Re: [PATCH] Revert 5dd5bc40f3b6e0ccdaad948dbadc94ad0906cb25

[Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>]

On 05/05/2012 05:04 AM, Mikulas Patocka wrote:
> Hi
> 
> This patch reverts commit 5dd5bc40f3b6e0ccdaad948dbadc94ad0906cb25.
> 
> The commit 5dd5bc40f3b6e0ccdaad948dbadc94ad0906cb25 causes system lockup 
> when pdc is used as a boot console.
> 
> The kernel boots, but it locks up when transferring control to userspace 
> --- the message "INIT: version 2.86 booting" is not printed and the 
> computer halts. With the patch reverted, the system starts normally on 
> pdc.
...
> --- a/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c
> +++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c
...
> @@ -104,10 +103,8 @@ static int pdc_console_tty_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
>  
>  static void pdc_console_tty_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
>  {
> -	if (!tty->count) {
> +	if (!tty->count)

Heh, I cannot find a bug in the patch proper. However this test is and
always was bogus. Does changing "!tty->count" to "tty->count == 1" help?

>  		del_timer_sync(&pdc_console_timer);
> -		tty_port_tty_set(&tty_port, NULL);
> -	}
>  }
>  
>  static int pdc_console_tty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf, int count)

regards,
-- 
js
suse labs