Re: [PATCH printk v4 35/39] tty: serial: kgdboc: use console_list_lock for list traversal
From: Petr Mladek
Date: Tue Nov 15 2022 - 10:19:02 EST
On Mon 2022-11-14 17:35:28, John Ogness wrote:
> configure_kgdboc() uses the console_lock for console list iteration. Use
> the console_list_lock instead because list synchronization responsibility
> will be removed from the console_lock in a later change.
>
> The SRCU iterator could have been used here, but a later change will
> relocate the locking of the console_list_lock to also provide
> synchronization against register_console().
>
> Note, the console_lock is still needed to serialize the device()
> callback with other console operations.
>
> Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>
Best Regards,
Petr