[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>

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index 11de59ff4229..a7ef542afbc2 100644
--- 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