Re: [RFC PATCH] powerpc: udbg: export udbg_putc

2023-05-13 Thread Randy Dunlap



On 5/13/23 16:05, Pali Rohár wrote:
> On Saturday 13 May 2023 15:53:19 Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> Hi Pali,
>>
>> On 5/13/23 02:13, Pali Rohár wrote:
>>> On Friday 12 May 2023 22:58:04 Randy Dunlap wrote:
 In a randconfig with CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM=m and
 CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM=y, there is a build error:
 ERROR: modpost: "udbg_putc" [drivers/tty/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart.ko] 
 undefined!

 The build can be fixed by exporting "udbg_putc" in udbg.c.

 OTOH, maybe something like this is more appropriate in
 arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug?

 config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM
bool "Early serial debugging for Freescale CPM-based serial ports"
 -  depends on SERIAL_CPM
 +  depends on SERIAL_CPM=y

 Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap 
 Cc: Michael Ellerman 
 Cc: Nicholas Piggin 
 Cc: Christophe Leroy 
 Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
 Cc: Arnd Bergmann 
 Cc: "Pali Rohár" 
 ---
  arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c |1 +
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

 diff -- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
 +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
 @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  #include 
  
  void (*udbg_putc)(char c);
 +EXPORT_SYMBOL(udbg_putc);
  void (*udbg_flush)(void);
  int (*udbg_getc)(void);
  int (*udbg_getc_poll)(void);
>>>
>>> Hello! I do not think that it is a good idea to export udbg functions
>>> for kernel modules. I have quickly looked at the cpm_uart driver file
>>
>> Sure, that was just a conversation starter.
>>
>>> drivers/tty/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_core.c and it looks like that once
>>> udbg from it is registered then there is no code for unregistering it.
>>> So I have feeling that compiling cpm_uart driver as module should not be
>>> allowed when CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE is enabled, and early debug
>>> should depend on CONFIG_CONSOLE_POLL || CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE.
>>
>> The other change above also fixes the build error: (Option 2)
>>
 config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM
bool "Early serial debugging for Freescale CPM-based serial ports"
 -  depends on SERIAL_CPM
 +  depends on SERIAL_CPM=y
>>
>>
>> Also, making SERIAL_CPM (cpm_uart driver) be restricted to not allow it
>> as a module when SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE is enabled [how does one express that
>> in Kconfig language?] will cause a circular dependency since 
>> SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE
>> depends on SERIAL_CPM=y. It looks like you are suggesting reversing the
>> dependencies.
> 
> I see that SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE has already "depends on SERIAL_CPM=y".
> Am I right that this already disallow compiling cpm_uart driver as
> module when SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE is enabled?

No, it just prevents SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE from being set when
SERIAL_CPM=m.

>>> Any other opinion?
>>
>> Yes, please. Otherwise I prefer my option 2.
>>
>> -- 
>> ~Randy
> 
> Option 2 looks like a better solution.

Thanks.
-- 
~Randy


Re: [RFC PATCH] powerpc: udbg: export udbg_putc

2023-05-13 Thread Pali Rohár
On Saturday 13 May 2023 15:53:19 Randy Dunlap wrote:
> Hi Pali,
> 
> On 5/13/23 02:13, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > On Friday 12 May 2023 22:58:04 Randy Dunlap wrote:
> >> In a randconfig with CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM=m and
> >> CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM=y, there is a build error:
> >> ERROR: modpost: "udbg_putc" [drivers/tty/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart.ko] 
> >> undefined!
> >>
> >> The build can be fixed by exporting "udbg_putc" in udbg.c.
> >>
> >> OTOH, maybe something like this is more appropriate in
> >> arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug?
> >>
> >> config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM
> >>bool "Early serial debugging for Freescale CPM-based serial ports"
> >> -  depends on SERIAL_CPM
> >> +  depends on SERIAL_CPM=y
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap 
> >> Cc: Michael Ellerman 
> >> Cc: Nicholas Piggin 
> >> Cc: Christophe Leroy 
> >> Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
> >> Cc: Arnd Bergmann 
> >> Cc: "Pali Rohár" 
> >> ---
> >>  arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c |1 +
> >>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >>
> >> diff -- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
> >> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
> >> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
> >> @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
> >>  #include 
> >>  
> >>  void (*udbg_putc)(char c);
> >> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(udbg_putc);
> >>  void (*udbg_flush)(void);
> >>  int (*udbg_getc)(void);
> >>  int (*udbg_getc_poll)(void);
> > 
> > Hello! I do not think that it is a good idea to export udbg functions
> > for kernel modules. I have quickly looked at the cpm_uart driver file
> 
> Sure, that was just a conversation starter.
> 
> > drivers/tty/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_core.c and it looks like that once
> > udbg from it is registered then there is no code for unregistering it.
> > So I have feeling that compiling cpm_uart driver as module should not be
> > allowed when CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE is enabled, and early debug
> > should depend on CONFIG_CONSOLE_POLL || CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE.
> 
> The other change above also fixes the build error: (Option 2)
> 
> >> config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM
> >>bool "Early serial debugging for Freescale CPM-based serial ports"
> >> -  depends on SERIAL_CPM
> >> +  depends on SERIAL_CPM=y
> 
> 
> Also, making SERIAL_CPM (cpm_uart driver) be restricted to not allow it
> as a module when SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE is enabled [how does one express that
> in Kconfig language?] will cause a circular dependency since 
> SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE
> depends on SERIAL_CPM=y. It looks like you are suggesting reversing the
> dependencies.

I see that SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE has already "depends on SERIAL_CPM=y".
Am I right that this already disallow compiling cpm_uart driver as
module when SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE is enabled?

> > Any other opinion?
> 
> Yes, please. Otherwise I prefer my option 2.
> 
> -- 
> ~Randy

Option 2 looks like a better solution.


Re: [RFC PATCH] powerpc: udbg: export udbg_putc

2023-05-13 Thread Randy Dunlap
Hi Pali,

On 5/13/23 02:13, Pali Rohár wrote:
> On Friday 12 May 2023 22:58:04 Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> In a randconfig with CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM=m and
>> CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM=y, there is a build error:
>> ERROR: modpost: "udbg_putc" [drivers/tty/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart.ko] 
>> undefined!
>>
>> The build can be fixed by exporting "udbg_putc" in udbg.c.
>>
>> OTOH, maybe something like this is more appropriate in
>> arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug?
>>
>> config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM
>>  bool "Early serial debugging for Freescale CPM-based serial ports"
>> -depends on SERIAL_CPM
>> +depends on SERIAL_CPM=y
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap 
>> Cc: Michael Ellerman 
>> Cc: Nicholas Piggin 
>> Cc: Christophe Leroy 
>> Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
>> Cc: Arnd Bergmann 
>> Cc: "Pali Rohár" 
>> ---
>>  arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c |1 +
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff -- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
>> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
>> @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
>>  #include 
>>  
>>  void (*udbg_putc)(char c);
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(udbg_putc);
>>  void (*udbg_flush)(void);
>>  int (*udbg_getc)(void);
>>  int (*udbg_getc_poll)(void);
> 
> Hello! I do not think that it is a good idea to export udbg functions
> for kernel modules. I have quickly looked at the cpm_uart driver file

Sure, that was just a conversation starter.

> drivers/tty/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_core.c and it looks like that once
> udbg from it is registered then there is no code for unregistering it.
> So I have feeling that compiling cpm_uart driver as module should not be
> allowed when CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE is enabled, and early debug
> should depend on CONFIG_CONSOLE_POLL || CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE.

The other change above also fixes the build error: (Option 2)

>> config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM
>>  bool "Early serial debugging for Freescale CPM-based serial ports"
>> -depends on SERIAL_CPM
>> +depends on SERIAL_CPM=y


Also, making SERIAL_CPM (cpm_uart driver) be restricted to not allow it
as a module when SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE is enabled [how does one express that
in Kconfig language?] will cause a circular dependency since SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE
depends on SERIAL_CPM=y. It looks like you are suggesting reversing the
dependencies.

> Any other opinion?

Yes, please. Otherwise I prefer my option 2.

-- 
~Randy


Re: [RFC PATCH] powerpc: udbg: export udbg_putc

2023-05-13 Thread Pali Rohár
On Friday 12 May 2023 22:58:04 Randy Dunlap wrote:
> In a randconfig with CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM=m and
> CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM=y, there is a build error:
> ERROR: modpost: "udbg_putc" [drivers/tty/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart.ko] 
> undefined!
> 
> The build can be fixed by exporting "udbg_putc" in udbg.c.
> 
> OTOH, maybe something like this is more appropriate in
> arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug?
> 
> config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM
>   bool "Early serial debugging for Freescale CPM-based serial ports"
> - depends on SERIAL_CPM
> + depends on SERIAL_CPM=y
> 
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap 
> Cc: Michael Ellerman 
> Cc: Nicholas Piggin 
> Cc: Christophe Leroy 
> Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann 
> Cc: "Pali Rohár" 
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c |1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff -- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
> @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
>  #include 
>  
>  void (*udbg_putc)(char c);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(udbg_putc);
>  void (*udbg_flush)(void);
>  int (*udbg_getc)(void);
>  int (*udbg_getc_poll)(void);

Hello! I do not think that it is a good idea to export udbg functions
for kernel modules. I have quickly looked at the cpm_uart driver file
drivers/tty/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_core.c and it looks like that once
udbg from it is registered then there is no code for unregistering it.
So I have feeling that compiling cpm_uart driver as module should not be
allowed when CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE is enabled, and early debug
should depend on CONFIG_CONSOLE_POLL || CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE.

Any other opinion?


[RFC PATCH] powerpc: udbg: export udbg_putc

2023-05-12 Thread Randy Dunlap
In a randconfig with CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM=m and
CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM=y, there is a build error:
ERROR: modpost: "udbg_putc" [drivers/tty/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart.ko] undefined!

The build can be fixed by exporting "udbg_putc" in udbg.c.

OTOH, maybe something like this is more appropriate in
arch/powerpc/Kconfig.debug?

config PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_CPM
bool "Early serial debugging for Freescale CPM-based serial ports"
-   depends on SERIAL_CPM
+   depends on SERIAL_CPM=y

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap 
Cc: Michael Ellerman 
Cc: Nicholas Piggin 
Cc: Christophe Leroy 
Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
Cc: Arnd Bergmann 
Cc: "Pali Rohár" 
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c |1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff -- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/udbg.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include 
 
 void (*udbg_putc)(char c);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(udbg_putc);
 void (*udbg_flush)(void);
 int (*udbg_getc)(void);
 int (*udbg_getc_poll)(void);