--- zzzz-none-000/linux-4.4.60/drivers/of/fdt.c	2017-04-08 07:53:53.000000000 +0000
+++ scorpion-7490-727/linux-4.4.60/drivers/of/fdt.c	2021-02-04 17:41:59.000000000 +0000
@@ -796,14 +796,13 @@
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_EARLYCON
-extern struct of_device_id __earlycon_of_table[];
 
 static int __init early_init_dt_scan_chosen_serial(void)
 {
 	int offset;
 	const char *p;
 	int l;
-	const struct of_device_id *match = __earlycon_of_table;
+	const struct earlycon_id *match;
 	const void *fdt = initial_boot_params;
 
 	offset = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/chosen");
@@ -826,19 +825,20 @@
 	if (offset < 0)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	while (match->compatible[0]) {
+	for (match = __earlycon_table; match < __earlycon_table_end; match++) {
 		u64 addr;
 
-		if (fdt_node_check_compatible(fdt, offset, match->compatible)) {
-			match++;
+		if (!match->compatible[0])
+			continue;
+
+		if (fdt_node_check_compatible(fdt, offset, match->compatible))
 			continue;
-		}
 
 		addr = fdt_translate_address(fdt, offset);
 		if (addr == OF_BAD_ADDR)
 			return -ENXIO;
 
-		of_setup_earlycon(addr, match->data);
+		of_setup_earlycon(addr, match->setup);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	return -ENODEV;
@@ -956,6 +956,9 @@
 	p = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "bootargs", &l);
 	if (p != NULL && l > 0)
 		strlcpy(data, p, min((int)l, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE));
+	p = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "bootargs-append", &l);
+	if (p != NULL && l > 0)
+		strlcat(data, p, min_t(int, strlen(data) + (int)l, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE));
 
 	/*
 	 * CONFIG_CMDLINE is meant to be a default in case nothing else