Re: [PATCH net-next v5 3/4] netconsole: convert to NBCON console infrastructure

[John Ogness]

On 2026-01-28, Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Convert netconsole from the legacy console API to the NBCON framework.
> NBCON provides threaded printing which unblocks printk()s and flushes in
> a thread, decoupling network TX from printk() when netconsole is
> in use.
>
> Since netconsole relies on the network stack which cannot safely operate
> from all atomic contexts, mark both consoles with
> CON_NBCON_ATOMIC_UNSAFE. (See discussion in [1])
>
> CON_NBCON_ATOMIC_UNSAFE restricts write_atomic() usage to emergency
> scenarios (panic) where regular messages are sent in threaded mode.
>
> Implementation changes:
> - Unify write_ext_msg() and write_msg() into netconsole_write()
> - Add device_lock/device_unlock callbacks to manage target_list_lock
> - Use nbcon_enter_unsafe()/nbcon_exit_unsafe() around network
>   operations.
>   - If nbcon_enter_unsafe() fails, just return given netconsole lost
>     the ownership of the console.
> - Set write_thread and write_atomic callbacks (both use same function)
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/b2qps3uywhmjaym4mht2wpxul4yqtuuayeoq4iv4k3zf5wdgh3@tocu6c7mj4lt/ [1]
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>