Merge branch 'for-5.7-preferred-console' into for-linus

include/linux/console.h

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static inline int con_debug_leave(void)
  */
 
 #define CON_PRINTBUFFER	(1)
-#define CON_CONSDEV	(2) /* Last on the command line */
+#define CON_CONSDEV	(2) /* Preferred console, /dev/console */
 #define CON_ENABLED	(4)
 #define CON_BOOT	(8)
 #define CON_ANYTIME	(16) /* Safe to call when cpu is offline */

kernel/printk/console_cmdline.h

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ struct console_cmdline
 {
 	char	name[16];			/* Name of the driver	    */
 	int	index;				/* Minor dev. to use	    */
+	bool	user_specified;			/* Specified by command line vs. platform */
 	char	*options;			/* Options for the driver   */
 #ifdef CONFIG_A11Y_BRAILLE_CONSOLE
 	char	*brl_options;			/* Options for braille driver */

kernel/printk/printk.c

@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ static struct console *exclusive_console;
 static struct console_cmdline console_cmdline[MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES];
 
 static int preferred_console = -1;
+static bool has_preferred_console;
 int console_set_on_cmdline;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_set_on_cmdline);
 
@@ -2115,7 +2116,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void early_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
 #endif
 
 static int __add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options,
-				   char *brl_options)
+				   char *brl_options, bool user_specified)
 {
 	struct console_cmdline *c;
 	int i;
@@ -2130,6 +2131,8 @@ static int __add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options,
 		if (strcmp(c->name, name) == 0 && c->index == idx) {
 			if (!brl_options)
 				preferred_console = i;
+			if (user_specified)
+				c->user_specified = true;
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2139,6 +2142,7 @@ static int __add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options,
 		preferred_console = i;
 	strlcpy(c->name, name, sizeof(c->name));
 	c->options = options;
+	c->user_specified = user_specified;
 	braille_set_options(c, brl_options);
 
 	c->index = idx;
@@ -2193,7 +2197,7 @@ static int __init console_setup(char *str)
 	idx = simple_strtoul(s, NULL, 10);
 	*s = 0;
 
-	__add_preferred_console(buf, idx, options, brl_options);
+	__add_preferred_console(buf, idx, options, brl_options, true);
 	console_set_on_cmdline = 1;
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -2214,7 +2218,7 @@ __setup("console=", console_setup);
  */
 int add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options)
 {
-	return __add_preferred_console(name, idx, options, NULL);
+	return __add_preferred_console(name, idx, options, NULL, false);
 }
 
 bool console_suspend_enabled = true;
@@ -2626,6 +2630,63 @@ static int __init keep_bootcon_setup(char *str)
 
 early_param("keep_bootcon", keep_bootcon_setup);
 
+/*
+ * This is called by register_console() to try to match
+ * the newly registered console with any of the ones selected
+ * by either the command line or add_preferred_console() and
+ * setup/enable it.
+ *
+ * Care need to be taken with consoles that are statically
+ * enabled such as netconsole
+ */
+static int try_enable_new_console(struct console *newcon, bool user_specified)
+{
+	struct console_cmdline *c;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0, c = console_cmdline;
+	     i < MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES && c->name[0];
+	     i++, c++) {
+		if (c->user_specified != user_specified)
+			continue;
+		if (!newcon->match ||
+		    newcon->match(newcon, c->name, c->index, c->options) != 0) {
+			/* default matching */
+			BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(c->name) != sizeof(newcon->name));
+			if (strcmp(c->name, newcon->name) != 0)
+				continue;
+			if (newcon->index >= 0 &&
+			    newcon->index != c->index)
+				continue;
+			if (newcon->index < 0)
+				newcon->index = c->index;
+
+			if (_braille_register_console(newcon, c))
+				return 0;
+
+			if (newcon->setup &&
+			    newcon->setup(newcon, c->options) != 0)
+				return -EIO;
+		}
+		newcon->flags |= CON_ENABLED;
+		if (i == preferred_console) {
+			newcon->flags |= CON_CONSDEV;
+			has_preferred_console = true;
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Some consoles, such as pstore and netconsole, can be enabled even
+	 * without matching. Accept the pre-enabled consoles only when match()
+	 * and setup() had a change to be called.
+	 */
+	if (newcon->flags & CON_ENABLED && c->user_specified ==	user_specified)
+		return 0;
+
+	return -ENOENT;
+}
+
 /*
  * The console driver calls this routine during kernel initialization
  * to register the console printing procedure with printk() and to
@@ -2647,11 +2708,9 @@ early_param("keep_bootcon", keep_bootcon_setup);
  */
 void register_console(struct console *newcon)
 {
-	int i;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct console *bcon = NULL;
-	struct console_cmdline *c;
+	int err;
-	static bool has_preferred;
 
 	if (console_drivers)
 		for_each_console(bcon)
@@ -2678,15 +2737,15 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
 	if (console_drivers && console_drivers->flags & CON_BOOT)
 		bcon = console_drivers;
 
-	if (!has_preferred || bcon || !console_drivers)
+	if (!has_preferred_console || bcon || !console_drivers)
-		has_preferred = preferred_console >= 0;
+		has_preferred_console = preferred_console >= 0;
 
 	/*
 	 *	See if we want to use this console driver. If we
 	 *	didn't select a console we take the first one
 	 *	that registers here.
 	 */
-	if (!has_preferred) {
+	if (!has_preferred_console) {
 		if (newcon->index < 0)
 			newcon->index = 0;
 		if (newcon->setup == NULL ||
@@ -2694,47 +2753,20 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
 			newcon->flags |= CON_ENABLED;
 			if (newcon->device) {
 				newcon->flags |= CON_CONSDEV;
-				has_preferred = true;
+				has_preferred_console = true;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
+	/* See if this console matches one we selected on the command line */
-	 *	See if this console matches one we selected on
+	err = try_enable_new_console(newcon, true);
-	 *	the command line.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0, c = console_cmdline;
-	     i < MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES && c->name[0];
-	     i++, c++) {
-		if (!newcon->match ||
-		    newcon->match(newcon, c->name, c->index, c->options) != 0) {
-			/* default matching */
-			BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(c->name) != sizeof(newcon->name));
-			if (strcmp(c->name, newcon->name) != 0)
-				continue;
-			if (newcon->index >= 0 &&
-			    newcon->index != c->index)
-				continue;
-			if (newcon->index < 0)
-				newcon->index = c->index;
 
-			if (_braille_register_console(newcon, c))
+	/* If not, try to match against the platform default(s) */
-				return;
+	if (err == -ENOENT)
+		err = try_enable_new_console(newcon, false);
 
-			if (newcon->setup &&
+	/* printk() messages are not printed to the Braille console. */
-			    newcon->setup(newcon, c->options) != 0)
+	if (err || newcon->flags & CON_BRL)
-				break;
-		}
-
-		newcon->flags |= CON_ENABLED;
-		if (i == preferred_console) {
-			newcon->flags |= CON_CONSDEV;
-			has_preferred = true;
-		}
-		break;
-	}
-
-	if (!(newcon->flags & CON_ENABLED))
 		return;
 
 	/*
@@ -2756,6 +2788,8 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
 		console_drivers = newcon;
 		if (newcon->next)
 			newcon->next->flags &= ~CON_CONSDEV;
+		/* Ensure this flag is always set for the head of the list */
+		newcon->flags |= CON_CONSDEV;
 	} else {
 		newcon->next = console_drivers->next;
 		console_drivers->next = newcon;