister_console(struct console *console)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_console);
 
 /*
+ * Initialize the console device. This is called *early*, so
+ * we can't necessarily depend on lots of kernel help here.
+ * Just do some early initializations, and do the complex setup
+ * later.
+ */
+void __init console_init(void)
+{
+	initcall_t *call;
+
+	/* Setup the default TTY line discipline. */
+	n_tty_init();
+
+	/*
+	 * set up the console device so that later boot sequences can
+	 * inform about problems etc..
+	 */
+	call = __con_initcall_start;
+	while (call < __con_initcall_end) {
+		(*call)();
+		call++;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
  * Some boot consoles access data that is in the init section and which will
  * be discarded after the initcalls have been run. To make sure that no code
  * will access this data, unregister the boot consoles in a late initcall.