linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 4/4] printk: make sure we always print console disabled message

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Date:   Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:44:45 +0900
From:   Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>
To:     Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>
Cc:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 4/4] printk: make sure we always print console disabled
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Forgot to mention that the series is still in RFC phase.


On (04/26/19 14:33), Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
[..]
> +++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
> @@ -2613,6 +2613,12 @@ static int __unregister_console(struct console *console)
>  	pr_info("%sconsole [%s%d] disabled\n",
>  		(console->flags & CON_BOOT) ? "boot" : "",
>  		console->name, console->index);
> +	/*
> +	 * Print 'console disabled' on all the consoles, including the
> +	 * one we are about to unregister.
> +	 */
> +	console_unlock();
> +	console_lock();
>  
>  	res = _braille_unregister_console(console);
>  	if (res)

Need to think more if this is race free...

	-ss