From 5ada918b82399eef3afd6a71e3637697d6bd719f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bernhard Walle Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:00:43 -0800 Subject: vt: introduce and use vt_kmsg_redirect() function The kernel offers with TIOCL_GETKMSGREDIRECT ioctl() the possibility to redirect the kernel messages to a specific console. However, since it's not possible to switch to the kernel message console after a panic(), it would be nice if the kernel would print the panic message on the current console. This patch series adds a new interface to access the global kmsg_redirect variable by a function to be able to use it in code where CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE is not set (kernel/panic.c). This patch: Instead of using and exporting a global value kmsg_redirect, introduce a function vt_kmsg_redirect() that both can set and return the console where messages are printed. Change all users of kmsg_redirect (the VT code itself and kernel/power.c) to the new interface. The main advantage is that vt_kmsg_redirect() can also be used when CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE is not set. Signed-off-by: Bernhard Walle Cc: Alan Cox Cc: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- kernel/power/console.c | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel') diff --git a/kernel/power/console.c b/kernel/power/console.c index 5187136fe1d..218e5af9015 100644 --- a/kernel/power/console.c +++ b/kernel/power/console.c @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ #include #include -#include +#include #include #include "power.h" @@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ int pm_prepare_console(void) if (orig_fgconsole < 0) return 1; - orig_kmsg = kmsg_redirect; - kmsg_redirect = SUSPEND_CONSOLE; + orig_kmsg = vt_kmsg_redirect(SUSPEND_CONSOLE); return 0; } @@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ void pm_restore_console(void) { if (orig_fgconsole >= 0) { vt_move_to_console(orig_fgconsole, 0); - kmsg_redirect = orig_kmsg; + vt_kmsg_redirect(orig_kmsg); } } #endif -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2