Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] console: Introduce ->exit() callback

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 11:22:20AM +0900, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> On (20/01/24 17:57), Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> [..]
> > +++ b/include/linux/console.h
> > @@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ struct console {
> >  	struct tty_driver *(*device)(struct console *, int *);
> >  	void	(*unblank)(void);
> >  	int	(*setup)(struct console *, char *);
> > +	void	(*exit)(struct console *);
> >  	int	(*match)(struct console *, char *name, int idx, char *options);
> >  	short	flags;
> >  	short	index;
> > diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
> > index da6a9bdf76b6..0319bb698d05 100644
> > --- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
> > +++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
> > @@ -2850,6 +2850,9 @@ int unregister_console(struct console *console)
> >  	if (console_drivers != NULL && console->flags & CON_CONSDEV)
> >  		console_drivers->flags |= CON_CONSDEV;
> >
> > +	if (console->exit)
> > +		console->exit(console);
> > +
> >  	console->flags &= ~CON_ENABLED;
> >  	console_unlock();
> >  	console_sysfs_notify();
> 
> Do you need to call ->exit() under console_lock?

I think we don't need that lock to be held.


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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko