Modified: trunk/kernel/printk.c (7189 => 7190)
--- trunk/kernel/printk.c 2009-08-13 21:35:09 UTC (rev 7189)
+++ trunk/kernel/printk.c 2009-08-13 23:13:37 UTC (rev 7190)
@@ -1225,22 +1225,14 @@
if (!(newcon->flags & CON_ENABLED))
return;
- if (bcon && ((newcon->flags & (CON_CONSDEV | CON_BOOT)) == CON_CONSDEV)) {
- /* we need to iterate through twice, to make sure we print
- * everything out, before we unregister the console(s)
- */
- printk(KERN_INFO "console handover:");
- for_each_console(bcon)
- printk("boot [%s%d] ", bcon->name, bcon->index);
- printk(" -> real [%s%d]\n", newcon->name, newcon->index);
- for_each_console(bcon)
- unregister_console(bcon);
+ /*
+ * If we have a bootconsole, and are switching to a real console,
+ * don't print everything out again, since when the boot console, and
+ * the real console are the same physical device, it's annoying to
+ * see the beginning boot messages twice
+ */
+ if (bcon && ((newcon->flags & (CON_CONSDEV | CON_BOOT)) == CON_CONSDEV))
newcon->flags &= ~CON_PRINTBUFFER;
- } else {
- printk(KERN_INFO "%sconsole [%s%d] enabled\n",
- (newcon->flags & CON_BOOT) ? "boot" : "" ,
- newcon->name, newcon->index);
- }
/*
* Put this console in the list - keep the
@@ -1266,6 +1258,28 @@
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&logbuf_lock, flags);
}
release_console_sem();
+
+ /*
+ * By unregistering the bootconsoles after we enable the real console
+ * we get the "console xxx enabled" message on all the consoles -
+ * boot consoles, real consoles, etc - this is to ensure that end
+ * users know there might be something in the kernel's log buffer that
+ * went to the bootconsole (that they do not see on the real console)
+ */
+ if (bcon && ((newcon->flags & (CON_CONSDEV | CON_BOOT)) == CON_CONSDEV)) {
+ /* we need to iterate through twice, to make sure we print
+ * everything out, before we unregister the console(s)
+ */
+ printk(KERN_INFO "console [%s%d] enabled, bootconsole disabled\n",
+ newcon->name, newcon->index);
+ for_each_console(bcon)
+ if (bcon->flags & CON_BOOT)
+ unregister_console(bcon);
+ } else {
+ printk(KERN_INFO "%sconsole [%s%d] enabled\n",
+ (newcon->flags & CON_BOOT) ? "boot" : "" ,
+ newcon->name, newcon->index);
+ }
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_console);
