From: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
To: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>
Cc: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@chromium.org>,
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>,
Chris Down <chris@chrisdown.name>,
Naveen Kumar Chaudhary <naveen.osdev@gmail.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 07/16] printk: Ensure consistent name and devname when updating preferred console
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:05:37 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260929120546.328616-8-pmladek@suse.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260929120546.328616-1-pmladek@suse.com>
Make sure that add_or_update_preferred_console() updates the right entry.
It is a paranoid check which prevents a potential misuse of the API in
the future.
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
---
kernel/printk/printk.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index b8c348e305eb..0fafc579bdd3 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2561,6 +2561,8 @@ asmlinkage __visible void early_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
*
* 1. Either @name and valid @idx OR @devname and @idx=-1 are allowed.
*
+ * 2. Only matching entries can be updated.
+ *
* [*] A valid @name and @idx will get assigned for a devname later when
* @devname matches during the device initialization, see
* match_devname_and_update_preferred_console().
@@ -2581,10 +2583,7 @@ static int add_or_update_preferred_console(unsigned int i,
if (!name && !devname)
return -EINVAL;
- if (!pc->name[0] && !pc->devname[0])
- is_new_entry = true;
-
- if (is_new_entry && devname) {
+ if (devname) {
/*
* A valid console name and index will get assigned when
* a matching device gets registered.
@@ -2600,11 +2599,18 @@ static int add_or_update_preferred_console(unsigned int i,
return -EINVAL;
}
- strscpy(pc->devname, devname);
- pc->index = idx;
+ if (!pc->devname[0]) {
+ is_new_entry = true;
+ strscpy(pc->devname, devname);
+ pc->index = idx;
+ } else if (strcmp(pc->devname, devname) != 0) {
+ pr_err("Updating a preferred console with an invalid devname: %s vs. %s\n",
+ pc->devname, devname);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
}
- if (is_new_entry && name) {
+ if (name) {
/* A console name must be defined with a valid index. */
if (idx < 0) {
pr_err("Adding a preferred console with an invalid index: %s, %d\n",
@@ -2612,8 +2618,15 @@ static int add_or_update_preferred_console(unsigned int i,
return -EINVAL;
}
- strscpy(pc->name, name);
- pc->index = idx;
+ if (!pc->name[0]) {
+ is_new_entry = true;
+ strscpy(pc->name, name);
+ pc->index = idx;
+ } else if (strcmp(pc->name, name) != 0 || pc->index != idx) {
+ pr_err("Updating a preferred console with an invalid name or index: %s%d vs. %s%d\n",
+ pc->name, pc->index, name, idx);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
}
/*
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-29 12:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-29 12:05 [PATCH v5 00/16] printk: Clean up preferred console handling Petr Mladek
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 01/16] printk: Rename struct console_cmdline to preferred_console Petr Mladek
2026-10-29 7:03 ` Chris Down
2026-11-03 15:16 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 02/16] printk: Rename preferred_console to preferred_dev_console Petr Mladek
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 03/16] printk: Cleanup _braille_(un)register_console() wrappers Petr Mladek
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 04/16] printk: Separate code for adding/updating preferred console metadata Petr Mladek
2026-10-27 12:05 ` John Ogness
2026-11-03 15:57 ` Petr Mladek
2026-10-29 7:05 ` Chris Down
2026-11-03 16:12 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 05/16] printk: Prefer the console either via name or devname exclusively Petr Mladek
2026-10-27 12:14 ` John Ogness
2026-10-29 7:06 ` Chris Down
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 06/16] printk: Check that index is not defined when a console is preferred via devname Petr Mladek
2026-10-27 18:08 ` John Ogness
2026-10-29 7:07 ` Chris Down
2026-09-29 12:05 ` Petr Mladek [this message]
2026-10-29 7:09 ` [PATCH v5 07/16] printk: Ensure consistent name and devname when updating preferred console Chris Down
2026-11-03 17:08 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 08/16] printk: Do not quietly ignore adding entry for a preferred console when there is no space Petr Mladek
2026-10-29 7:10 ` Chris Down
2026-10-29 16:23 ` John Ogness
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 09/16] printk: Allow to override options via the command line Petr Mladek
2026-10-29 7:13 ` Chris Down
2026-10-30 17:04 ` John Ogness
2026-11-04 12:55 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 10/16] printk: Allow to debug misuse of add_or_update_preferred_console() Petr Mladek
2026-10-29 7:13 ` Chris Down
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 11/16] console/braille: Lock console->setup() call during the registration Petr Mladek
2026-10-29 7:15 ` Chris Down
2026-11-04 14:21 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 12/16] printk: Separate code for enabling console Petr Mladek
2026-10-29 7:15 ` Chris Down
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 13/16] printk: Try to register each console as Braille first Petr Mladek
2026-10-29 7:17 ` Chris Down
2026-11-05 17:13 ` Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 11:33 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 14/16] printk: Do not set Braille console as preferred_console Petr Mladek
2026-10-29 7:19 ` Chris Down
2026-11-06 14:21 ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 15/16] printk: Modify try_enable_default_console() to return error/success Petr Mladek
2026-10-29 7:20 ` Chris Down
2026-09-29 12:05 ` [PATCH v5 16/16] printk: Try enable preferred consoles only when there are any Petr Mladek
2026-10-29 7:20 ` Chris Down
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