linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 5/9] xen/x86: make "earlyprintk=xen" work for HVM/PVH DomU

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Date:   Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:18:45 +0200
From:   Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
Cc:     Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@...rix.com>,
        "xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org" <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>,
        "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 5/9] xen/x86: make "earlyprintk=xen" work for HVM/PVH DomU

xenboot_write_console() is dealing with these quite fine so I don't see
why xenboot_console_setup() would return -ENOENT in this case.

Adjust documentation accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>
Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>

--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@
 			The VGA and EFI output is eventually overwritten by
 			the real console.
 
-			The xen output can only be used by Xen PV guests.
+			The xen option can only be used in Xen domains.
 
 			The sclp output can only be used on s390.
 
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
@@ -618,10 +618,8 @@ static int __init xenboot_console_setup(
 {
 	static struct xencons_info xenboot;
 
-	if (xen_initial_domain())
+	if (xen_initial_domain() || !xen_pv_domain())
 		return 0;
-	if (!xen_pv_domain())
-		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return xencons_info_pv_init(&xenboot, 0);
 }