Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] printk: Fix preferred console selection with multiple matches

[Sergey Senozhatsky]

On (20/02/13 09:39), Petr Mladek wrote:
> > >  	struct console_cmdline *c;
> > >  	int i;
> > > @@ -2131,6 +2131,8 @@ static int __add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options,
> > >  		if (strcmp(c->name, name) == 0 && c->index == idx) {
> > >  			if (!brl_options)
> > >  				preferred_console = i;
> > > +                       if (user_specified)
> > > +                               c->user_specified = true;
> > >  			return 0;
> > >  		}
> > >  	}

[..]

> > A silly question:
> > 
> > Can the same console first be added by
> > 	console_setup()->__add_preferred_console(true)
> > and then by
> > 	add_preferred_console()->__add_preferred_console(false)
> 
> I guess that this might happen. It should be safe because
> user_specified flag is set only to true when found again,
> see:
> 
>                        if (user_specified)
>                                c->user_specified = true;

Yikes, I didn't see the if-condition. Yes, you are right.

	-ss