From f7bf6055eb1e7ff603f0907b18ece35c72b05302 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 20:50:31 +0200 Subject: Adding debian version 6.8.9-1. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- ...k-nbcon-Add-detailed-doc-for-write_atomic.patch | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 71 insertions(+) create mode 100644 debian/patches-rt/0010-printk-nbcon-Add-detailed-doc-for-write_atomic.patch (limited to 'debian/patches-rt/0010-printk-nbcon-Add-detailed-doc-for-write_atomic.patch') diff --git a/debian/patches-rt/0010-printk-nbcon-Add-detailed-doc-for-write_atomic.patch b/debian/patches-rt/0010-printk-nbcon-Add-detailed-doc-for-write_atomic.patch new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..354e027bdb --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/patches-rt/0010-printk-nbcon-Add-detailed-doc-for-write_atomic.patch @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +From: John Ogness +Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2024 18:38:14 +0000 +Subject: [PATCH 10/48] printk: nbcon: Add detailed doc for write_atomic() +Origin: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/6.8/older/patches-6.8.2-rt11.tar.xz + +The write_atomic() callback has special requirements and is +allowed to use special helper functions. Provide detailed +documentation of the callback so that a developer has a +chance of implementing it correctly. + +Signed-off-by: John Ogness +Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek +Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior +--- + include/linux/console.h | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- + 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) + +--- a/include/linux/console.h ++++ b/include/linux/console.h +@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ struct nbcon_write_context { + /** + * struct console - The console descriptor structure + * @name: The name of the console driver +- * @write: Write callback to output messages (Optional) ++ * @write: Legacy write callback to output messages (Optional) + * @read: Read callback for console input (Optional) + * @device: The underlying TTY device driver (Optional) + * @unblank: Callback to unblank the console (Optional) +@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ struct nbcon_write_context { + * @data: Driver private data + * @node: hlist node for the console list + * +- * @write_atomic: Write callback for atomic context + * @nbcon_state: State for nbcon consoles + * @nbcon_seq: Sequence number of the next record for nbcon to print + * @pbufs: Pointer to nbcon private buffer +@@ -327,8 +326,32 @@ struct console { + struct hlist_node node; + + /* nbcon console specific members */ +- void (*write_atomic)(struct console *con, +- struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt); ++ ++ /** ++ * @write_atomic: ++ * ++ * NBCON callback to write out text in any context. ++ * ++ * This callback is called with the console already acquired. The ++ * callback can use nbcon_can_proceed() at any time to verify that ++ * it is still the owner of the console. In the case that it has ++ * lost ownership, it is no longer allowed to go forward. In this ++ * case it must back out immediately and carefully. The buffer ++ * content is also no longer trusted since it no longer belongs to ++ * the context. ++ * ++ * If the callback needs to perform actions where ownership is not ++ * allowed to be taken over, nbcon_enter_unsafe() and ++ * nbcon_exit_unsafe() can be used to mark such sections. These ++ * functions are also points of possible ownership transfer. If ++ * either function returns false, ownership has been lost. ++ * ++ * This callback can be called from any context (including NMI). ++ * Therefore it must avoid usage of any locking and instead rely ++ * on the console ownership for synchronization. ++ */ ++ void (*write_atomic)(struct console *con, struct nbcon_write_context *wctxt); ++ + atomic_t __private nbcon_state; + atomic_long_t __private nbcon_seq; + struct printk_buffers *pbufs; -- cgit v1.2.3