[PATCH 07/19] drivers: netconsole: Migrate to register_console_force helper
From: Marcos Paulo de Souza <hidden>
Date: 2025-12-27 12:17:54
Also in:
linux-arm-kernel, linux-fsdevel, linux-hardening, linux-m68k, linux-serial, linux-um, lkml, netdev, sparclinux
Subsystem:
netconsole, networking drivers, the rest · Maintainers:
Breno Leitao, Andrew Lunn, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Linus Torvalds
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 <redacted> --- 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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