[PATCH 07/19] drivers: netconsole: Migrate to register_console_force helper

Marcos Paulo de Souza
2025-12-27T12:17:54Z

The register_console_force function was introduced to register consoles
even on the presence of default consoles, replacing the CON_ENABLE flag
that was forcing the same behavior.

Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
---
drivers/net/netconsole.c | 13 +++++--------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index bb6e03a92956..509ab629d95f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -583,16 +583,14 @@ static ssize_t enabled_store(struct config_item *item,
}

if (nt->extended && !console_is_registered(&netconsole_ext)) {
- netconsole_ext.flags |= CON_ENABLED;
- register_console(&netconsole_ext);
+ register_console_force(&netconsole_ext);
}

/* User might be enabling the basic format target for the very
* first time, make sure the console is registered.
*/
if (!nt->extended && !console_is_registered(&netconsole)) {
- netconsole.flags |= CON_ENABLED;
- register_console(&netconsole);
+ register_console_force(&netconsole);
}

/*
@@ -1917,13 +1915,12 @@ static void free_param_target(struct netconsole_target *nt)

static struct console netconsole_ext = {
.name = "netcon_ext",
- .flags = CON_ENABLED | CON_EXTENDED,
+ .flags = CON_EXTENDED,
.write = write_ext_msg,
};

static struct console netconsole = {
.name = "netcon",
- .flags = CON_ENABLED,
.write = write_msg,
};

@@ -1971,9 +1968,9 @@ static int __init init_netconsole(void)
goto undonotifier;

if (console_type_needed & CONS_EXTENDED)
- register_console(&netconsole_ext);
+ register_console_force(&netconsole_ext);
if (console_type_needed & CONS_BASIC)
- register_console(&netconsole);
+ register_console_force(&netconsole);
pr_info("network logging started\n");

return err;

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2.52.0