Re: [PATCH] serial: core: Add support for dev_name:0.0 naming for kernel console

[Jiri Slaby]

On 19. 07. 23, 7:28, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> * Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxxx> [230719 05:25]:
> > On 19. 07. 23, 7:15, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > > +/*
> > > + * Add preferred console if configured on kernel command line with naming
> > > + * "console=dev_name:0.0".
> > > + */
> > > +static int serial_core_add_preferred_console(struct uart_driver *drv,
> > > +					     struct uart_port *port)
> > > +{
> > > +	char *port_match, *opt, *name;
> > > +	int len, ret = 0;
> > > +
> > > +	port_match = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "console=%s:%i.%i",
> > > +			       dev_name(port->dev), port->ctrl_id,
> > > +			       port->port_id);
> > > +	if (!port_match)
> > > +		return -ENOMEM;
> > > +
> > > +	opt = strstr(saved_command_line, port_match);
> > > +	if (!opt)
> > > +		goto free_port_match;
> > > +
> > > +	len = strlen(port_match);
> > > +
> > > +	if (strlen(opt) > len + 1 && opt[len] == ',')
> > > +		opt += len + 1;
> > > +	else
> > > +		opt = NULL;
> > > +
> > > +	name = kstrdup(drv->dev_name, GFP_KERNEL);
> >
> > Why do you dup the name here?
>
> I was getting ignoring const warning, but maybe the right solution is
> to just use const char *name here.. Let me check.

So fix add_preferred_console() instead ;).

thanks,
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