Re: [PATCH printk v5 07/30] printk: nbcon: Use driver synchronization while (un)registering

[Petr Mladek]

On Mon 2024-05-06 12:33:28, John Ogness wrote:
> On 2024-05-02, John Ogness <john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
> > index e6b91401895f..15d19d8461ed 100644
> > --- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
> > +++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
> > @@ -3537,6 +3538,19 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
> >  		newcon->seq = init_seq;
> >  	}
> >  
> > +	/*
> > +	 * If another context is actively using the hardware of this new
> > +	 * console, it will not be aware of the nbcon synchronization. This
> > +	 * is a risk that two contexts could access the hardware
> > +	 * simultaneously if this new console is used for atomic printing
> > +	 * and the other context is still using the hardware.
> > +	 *
> > +	 * Use the driver synchronization to ensure that the hardware is not
> > +	 * in use while this new console transitions to being registered.
> > +	 */
> > +	if ((newcon->flags & CON_NBCON) && newcon->write_atomic)
> > +		newcon->device_lock(newcon, &flags);
> > +
> >  	/*
> >  	 * Put this console in the list - keep the
> >  	 * preferred driver at the head of the list.
> > @@ -3561,6 +3575,10 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
> >  	 * register_console() completes.
> >  	 */
> >  
> > +	/* This new console is now registered. */
> > +	if ((newcon->flags & CON_NBCON) && newcon->write_atomic)
> > +		newcon->device_unlock(newcon, flags);
> > +
> 
> Rather than writing the conditions twice, I will add a local variable
> and check that instead.
> 
> bool use_device_lock = (newcon->flags & CON_NBCON) && newcon->write_atomic;
> 
> ...
> 
> if (use_device_lock)
> 	newcon->device_lock(newcon, &flags);
> 
> ...
> 
> if (use_device_lock)
> 	newcon->device_unlock(newcon, flags);
> 

Makes sense. With this change:

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>

Best Regards,
Petr