From: David VomLehn <dvomlehn@cisco.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org,
greg@kroah.com, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, arjan@infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/7 v6] initdev:kernel:Await console discovery
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:15:09 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090804221509.GA9283@cuplxvomd02.corp.sa.net> (raw)
Wait for the console device to become available or for it to be determined
that no console is attached a boot time.
Signed-off-by: David VomLehn <dvomlehn@cisco.com>
---
drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c | 2 +
kernel/printk.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c b/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c
index d672cfe..6d1693f 100644
--- a/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c
+++ b/drivers/accessibility/braille/braille_console.c
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ int braille_register_console(struct console *console, int index,
braille_co = console;
register_keyboard_notifier(&keyboard_notifier_block);
register_vt_notifier(&vt_notifier_block);
+
+ initdev_registered(INITDEV_CONSOLE_TYPE);
return 0;
}
diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 5052b54..7cdc91c 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
#include <linux/bootmem.h>
#include <linux/syscalls.h>
#include <linux/kexec.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
#include <asm/uaccess.h>
@@ -1075,8 +1076,10 @@ void console_unblank(void)
/*
* Return the console tty driver structure and its associated index
+ * @index: Pointer to the device index
+ * Returns NULL if no driver available, otherwise a pointer to the TTY driver.
*/
-struct tty_driver *console_device(int *index)
+struct tty_driver *_console_device(int *index)
{
struct console *c;
struct tty_driver *driver = NULL;
@@ -1094,6 +1097,29 @@ struct tty_driver *console_device(int *index)
}
/*
+ * Returns true if all specific consoles are registered, false otherwise
+ */
+static bool have_all_consoles(void)
+{
+ struct tty_driver *driver;
+ int index;
+
+ driver = _console_device(&index);
+
+ return driver != NULL;
+}
+
+struct tty_driver *console_device(int *index)
+{
+ struct tty_driver *driver;
+ initdev_wait(INITDEV_CONSOLE_TYPE, have_all_consoles);
+
+ driver = _console_device(index);
+
+ return driver;
+}
+
+/*
* Prevent further output on the passed console device so that (for example)
* serial drivers can disable console output before suspending a port, and can
* re-enable output afterwards.
@@ -1230,6 +1256,7 @@ void register_console(struct console *console)
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&logbuf_lock, flags);
}
release_console_sem();
+ initdev_registered(INITDEV_CONSOLE_TYPE);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_console);
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