linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH printk v5 23/40] tty: nfcon: use console_is

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Date:   Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:18:29 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
Cc:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH printk v5 23/40] tty: nfcon: use console_is_registered()

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 5:22 PM John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de> wrote:
> Currently CON_ENABLED is being (mis)used to identify if the console
> has been registered. This is not reliable because it can be set even
> though registration failed or it can be unset, even though the console
> is registered. Use console_is_registered() instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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