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[PATCH 08/19] debug: debug_core: Migrate to register_console_force helper

From: Marcos Paulo de Souza <hidden>
Date: 2025-12-27 12:18:05
Also in: linux-arm-kernel, linux-fsdevel, linux-hardening, linux-m68k, linux-serial, linux-um, lkml, netdev, sparclinux
Subsystem: kgdb / kdb /debug_core, the rest · Maintainers: Jason Wessel, Daniel Thompson, 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.

No functional changes.

Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <redacted>
---
 kernel/debug/debug_core.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
index 0b9495187fba..4bf736e5a059 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ static void kgdb_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s,
 static struct console kgdbcons = {
 	.name		= "kgdb",
 	.write		= kgdb_console_write,
-	.flags		= CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_ENABLED,
+	.flags		= CON_PRINTBUFFER,
 	.index		= -1,
 };
 
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ static int __init opt_kgdb_con(char *str)
 	kgdb_use_con = 1;
 
 	if (kgdb_io_module_registered && !kgdb_con_registered) {
-		register_console(&kgdbcons);
+		register_console_force(&kgdbcons);
 		kgdb_con_registered = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ static void kgdb_register_callbacks(void)
 		register_sysrq_key('g', &sysrq_dbg_op);
 #endif
 		if (kgdb_use_con && !kgdb_con_registered) {
-			register_console(&kgdbcons);
+			register_console_force(&kgdbcons);
 			kgdb_con_registered = 1;
 		}
 	}
-- 
2.52.0

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