linux/kernel/power/console.c
Bernhard Walle 5ada918b82 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 <bernhard@bwalle.de>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-12-15 08:53:28 -08:00

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/*
* drivers/power/process.c - Functions for saving/restoring console.
*
* Originally from swsusp.
*/
#include <linux/vt_kern.h>
#include <linux/kbd_kern.h>
#include <linux/vt.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include "power.h"
#if defined(CONFIG_VT) && defined(CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE)
#define SUSPEND_CONSOLE (MAX_NR_CONSOLES-1)
static int orig_fgconsole, orig_kmsg;
int pm_prepare_console(void)
{
orig_fgconsole = vt_move_to_console(SUSPEND_CONSOLE, 1);
if (orig_fgconsole < 0)
return 1;
orig_kmsg = vt_kmsg_redirect(SUSPEND_CONSOLE);
return 0;
}
void pm_restore_console(void)
{
if (orig_fgconsole >= 0) {
vt_move_to_console(orig_fgconsole, 0);
vt_kmsg_redirect(orig_kmsg);
}
}
#endif