On Sat, 01 May 2010 00:03:00 +0200 Samo Pogacnik wrote:
> Hi,
> diff --git a_linux-2.6.33.3/drivers/char/Kconfig
> b_linux-2.6.33.3/drivers/char/Kconfig
> index e023682..b5d0909 100644
> --- a_linux-2.6.33.3/drivers/char/Kconfig
> +++ b_linux-2.6.33.3/drivers/char/Kconfig
> @@ -66,6 +66,23 @@ config VT_CONSOLE
>
> If unsure, say Y.
>
> +config VT_CONSOLE_DETOUR
> + bool "Support for VT console detour via printk"
> + depends on VT_CONSOLE
> + default n
> + ---help---
> + If you do say Y here, the support for writing console messages via
If you say Y here,
> + printk is included into VT console code.
> +
> + The feature is usefull to catch all console log. In order to use this
useful log messages.
> + feature, you should specify kernel command line option "detour" or
> write a
> + positive number into /proc/sys/kernel/console_detour. You can disable
> + the feature on-line by writing zero into the proc file. By writing a
> + negative value into the proc file, the feature is disabled permanently
> + (until next boot).
> +
> + If unsure, say N.
> +
> config HW_CONSOLE
> bool
> depends on VT && !S390 && !UML
> diff --git a_linux-2.6.33.3/drivers/serial/Kconfig
> b_linux-2.6.33.3/drivers/serial/Kconfig
> index 9ff47db..20acfab 100644
> --- a_linux-2.6.33.3/drivers/serial/Kconfig
> +++ b_linux-2.6.33.3/drivers/serial/Kconfig
> @@ -1031,6 +1031,23 @@ config SERIAL_CORE
> config SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
> bool
>
> +config SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE_DETOUR
> + bool "Support for serial console detour via printk"
> + depends on SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE
> + default n
> + ---help---
> + If you do say Y here, the support for writing console messages via
If you say Y here,
> + printk is included into serial console code.
> +
> + The feature is usefull to catch all console log. In order to use this
useful log messages.
> + feature, you should specify kernel command line option "detour" or
> write a
> + positive number into /proc/sys/kernel/console_detour. You can disable
> + the feature on-line by writing zero into the proc file. By writing a
> + negative value into the proc file, the feature is disabled permanently
> + (until next boot).
> +
> + If unsure, say N.
> +
The kernel command line option needs to be added to
Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
also, please.
> config CONSOLE_POLL
> bool
>
> diff --git a_linux-2.6.33.3/include/linux/console.h
> b_linux-2.6.33.3/include/linux/console.h
> index dcca533..bc88030 100644
> --- a_linux-2.6.33.3/include/linux/console.h
> +++ b_linux-2.6.33.3/include/linux/console.h
> @@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ struct console {
> struct console *next;
> };
>
> +extern int console_detour;
> +extern void console_printk_detour(const unsigned char *, int);
Please include parameter names in function prototype(s).
> +
> +struct ctl_table;
> +int detour_sysctl_handler(struct ctl_table *, int, void __user *, size_t *,
> loff_t *);
ditto
> +
> extern int console_set_on_cmdline;
>
> extern int add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options);
Looks interesting/useful to me. Thanks.
---
~Randy
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