From: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
To: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>
Cc: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@chromium.org>,
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>,
Chris Down <chris@chrisdown.name>,
Naveen Kumar Chaudhary <naveen.osdev@gmail.com>,
printk@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 07/16] printk: Check that index is not defined when a console is preferred via devname
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2026 18:19:43 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261106171952.207909-8-pmladek@suse.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261106171952.207909-1-pmladek@suse.com>
The current code makes sure that a valid index is defined when a console
is preferred via a name.
On the contrary, the index must not be defined when the console is
defined via a devname. The index will be defined later when the device
matches and gets registered.
Enforce the 2nd rule. Make the checks symmetric in the code.
Do not ignore the errors quietly.
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Reviewed-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>
Acked-by: Chris Down <chris@chrisdown.name>
---
kernel/printk/printk.c | 23 +++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index d082169a8615..2c205c454321 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2562,7 +2562,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void early_printk(const char *fmt, ...)
*
* 1. Do not accept empty @name or @devname.
*
- * 2. Either @name OR @devname are allowed. [*]
+ * 2. Either @name and valid @idx OR @devname and @idx=-1 are allowed. [*]
*
* [*] A valid @name and @idx will get assigned for a devname later when
* @devname matches during the device initialization, see
@@ -2589,15 +2589,6 @@ static int add_or_update_preferred_console(unsigned int i,
return -EINVAL;
}
- /*
- * We use a signed short index for struct console for device drivers to
- * indicate a not yet assigned index or port. However, a negative index
- * value is not valid when the console name and index are defined on
- * the command line.
- */
- if (name && idx < 0)
- return -EINVAL;
-
if (!pc->name[0] && !pc->devname[0])
is_new_entry = true;
@@ -2611,12 +2602,24 @@ static int add_or_update_preferred_console(unsigned int i,
devname, name);
return -EINVAL;
}
+ if (idx != -1) {
+ pr_err("Adding a preferred console devname with a hard-coded index: %s, %d\n",
+ devname, idx);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
strscpy(pc->devname, devname);
pc->index = idx;
}
if (is_new_entry && name) {
+ /* A console name must be defined with a valid index. */
+ if (idx < 0) {
+ pr_err("Adding a preferred console with an invalid index: %s, %d\n",
+ name, idx);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
strscpy(pc->name, name);
pc->index = idx;
}
--
2.56.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-06 17:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-06 17:19 [PATCH v6 00/16] printk: Clean up preferred console handling Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 01/16] printk: Rename struct console_cmdline to preferred_console Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 02/16] printk: Rename preferred_console to preferred_dev_console Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 03/16] printk: Cleanup _braille_(un)register_console() wrappers Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 04/16] printk: Separate code for adding/updating preferred console metadata Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 05/16] printk: Do not accept an empty name or devname as a preferred console Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 06/16] printk: Prefer the console either via name or devname exclusively Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` Petr Mladek [this message]
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 08/16] printk: Ensure consistent name and devname when updating preferred console Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 09/16] printk: Do not quietly ignore adding entry for a preferred console when there is no space Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 10/16] printk: Allow to debug misuse of add_or_update_preferred_console() Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 11/16] console/braille: Lock console->setup() call during the registration Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 12/16] printk: Separate code for enabling console Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 13/16] printk: Try to register each console as Braille first Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 14/16] printk: Do not set Braille console as preferred_console Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 15/16] printk: Modify try_enable_default_console() to return error/success Petr Mladek
2026-11-06 17:19 ` [PATCH v6 16/16] printk: Try enable preferred consoles only when there are any Petr Mladek
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