linux/drivers
Bernhard Walle 5ada918b82 vt: introduce and use vt_kmsg_redirect() function
The kernel offers with TIOCL_GETKMSGREDIRECT ioctl() the possibility to
redirect the kernel messages to a specific console.

However, since it's not possible to switch to the kernel message console
after a panic(), it would be nice if the kernel would print the panic
message on the current console.

This patch series adds a new interface to access the global kmsg_redirect
variable by a function to be able to use it in code where
CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE is not set (kernel/panic.c).

This patch:

Instead of using and exporting a global value kmsg_redirect, introduce a
function vt_kmsg_redirect() that both can set and return the console where
messages are printed.

Change all users of kmsg_redirect (the VT code itself and kernel/power.c)
to the new interface.

The main advantage is that vt_kmsg_redirect() can also be used when
CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE is not set.

Signed-off-by: Bernhard Walle <bernhard@bwalle.de>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-12-15 08:53:28 -08:00
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accessibility
acpi Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davej/cpufreq 2009-12-11 15:59:23 -08:00
amba
ata Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc 2009-12-12 14:27:24 -08:00
atm Merge branch 'master' of /home/davem/src/GIT/linux-2.6/ 2009-12-11 17:12:17 -08:00
auxdisplay
base mm: slab-allocate memory section nodemask for large systems 2009-12-15 08:53:20 -08:00
block floppy: Add an extra bound check on ioctl arguments 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
bluetooth USB: remove the auto_pm flag 2009-12-11 11:55:21 -08:00
cdrom Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lethal/sh-2.6 2009-12-09 19:03:16 -08:00
char vt: introduce and use vt_kmsg_redirect() function 2009-12-15 08:53:28 -08:00
clocksource cs5535: add a generic clock event MFGPT driver 2009-12-15 08:53:28 -08:00
connector
cpufreq Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/percpu 2009-12-14 09:58:24 -08:00
cpuidle drivers/cpuidle: Move dereference after NULL test 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
crypto Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/percpu 2009-12-14 09:58:24 -08:00
dca
dio m68k: don't export static inline functions 2009-12-06 11:18:28 +01:00
dma const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
edac x86, msr: Add support for non-contiguous cpumasks 2009-12-11 10:59:21 -08:00
eisa
firewire Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ieee1394/linux1394-2.6 2009-12-11 15:22:27 -08:00
firmware firmware_class: make request_firmware_nowait more useful 2009-12-11 11:24:52 -08:00
gpio cs5535: drop the Geode-specific MFGPT/GPIO code 2009-12-15 08:53:28 -08:00
gpu Merge branch 'drm-nouveau-pony' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6 2009-12-11 14:32:49 -08:00
hid USB: remove the auto_pm flag 2009-12-11 11:55:21 -08:00
hwmon const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
i2c const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
ide Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc 2009-12-12 14:27:24 -08:00
idle
ieee1394 Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2009-12-09 19:43:33 -08:00
ieee802154
infiniband Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/percpu 2009-12-14 09:58:24 -08:00
input const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
isdn Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/brodo/pcmcia-2.6 2009-12-14 12:33:02 -08:00
leds Merge branch 'ixp4xx' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/chris/linux-2.6 2009-12-12 15:22:22 -08:00
lguest Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/percpu 2009-12-14 09:58:24 -08:00
macintosh Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc 2009-12-12 14:27:24 -08:00
mca
md md: add 'recovery_start' per-device sysfs attribute 2009-12-14 12:58:57 +11:00
media const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
memstick
message Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2009-12-09 19:43:33 -08:00
mfd mfd: Add twl6030 regulator subdevices 2009-12-14 00:26:26 +01:00
misc cs5535: drop the Geode-specific MFGPT/GPIO code 2009-12-15 08:53:28 -08:00
mmc const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
mtd const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
net const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
nubus
of Merge commit 'origin/master' into next 2009-12-09 17:14:38 +11:00
oprofile Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/percpu 2009-12-14 09:58:24 -08:00
parisc Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2009-12-09 19:43:33 -08:00
parport Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/geert/linux-m68k 2009-12-08 08:13:35 -08:00
pci const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
pcmcia const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
platform const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
pnp Merge branch 'linux-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbarnes/pci-2.6 2009-12-11 12:18:16 -08:00
power const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
pps
ps3
rapidio
regulator regulator: Add support for twl6030 regulators 2009-12-14 00:26:20 +01:00
rtc const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
s390 const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
sbus
scsi Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2009-12-09 19:43:33 -08:00
serial ioc3/ioc4: fix error path on driver registration 2009-12-15 08:53:27 -08:00
sfi
sh
sn ioc3/ioc4: fix error path on driver registration 2009-12-15 08:53:27 -08:00
spi const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
ssb Merge branch 'master' of /home/davem/src/GIT/linux-2.6/ 2009-12-05 15:22:26 -08:00
staging Staging: batman: fix debug Kconfig option 2009-12-11 15:49:27 -08:00
tc
telephony Merge branch 'for-next' into for-linus 2009-12-07 18:36:35 +01:00
thermal
uio const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
usb const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
uwb
video cs5535: define lxfb/gxfb MSRs in linux/cs5535.h 2009-12-15 08:53:28 -08:00
virtio
vlynq
w1
watchdog const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
xen Merge branch 'linux-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbarnes/pci-2.6 2009-12-11 12:18:16 -08:00
zorro m68k: don't export static inline functions 2009-12-06 11:18:28 +01:00
Kconfig cs5535: add a generic clock event MFGPT driver 2009-12-15 08:53:28 -08:00
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