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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-08-05 16:00:44 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-08-05 16:00:44 -0700
commit9779714c8af09d57527f18d9aa2207dcc27a8687 (patch)
tree52182f2289d9b7a77fbe119f4cd5726ef6494e66 /drivers/char
parent89a6c8cb9e6e11b6e3671dce7e037789b8f7cf62 (diff)
parent65b5ac1479840a3e87f086d68e5ef91f3002e8e2 (diff)
downloadlinux-9779714c8af09d57527f18d9aa2207dcc27a8687.tar.bz2
Merge branch 'kms-merge' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jwessel/linux-2.6-kgdb
* 'kms-merge' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jwessel/linux-2.6-kgdb: kgdb,docs: Update the kgdb docs to include kms drm_fb_helper: Preserve capability to use atomic kms i915: when kgdb is active display compression should be off drm/i915: use new fb debug hooks drm: add KGDB/KDB support fb: add hooks to handle KDB enter/exit kgdboc: Add call backs to allow kernel mode switching vt,console,kdb: automatically set kdb LINES variable vt,console,kdb: implement atomic console enter/leave functions
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/char')
-rw-r--r--drivers/char/vt.c78
1 files changed, 78 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index 7cdb6ee569cd..4a9eb3044e52 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
#include <linux/io.h>
#include <asm/system.h>
#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/kdb.h>
#define MAX_NR_CON_DRIVER 16
@@ -187,10 +188,15 @@ static DECLARE_WORK(console_work, console_callback);
* fg_console is the current virtual console,
* last_console is the last used one,
* want_console is the console we want to switch to,
+ * saved_* variants are for save/restore around kernel debugger enter/leave
*/
int fg_console;
int last_console;
int want_console = -1;
+int saved_fg_console;
+int saved_last_console;
+int saved_want_console;
+int saved_vc_mode;
/*
* For each existing display, we have a pointer to console currently visible
@@ -3414,6 +3420,78 @@ int con_is_bound(const struct consw *csw)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(con_is_bound);
/**
+ * con_debug_enter - prepare the console for the kernel debugger
+ * @sw: console driver
+ *
+ * Called when the console is taken over by the kernel debugger, this
+ * function needs to save the current console state, then put the console
+ * into a state suitable for the kernel debugger.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * Zero on success, nonzero if a failure occurred when trying to prepare
+ * the console for the debugger.
+ */
+int con_debug_enter(struct vc_data *vc)
+{
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ saved_fg_console = fg_console;
+ saved_last_console = last_console;
+ saved_want_console = want_console;
+ saved_vc_mode = vc->vc_mode;
+ vc->vc_mode = KD_TEXT;
+ console_blanked = 0;
+ if (vc->vc_sw->con_debug_enter)
+ ret = vc->vc_sw->con_debug_enter(vc);
+#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB_KDB
+ /* Set the initial LINES variable if it is not already set */
+ if (vc->vc_rows < 999) {
+ int linecount;
+ char lns[4];
+ const char *setargs[3] = {
+ "set",
+ "LINES",
+ lns,
+ };
+ if (kdbgetintenv(setargs[0], &linecount)) {
+ snprintf(lns, 4, "%i", vc->vc_rows);
+ kdb_set(2, setargs);
+ }
+ }
+#endif /* CONFIG_KGDB_KDB */
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(con_debug_enter);
+
+/**
+ * con_debug_leave - restore console state
+ * @sw: console driver
+ *
+ * Restore the console state to what it was before the kernel debugger
+ * was invoked.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * Zero on success, nonzero if a failure occurred when trying to restore
+ * the console.
+ */
+int con_debug_leave(void)
+{
+ struct vc_data *vc;
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ fg_console = saved_fg_console;
+ last_console = saved_last_console;
+ want_console = saved_want_console;
+ vc_cons[fg_console].d->vc_mode = saved_vc_mode;
+
+ vc = vc_cons[fg_console].d;
+ if (vc->vc_sw->con_debug_leave)
+ ret = vc->vc_sw->con_debug_leave(vc);
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(con_debug_leave);
+
+/**
* register_con_driver - register console driver to console layer
* @csw: console driver
* @first: the first console to take over, minimum value is 0