linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] drm/log: Introduce a new boot logger to draw the kmsg on the screen

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Message-ID: <84cyl9c67s.fsf@jogness.linutronix.de>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:17:19 +0206
From: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
To: Jocelyn Falempe <jfalempe@...hat.com>, Maarten Lankhorst
 <maarten.lankhorst@...ux.intel.com>, Maxime Ripard <mripard@...nel.org>,
 Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>, David Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
 Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>, Javier Martinez Canillas
 <javierm@...hat.com>, "Guilherme G . Piccoli" <gpiccoli@...lia.com>,
 bluescreen_avenger@...izon.net, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Jocelyn Falempe <jfalempe@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] drm/log: Introduce a new boot logger to draw the
 kmsg on the screen

On 2024-09-10, Jocelyn Falempe <jfalempe@...hat.com> wrote:
> drm_log is a simple logger that uses the drm_client API to print the
> kmsg boot log on the screen. This is not a full replacement to fbcon,
> as it will only print the kmsg. It will never handle user input, or a
> terminal because this is better done in userspace.
>
> Design decisions:
>  * It uses the drm_client API, so it should work on all drm drivers
>    from the start.
>  * It doesn't scroll the message, that way it doesn't need to redraw
>    the whole screen for each new message.
>    It also means it doesn't have to keep drawn messages in memory, to
>    redraw them when scrolling.
>  * It uses the new non-blocking console API, so it should work well
>    with PREEMPT_RT.
>  * drm_log can only be built-in (and drm must be built-in too).
>    The reason is that, if you build it as a module, then a userspace
>    application will be more appropriate than this module.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jocelyn Falempe <jfalempe@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de> # console API