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Date:   Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:10:21 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Xianting Tian <xianting.tian@linux.alibaba.com>
Cc:     Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@kernel.org>, amit@kernel.org, arnd@arndb.de,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 2/3] tty: hvc: pass DMA capable memory to put_chars()
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On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 02:02:21PM +0800, Xianting Tian wrote:
> 在 2021/10/26 下午1:10, Jiri Slaby 写道:
> > On 15. 10. 21, 4:46, Xianting Tian wrote:
> > > @@ -151,9 +142,11 @@ static uint32_t vtermnos[MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES] =
> > >   static void hvc_console_print(struct console *co, const char *b,
> > >                     unsigned count)
> > >   {
> > > -    char c[N_OUTBUF] __ALIGNED__;
> > > +    char *c;
> > >       unsigned i = 0, n = 0;
> > >       int r, donecr = 0, index = co->index;
> > > +    unsigned long flags;
> > > +    struct hvc_struct *hp;
> > >         /* Console access attempt outside of acceptable console
> > > range. */
> > >       if (index >= MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES)
> > > @@ -163,6 +156,13 @@ static void hvc_console_print(struct console
> > > *co, const char *b,
> > >       if (vtermnos[index] == -1)
> > >           return;
> > >   +    hp = cons_hvcs[index];
> > > +    if (!hp)
> > > +        return;
> > 
> > You effectively make the console unusable until someone calls
> > hvc_alloc() for this device, correct? This doesn't look right. Neither
> > you describe this change of behaviour in the commit log.
> 
> I mentioned such info in the commit log:
> 'Introduce another array(cons_hvcs[]) for hvc pointers next to the
> cons_ops[] and vtermnos[] arrays. With the array, we can easily find
> hvc's cons_outbuf and its lock.'
> 
> After you pointed it out, I just found what you said make sense, I checked the code hvc_console_print() can support print before hvc_alloc() is called when someone use hvc_instantiate() for an early console discovery method.
> I send a patch to fix the issue?  or these serial pathches reverted fisrtly then I resend new version patches? thanks

Let me revert these now and you can send an updated version.

thanks,

greg k-h