[PATCH printk 14/18] printk: Document struct console

From: John Ogness
Date: Fri Sep 23 2022 - 20:06:13 EST


From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Add docbook comments to struct console.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/console.h | 95 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 68 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index 3bb5bc62e154..8ec24fe097d3 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
#define _LINUX_CONSOLE_H_ 1

#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/bits.h>
#include <linux/rculist.h>
#include <linux/types.h>

@@ -139,37 +140,77 @@ static inline int con_debug_leave(void)
/*
* The interface for a console, or any other device that wants to capture
* console messages (printer driver?)
- *
- * If a console driver is marked CON_BOOT then it will be auto-unregistered
- * when the first real console is registered. This is for early-printk drivers.
*/

-#define CON_PRINTBUFFER (1)
-#define CON_CONSDEV (2) /* Preferred console, /dev/console */
-#define CON_ENABLED (4)
-#define CON_BOOT (8)
-#define CON_ANYTIME (16) /* Safe to call when cpu is offline */
-#define CON_BRL (32) /* Used for a braille device */
-#define CON_EXTENDED (64) /* Use the extended output format a la /dev/kmsg */
+/**
+ * cons_flags - General console flags
+ * @CON_PRINTBUFFER: On register, start from the oldest dmesg record
+ * @CON_CONSDEV: Questionable historical leftover to denote which console
+ * driver is the preferred console which is defining what
+ * backs up /dev/console
+ * @CON_ENABLED: Indicates if a console is allowed to print records. If false,
+ * the console also will not advance to later records.
+ * @CON_BOOT: Marks the console driver as early console driver which
+ * is used during boot before the real driver becomes available.
+ * It will be automatically unregistered unless the early console
+ * command line parameter for this console has the 'keep' option set.
+ * @CON_ANYTIME: A misnomed historical flag which tells the core code that the
+ * legacy @console::write callback can be invoked on a CPU which
+ * is marked OFFLINE. That's misleading as it suggests that there
+ * is no contextual limit for invoking the callback.
+ * @CON_BRL: Indicates a braille device which is exempt from receiving the
+ * printk spam for obvious reasons
+ * @CON_EXTENDED: The console supports the extended output format of /dev/kmesg
+ * which requires a larger output record buffer
+ */
+enum cons_flags {
+ CON_PRINTBUFFER = BIT(0),
+ CON_CONSDEV = BIT(1),
+ CON_ENABLED = BIT(2),
+ CON_BOOT = BIT(3),
+ CON_ANYTIME = BIT(4),
+ CON_BRL = BIT(5),
+ CON_EXTENDED = BIT(6),
+};

+/**
+ * struct console - The console descriptor structure
+ * @name: The name of the console driver
+ * @write: Write callback to output messages (Optional)
+ * @read: Read callback for console input (Optional)
+ * @device: The underlying TTY device driver (Optional)
+ * @unblank: Callback to unblank the console (Optional)
+ * @setup: Callback for initializing the console (Optional)
+ * @exit: Callback for teardown of the console (Optional)
+ * @match: Callback for matching a console (Optional)
+ * @flags: Console flags. See enum cons_flags
+ * @index: Console index, e.g. port number
+ * @cflag: TTY control mode flags
+ * @ispeed: TTY input speed
+ * @ospeed: TTY output speed
+ * @seq: Sequence number of the next ringbuffer record to print
+ * @dropped: Number of dropped ringbuffer records
+ * @data: Driver private data
+ * @node: hlist node for the console list
+ */
struct console {
- char name[16];
- void (*write)(struct console *, const char *, unsigned);
- int (*read)(struct console *, char *, unsigned);
- struct tty_driver *(*device)(struct console *, int *);
- void (*unblank)(void);
- int (*setup)(struct console *, char *);
- int (*exit)(struct console *);
- int (*match)(struct console *, char *name, int idx, char *options);
- short flags;
- short index;
- int cflag;
- uint ispeed;
- uint ospeed;
- u64 seq;
- unsigned long dropped;
- void *data;
- struct hlist_node node;
+ char name[16];
+ void (*write)(struct console *, const char *, unsigned);
+ int (*read)(struct console *, char *, unsigned);
+ struct tty_driver *(*device)(struct console *, int *);
+ void (*unblank)(void);
+ int (*setup)(struct console *, char *);
+ int (*exit)(struct console *);
+ int (*match)(struct console *, char *name, int idx, char *options);
+ short flags;
+ short index;
+ int cflag;
+ uint ispeed;
+ uint ospeed;
+ u64 seq;
+ unsigned long dropped;
+ void *data;
+ struct hlist_node node;
};

#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
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