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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>,
	printk@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 03/16] printk: Cleanup _braille_(un)register_console() wrappers
Date: Fri,  6 Nov 2026 18:19:39 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261106171952.207909-4-pmladek@suse.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261106171952.207909-1-pmladek@suse.com>

The _braille_(un)register_console() wrappers currently attempt to hide
implementation details like the CON_BRL flag and pc->brl_options. This
forces callers to handle an unconventional tri-state return value (0 for
NOP, >0 for success, <0 for error), which makes the control flow harder
to follow and non-standard.

Refactor the wrappers to use standard kernel return codes (0 for success,
-ERRCODE on failure). Move the responsibility of checking brl_options
to the caller to make the logic more explicit.

Additionally, move the assignment of the CON_BRL flag from the internal
wrapper to braille_register_console(). This aligns it with how
CON_ENABLED is handled. To maintain symmetry and fix a potential bug
where flags might persist after removal, explicitly clear both
CON_ENABLED and CON_BRL in braille_unregister_console().

No behavior change.

Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Acked-by: Chris Down <chris@chrisdown.name>
Reviewed-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
Reviewed-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>
---
 drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c |  7 ++++---
 kernel/printk/braille.c                         | 16 +++-------------
 kernel/printk/braille.h                         | 12 ++++++++++++
 kernel/printk/printk.c                          | 13 +++++--------
 4 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c b/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c
index 5a3e375f4800..1b79b4d88bac 100644
--- a/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c
+++ b/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c
@@ -413,12 +413,12 @@ int braille_register_console(struct console *console, int index,
 		if (ret != 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
-	console->flags |= CON_ENABLED;
+	console->flags |= CON_ENABLED | CON_BRL;
 	console->index = index;
 	braille_co = console;
 	register_keyboard_notifier(&keyboard_notifier_block);
 	register_vt_notifier(&vt_notifier_block);
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int braille_unregister_console(struct console *console)
@@ -428,5 +428,6 @@ int braille_unregister_console(struct console *console)
 	unregister_keyboard_notifier(&keyboard_notifier_block);
 	unregister_vt_notifier(&vt_notifier_block);
 	braille_co = NULL;
-	return 1;
+	console->flags &= ~(CON_ENABLED | CON_BRL);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/printk/braille.c b/kernel/printk/braille.c
index 9d21a2bb1d38..593f83eb0487 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/braille.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/braille.c
@@ -37,22 +37,12 @@ int _braille_console_setup(char **str, char **brl_options)
 int
 _braille_register_console(struct console *console, struct preferred_console *pc)
 {
-	int rtn = 0;
-
-	if (pc->brl_options) {
-		console->flags |= CON_BRL;
-		rtn = braille_register_console(console, pc->index, pc->options,
-					       pc->brl_options);
-	}
-
-	return rtn;
+	return braille_register_console(console, pc->index, pc->options,
+					pc->brl_options);
 }
 
 int
 _braille_unregister_console(struct console *console)
 {
-	if (console->flags & CON_BRL)
-		return braille_unregister_console(console);
-
-	return 0;
+	return braille_unregister_console(console);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/printk/braille.h b/kernel/printk/braille.h
index 55cd3178a17a..e9790c28027d 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/braille.h
+++ b/kernel/printk/braille.h
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ braille_set_options(struct preferred_console *pc, char *brl_options)
 	pc->brl_options = brl_options;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+is_braille_console_preferred(struct preferred_console *pc)
+{
+	return (!!pc->brl_options);
+}
+
 /*
  * Setup console according to braille options.
  * Return -EINVAL on syntax error, 0 on success (or no braille option was
@@ -33,6 +39,12 @@ braille_set_options(struct preferred_console *pc, char *brl_options)
 {
 }
 
+static inline bool
+is_braille_console_preferred(struct preferred_console *pc)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline int
 _braille_console_setup(char **str, char **brl_options)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 435c1b7148f1..a46c9bd184de 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -3927,8 +3927,8 @@ static int try_enable_preferred_console(struct console *newcon,
 			if (newcon->index < 0)
 				newcon->index = pc->index;
 
-			if (_braille_register_console(newcon, pc))
-				return 0;
+			if (is_braille_console_preferred(pc))
+				return _braille_register_console(newcon, pc);
 
 			err = console_call_setup(newcon, pc->options);
 			if (err)
@@ -4240,17 +4240,14 @@ static int unregister_console_locked(struct console *console)
 	bool found_boot_con = false;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct console *c;
-	int res;
+	int res = 0;
 
 	lockdep_assert_console_list_lock_held();
 
 	con_printk(KERN_INFO, console, "disabled\n");
 
-	res = _braille_unregister_console(console);
-	if (res < 0)
-		return res;
-	if (res > 0)
-		return 0;
+	if (console->flags & CON_BRL)
+		return _braille_unregister_console(console);
 
 	if (!console_is_registered_locked(console))
 		res = -ENODEV;
-- 
2.56.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-11-06 17:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-06 17:19 [PATCH v6 00/16] printk: Clean up preferred console handling Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 01/16] printk: Rename struct console_cmdline to preferred_console Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 02/16] printk: Rename preferred_console to preferred_dev_console Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` Petr Mladek [this message]
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 04/16] printk: Separate code for adding/updating preferred console metadata Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 05/16] printk: Do not accept an empty name or devname as a preferred console Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 06/16] printk: Prefer the console either via name or devname exclusively Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 07/16] printk: Check that index is not defined when a console is preferred via devname Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 08/16] printk: Ensure consistent name and devname when updating preferred console Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 09/16] printk: Do not quietly ignore adding entry for a preferred console when there is no space Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 10/16] printk: Allow to debug misuse of add_or_update_preferred_console() Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 11/16] console/braille: Lock console->setup() call during the registration Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 12/16] printk: Separate code for enabling console Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 13/16] printk: Try to register each console as Braille first Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 14/16] printk: Do not set Braille console as preferred_console Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 15/16] printk: Modify try_enable_default_console() to return error/success Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 16/16] printk: Try enable preferred consoles only when there are any Petr Mladek
2026-11-09 15:45 ` [PATCH v6 00/16] printk: Clean up preferred console handling Petr Mladek
2026-11-09 16:30   ` John Ogness

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