[PATCH net-next v3 0/2] netconsole: Populate dynamic entry even if netpoll fails

Breno Leitao
2024-08-22T11:11:02Z

The current implementation of netconsole removes the entry and fails
entirely if netpoll fails to initialize. This approach is suboptimal, as
it prevents reconfiguration or re-enabling of the target through
configfs.

While this issue might seem minor if it were rare, it actually occurs
frequently when the network module is configured as a loadable module.

In such cases, the network is unavailable when netconsole initializes,
causing netpoll to fail. This failure forces users to reconfigure the
target from scratch, discarding any settings provided via the command
line.

The proposed change would keep the target available in configfs, albeit
in a disabled state. This modification allows users to adjust settings
or simply re-enable the target once the network module has loaded,
providing a more flexible and user-friendly solution.

Changelog:

v3:
* Remove patch 2, that was only pr_err() at netconsole (Jakub)
* Rework the "if" loop to be more readable (Jakub)
* Print the cmdline number in the error log (Jakub)

v2:
* Avoid late cleanup, and always returning an np in a clear slate when
failing (Paolo)
* Added another commit to log (pr_err) when netconsole doesn't fail,
avoiding silent failures.
* https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240819103616.2260006-1-leitao@debian.org/

v1:
* https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240809161935.3129104-1-leitao@debian.org/

Breno Leitao (2):
netpoll: Ensure clean state on setup failures
net: netconsole: Populate dynamic entry even if netpoll fails

drivers/net/netconsole.c | 15 +++++++++++----
net/core/netpoll.c | 15 ++++++++++-----
2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

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