Currently, there's a CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND that allows one to stop
the serial console from being suspended when the rest of the machine goes
to sleep. This is incredibly useful for debugging power management-related
things; however, having it as a compile-time option has proved to be
incredibly inconvenient for us (OLPC). There are plenty of times that we
want serial console to not suspend, but for the most part we'd like serial
console to be suspended.
This drops CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND, and replaces it with a kernel
boot parameter (no_console_suspend). By default, the serial console will
be suspended along with the rest of the system; by passing
'no_console_suspend' to the kernel during boot, serial console will remain
alive during suspend.
I have another version of this patch which keeps #ifdefs around; however,
it's uglier. I prefer this version of the patch, and don't feel that it
increases bloat. If people strongly disagree, let me know and I'll submit
the other patch.
Signed-off-by: Andres Salomon <[email protected]>
---
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 8 ++++++++
Documentation/power/basic-pm-debugging.txt | 4 ++--
arch/powerpc/configs/pmac32_defconfig | 1 -
drivers/serial/serial_core.c | 10 ++++------
include/linux/console.h | 5 -----
include/linux/kernel.h | 2 ++
kernel/power/Kconfig | 11 -----------
kernel/printk.c | 15 +++++++++++++--
8 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index efdb42f..572b529 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -462,6 +462,14 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
UART at the specified I/O port or MMIO address.
The options are the same as for ttyS, above.
+ no_console_suspend
+ [HW] Never suspend the serial console
+ Disable suspending the serial console during
+ suspend/resume operations. If disabled, debugging
+ messages can reach the console while the rest of
+ the system is being put to sleep (ie, while
+ debugging driver suspend/resume hooks).
+
cpcihp_generic= [HW,PCI] Generic port I/O CompactPCI driver
Format:
<first_slot>,<last_slot>,<port>,<enum_bit>[,<debug>]
diff --git a/Documentation/power/basic-pm-debugging.txt b/Documentation/power/basic-pm-debugging.txt
index 1a85e2b..86f3431 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/basic-pm-debugging.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/basic-pm-debugging.txt
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ c) Advanced debugging
In case the STD does not work on your system even in the minimal configuration
and compiling more drivers as modules is not practical or some modules cannot
be unloaded, you can use one of the more advanced debugging techniques to find
-the problem. First, if there is a serial port in your box, you can set the
-CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND kernel configuration option and try to log kernel
+the problem. First, if there is a serial port in your box, you boot the
+kernel with the 'no_console_suspend' parameter and try to log kernel
messages using the serial console. This may provide you with some information
about the reasons of the suspend (resume) failure. Alternatively, it may be
possible to use a FireWire port for debugging with firescope
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/pmac32_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/pmac32_defconfig
index 08525d6..0e236c6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/pmac32_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/pmac32_defconfig
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE=y
CONFIG_PM=y
# CONFIG_PM_LEGACY is not set
CONFIG_PM_DEBUG=y
-# CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND is not set
CONFIG_PM_SYSFS_DEPRECATED=y
CONFIG_HIBERNATION=y
CONFIG_PM_STD_PARTITION=""
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
index 030a606..0bf4725 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_core.c
@@ -1941,12 +1941,11 @@ int uart_suspend_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *port)
mutex_lock(&state->mutex);
-#ifdef CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND
- if (uart_console(port)) {
+ if (!console_suspend && uart_console(port)) {
+ /* we're going to avoid suspending serial console */
mutex_unlock(&state->mutex);
return 0;
}
-#endif
if (state->info && state->info->flags & UIF_INITIALIZED) {
const struct uart_ops *ops = port->ops;
@@ -1989,12 +1988,11 @@ int uart_resume_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *port)
mutex_lock(&state->mutex);
-#ifdef CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND
- if (uart_console(port)) {
+ if (!console_suspend && uart_console(port)) {
+ /* no need to resume serial console, it wasn't suspended */
mutex_unlock(&state->mutex);
return 0;
}
-#endif
uart_change_pm(state, 0);
diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index 56a7bcd..74b053f 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -121,14 +121,9 @@ extern void console_stop(struct console *);
extern void console_start(struct console *);
extern int is_console_locked(void);
-#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND
/* Suspend and resume console messages over PM events */
extern void suspend_console(void);
extern void resume_console(void);
-#else
-static inline void suspend_console(void) {}
-static inline void resume_console(void) {}
-#endif /* CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND */
int mda_console_init(void);
void prom_con_init(void);
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 4300bb4..aeb3d60 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ extern int __printk_ratelimit(int ratelimit_jiffies, int ratelimit_burst);
extern bool printk_timed_ratelimit(unsigned long *caller_jiffies,
unsigned int interval_msec);
+extern int console_suspend;
+
static inline void console_silent(void)
{
console_loglevel = 0;
diff --git a/kernel/power/Kconfig b/kernel/power/Kconfig
index 412859f..b8677bb 100644
--- a/kernel/power/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/power/Kconfig
@@ -44,17 +44,6 @@ config PM_VERBOSE
---help---
This option enables verbose messages from the Power Management code.
-config DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND
- bool "Keep console(s) enabled during suspend/resume (DANGEROUS)"
- depends on PM_DEBUG && PM_SLEEP
- default n
- ---help---
- This option turns off the console suspend mechanism that prevents
- debug messages from reaching the console during the suspend/resume
- operations. This may be helpful when debugging device drivers'
- suspend/resume routines, but may itself lead to problems, for example
- if netconsole is used.
-
config PM_TRACE
bool "Suspend/resume event tracing"
depends on PM_DEBUG && X86 && PM_SLEEP && EXPERIMENTAL
diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index bd2cd06..1b31afb 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -751,7 +751,15 @@ int update_console_cmdline(char *name, int idx, char *name_new, int idx_new, cha
return -1;
}
-#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND
+int console_suspend = 1;
+
+static int __init console_suspend_disable(char *str)
+{
+ console_suspend = 0;
+ return 1;
+}
+__setup("no_console_suspend", console_suspend_disable);
+
/**
* suspend_console - suspend the console subsystem
*
@@ -759,6 +767,8 @@ int update_console_cmdline(char *name, int idx, char *name_new, int idx_new, cha
*/
void suspend_console(void)
{
+ if (!console_suspend)
+ return;
printk("Suspending console(s)\n");
acquire_console_sem();
console_suspended = 1;
@@ -766,10 +776,11 @@ void suspend_console(void)
void resume_console(void)
{
+ if (!console_suspend)
+ return;
console_suspended = 0;
release_console_sem();
}
-#endif /* CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND */
/**
* acquire_console_sem - lock the console system for exclusive use.
-
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