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Message-ID: <20240819103616.2260006-1-leitao@debian.org>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 03:36:10 -0700
From: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
To: davem@...emloft.net,
	edumazet@...gle.com,
	kuba@...nel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 0/3] netconsole: Populate dynamic entry even if netpoll fails

The current implementation of netconsole removes the entry and fails
entirely if netpoll fails to initialize. This approach is suboptimal, as
it prevents reconfiguration or re-enabling of the target through
configfs.

While this issue might seem minor if it were rare, it actually occurs
frequently when the network module is configured as a loadable module.

In such cases, the network is unavailable when netconsole initializes,
causing netpoll to fail. This failure forces users to reconfigure the
target from scratch, discarding any settings provided via the command
line.

The proposed change would keep the target available in configfs, albeit
in a disabled state. This modification allows users to adjust settings
or simply re-enable the target once the network module has loaded,
providing a more flexible and user-friendly solution.

Changelog:

v2:
  * Avoid late cleanup, and always returning an np in a clear slate when
    failing (Paolo)
  * Added another commit to log (pr_err) when netconsole doesn't fail,
    avoiding silent failures.

v1:
  * https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240809161935.3129104-1-leitao@debian.org/

Breno Leitao (3):
  netpoll: Ensure clean state on setup failures
  netconsole: pr_err() when netpoll_setup fails
  netconsole: Populate dynamic entry even if netpoll fails

 drivers/net/netconsole.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
 net/core/netpoll.c       | 16 +++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

-- 
2.43.5


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