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-rw-r--r--include/linux/console.h6
-rw-r--r--kernel/printk/nbcon.c74
2 files changed, 73 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index 9a13f91b0c43..88050d30a9cc 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ struct console {
*
* The callback should allow the takeover whenever it is safe. It
* increases the chance to see messages when the system is in trouble.
+ * If the driver must reacquire ownership in order to finalize or
+ * revert hardware changes, nbcon_reacquire_nobuf() can be used.
+ * However, on reacquire the buffer content is no longer available. A
+ * reacquire cannot be used to resume printing.
*
* The callback can be called from any context (including NMI).
* Therefore it must avoid usage of any locking and instead rely
@@ -558,12 +562,14 @@ extern void nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit(void);
extern bool nbcon_can_proceed(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt);
extern bool nbcon_enter_unsafe(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt);
extern bool nbcon_exit_unsafe(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt);
+extern void nbcon_reacquire_nobuf(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt);
#else
static inline void nbcon_cpu_emergency_enter(void) { }
static inline void nbcon_cpu_emergency_exit(void) { }
static inline bool nbcon_can_proceed(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt) { return false; }
static inline bool nbcon_enter_unsafe(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt) { return false; }
static inline bool nbcon_exit_unsafe(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt) { return false; }
+static inline void nbcon_reacquire_nobuf(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt) { }
#endif
extern int console_set_on_cmdline;
diff --git a/kernel/printk/nbcon.c b/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
index cf62f675c673..8a1bf6f94bce 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
@@ -830,6 +830,19 @@ out:
return nbcon_context_can_proceed(ctxt, &cur);
}
+static void nbcon_write_context_set_buf(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt,
+ char *buf, unsigned int len)
+{
+ struct nbcon_context *ctxt = &ACCESS_PRIVATE(wctxt, ctxt);
+ struct console *con = ctxt->console;
+ struct nbcon_state cur;
+
+ wctxt->outbuf = buf;
+ wctxt->len = len;
+ nbcon_state_read(con, &cur);
+ wctxt->unsafe_takeover = cur.unsafe_takeover;
+}
+
/**
* nbcon_enter_unsafe - Enter an unsafe region in the driver
* @wctxt: The write context that was handed to the write function
@@ -845,8 +858,12 @@ out:
bool nbcon_enter_unsafe(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt)
{
struct nbcon_context *ctxt = &ACCESS_PRIVATE(wctxt, ctxt);
+ bool is_owner;
- return nbcon_context_enter_unsafe(ctxt);
+ is_owner = nbcon_context_enter_unsafe(ctxt);
+ if (!is_owner)
+ nbcon_write_context_set_buf(wctxt, NULL, 0);
+ return is_owner;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nbcon_enter_unsafe);
@@ -865,12 +882,44 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nbcon_enter_unsafe);
bool nbcon_exit_unsafe(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt)
{
struct nbcon_context *ctxt = &ACCESS_PRIVATE(wctxt, ctxt);
+ bool ret;
- return nbcon_context_exit_unsafe(ctxt);
+ ret = nbcon_context_exit_unsafe(ctxt);
+ if (!ret)
+ nbcon_write_context_set_buf(wctxt, NULL, 0);
+ return ret;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nbcon_exit_unsafe);
/**
+ * nbcon_reacquire_nobuf - Reacquire a console after losing ownership
+ * while printing
+ * @wctxt: The write context that was handed to the write callback
+ *
+ * Since ownership can be lost at any time due to handover or takeover, a
+ * printing context _must_ be prepared to back out immediately and
+ * carefully. However, there are scenarios where the printing context must
+ * reacquire ownership in order to finalize or revert hardware changes.
+ *
+ * This function allows a printing context to reacquire ownership using the
+ * same priority as its previous ownership.
+ *
+ * Note that after a successful reacquire the printing context will have no
+ * output buffer because that has been lost. This function cannot be used to
+ * resume printing.
+ */
+void nbcon_reacquire_nobuf(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt)
+{
+ struct nbcon_context *ctxt = &ACCESS_PRIVATE(wctxt, ctxt);
+
+ while (!nbcon_context_try_acquire(ctxt))
+ cpu_relax();
+
+ nbcon_write_context_set_buf(wctxt, NULL, 0);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nbcon_reacquire_nobuf);
+
+/**
* nbcon_emit_next_record - Emit a record in the acquired context
* @wctxt: The write context that will be handed to the write function
*
@@ -895,7 +944,6 @@ static bool nbcon_emit_next_record(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt)
.pbufs = ctxt->pbufs,
};
unsigned long con_dropped;
- struct nbcon_state cur;
unsigned long dropped;
/*
@@ -930,10 +978,7 @@ static bool nbcon_emit_next_record(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt)
goto update_con;
/* Initialize the write context for driver callbacks. */
- wctxt->outbuf = &pmsg.pbufs->outbuf[0];
- wctxt->len = pmsg.outbuf_len;
- nbcon_state_read(con, &cur);
- wctxt->unsafe_takeover = cur.unsafe_takeover;
+ nbcon_write_context_set_buf(wctxt, &pmsg.pbufs->outbuf[0], pmsg.outbuf_len);
if (con->write_atomic) {
con->write_atomic(con, wctxt);
@@ -947,6 +992,21 @@ static bool nbcon_emit_next_record(struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt)
return false;
}
+ if (!wctxt->outbuf) {
+ /*
+ * Ownership was lost and reacquired by the driver. Handle it
+ * as if ownership was lost.
+ */
+ nbcon_context_release(ctxt);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Ownership may have been lost but _not_ reacquired by the driver.
+ * This case is detected and handled when entering unsafe to update
+ * dropped/seq values.
+ */
+
/*
* Since any dropped message was successfully output, reset the
* dropped count for the console.