linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH printk v2 1/2] printk: Allow printk_trigger

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Message-ID: <aRcx1OQ07nEB1Yp8@pathway.suse.cz>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:42:44 +0100
From: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
Cc: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Sherry Sun <sherry.sun@....com>, Jacky Bai <ping.bai@....com>,
	Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>,
	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
	Derek Barbosa <debarbos@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH printk v2 1/2] printk: Allow printk_trigger_flush() to
 flush all types

On Thu 2025-11-13 17:09:47, John Ogness wrote:
> Currently printk_trigger_flush() only triggers legacy offloaded
> flushing, even if that may not be the appropriate method to flush
> for currently registered consoles. (The function predates the
> NBCON consoles.)
> 
> Since commit 6690d6b52726 ("printk: Add helper for flush type
> logic") there is printk_get_console_flush_type(), which also
> considers NBCON consoles and reports all the methods of flushing
> appropriate based on the system state and consoles available.
> 
> Update printk_trigger_flush() to use
> printk_get_console_flush_type() to appropriately flush registered
> consoles.
> 
> Suggested-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
> Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>

Looks good to me:

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>

Best Regards,
Petr