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-rw-r--r--drivers/char/vt.c43
-rw-r--r--include/linux/tty.h2
-rw-r--r--include/linux/vt.h15
-rw-r--r--kernel/power/console.c7
4 files changed, 55 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 1e3d728dbf7..e43fbc66aef 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -184,12 +184,10 @@ static DECLARE_WORK(console_work, console_callback);
* fg_console is the current virtual console,
* last_console is the last used one,
* want_console is the console we want to switch to,
- * kmsg_redirect is the console for kernel messages,
*/
int fg_console;
int last_console;
int want_console = -1;
-int kmsg_redirect;
/*
* For each existing display, we have a pointer to console currently visible
@@ -2434,6 +2432,37 @@ struct tty_driver *console_driver;
#ifdef CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE
+/**
+ * vt_kmsg_redirect() - Sets/gets the kernel message console
+ * @new: The new virtual terminal number or -1 if the console should stay
+ * unchanged
+ *
+ * By default, the kernel messages are always printed on the current virtual
+ * console. However, the user may modify that default with the
+ * TIOCL_SETKMSGREDIRECT ioctl call.
+ *
+ * This function sets the kernel message console to be @new. It returns the old
+ * virtual console number. The virtual terminal number 0 (both as parameter and
+ * return value) means no redirection (i.e. always printed on the currently
+ * active console).
+ *
+ * The parameter -1 means that only the current console is returned, but the
+ * value is not modified. You may use the macro vt_get_kmsg_redirect() in that
+ * case to make the code more understandable.
+ *
+ * When the kernel is compiled without CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE, this function ignores
+ * the parameter and always returns 0.
+ */
+int vt_kmsg_redirect(int new)
+{
+ static int kmsg_con;
+
+ if (new != -1)
+ return xchg(&kmsg_con, new);
+ else
+ return kmsg_con;
+}
+
/*
* Console on virtual terminal
*
@@ -2448,6 +2477,7 @@ static void vt_console_print(struct console *co, const char *b, unsigned count)
const ushort *start;
ushort cnt = 0;
ushort myx;
+ int kmsg_console;
/* console busy or not yet initialized */
if (!printable)
@@ -2455,8 +2485,9 @@ static void vt_console_print(struct console *co, const char *b, unsigned count)
if (!spin_trylock(&printing_lock))
return;
- if (kmsg_redirect && vc_cons_allocated(kmsg_redirect - 1))
- vc = vc_cons[kmsg_redirect - 1].d;
+ kmsg_console = vt_get_kmsg_redirect();
+ if (kmsg_console && vc_cons_allocated(kmsg_console - 1))
+ vc = vc_cons[kmsg_console - 1].d;
/* read `x' only after setting currcons properly (otherwise
the `x' macro will read the x of the foreground console). */
@@ -2613,7 +2644,7 @@ int tioclinux(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned long arg)
ret = set_vesa_blanking(p);
break;
case TIOCL_GETKMSGREDIRECT:
- data = kmsg_redirect;
+ data = vt_get_kmsg_redirect();
ret = __put_user(data, p);
break;
case TIOCL_SETKMSGREDIRECT:
@@ -2623,7 +2654,7 @@ int tioclinux(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned long arg)
if (get_user(data, p+1))
ret = -EFAULT;
else
- kmsg_redirect = data;
+ vt_kmsg_redirect(data);
}
break;
case TIOCL_GETFGCONSOLE:
diff --git a/include/linux/tty.h b/include/linux/tty.h
index 405a9035fe4..ef3a2947b10 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty.h
@@ -350,8 +350,6 @@ extern void tty_write_flush(struct tty_struct *);
extern struct ktermios tty_std_termios;
-extern int kmsg_redirect;
-
extern void console_init(void);
extern int vcs_init(void);
diff --git a/include/linux/vt.h b/include/linux/vt.h
index 7ffa11f0623..3fb9944e50a 100644
--- a/include/linux/vt.h
+++ b/include/linux/vt.h
@@ -84,4 +84,19 @@ struct vt_setactivate {
#define VT_SETACTIVATE 0x560F /* Activate and set the mode of a console */
+#ifdef CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE
+
+extern int vt_kmsg_redirect(int new);
+
+#else
+
+static inline int vt_kmsg_redirect(int new)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+#define vt_get_kmsg_redirect() vt_kmsg_redirect(-1)
+
#endif /* _LINUX_VT_H */
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 <linux/vt_kern.h>
#include <linux/kbd_kern.h>
-#include <linux/console.h>
+#include <linux/vt.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#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