Dear Reviewers, It has been about a month since this patch was merged into tty-next -> linux-next. I would appreciate any comments or feedback on this patch. Regards. Toshiyuki Sato > Implement the callbacks required for an NBCON console [0] on the > amba-pl011 console driver. > > Referred to the NBCON implementation work for 8250 [1] and imx [2]. > > The normal-priority write_thread checks for console ownership each time a > character is printed. > write_atomic holds the console ownership until the entire string is printed. > > UART register operations are protected from other contexts by uart_port_lock, > except for a final flush(nbcon_atomic_flush_unsafe) on panic. > > The patch has been verified to correctly handle the output and competition of > messages with different priorities and flushing panic message to console after > nmi panic using ARM64 QEMU and a physical machine(A64FX). > > Stress testing was conducted on a physical machine(A64FX). > The results are as follows: > > - The output speed and volume of messages using the NBCON console were > comparable to the legacy console (data suggests a slight improvement). > > - When inducing a panic (sysrq-triggered or NMI) under heavy contention > on the serial console output, > the legacy console resulted in the loss of some or all crash messages. > However, using the NBCON console, no message loss occurred. > > This testing referenced the NBCON console work for 8250 [3]. > > [0] https://lore.kernel.org/all/ZuRRTbapH0DCj334@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ > [1] > https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240913140538.221708-1-john.ogness@linutronix.d > e/T/ > [2] > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/20240913-serial-imx-nbcon-v3-1-4c62 > 7302335b@xxxxxxxxxx/T/ > [3] > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/ZsdoD6PomBRsB-ow@debarbos-thinkpadt14sgen2 > i.remote.csb/#t > > Signed-off-by: Toshiyuki Sato <fj6611ie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > This patch removes the legacy console code. > Please comment if you have any concerns. > > Changes in v3: > - Add stress test results to patch comments. > - based on tty-next branch > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty.git > v2: > https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250115052749.3205675-1-fj6611ie@xxxxx.fujitsu.c > om/ > > Changes in v2: > - Remove the module parameter used to switch between legacy and NBCON. > - Remove codes for legacy console. > - Fix build errors detected by the test robot. > - based on 6.13-rc7 > v1: > https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250108004730.2302996-1-fj6611ie@xxxxx.fujitsu.c > om/ > > Thanks Greg for the comment. > --- > drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c | 143 > ++++++++++++++++++++++---------- > 1 file changed, 97 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c > index 04212c823..9a9a1d630 100644 > --- a/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/amba-pl011.c > @@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ struct uart_amba_port { > enum pl011_rs485_tx_state rs485_tx_state; > struct hrtimer trigger_start_tx; > struct hrtimer trigger_stop_tx; > + bool console_line_ended; > #ifdef CONFIG_DMA_ENGINE > /* DMA stuff */ > unsigned int dmacr; /* dma control reg */ > @@ -2366,50 +2367,7 @@ static void pl011_console_putchar(struct uart_port > *port, unsigned char ch) > while (pl011_read(uap, REG_FR) & UART01x_FR_TXFF) > cpu_relax(); > pl011_write(ch, uap, REG_DR); > -} > - > -static void > -pl011_console_write(struct console *co, const char *s, unsigned int count) -{ > - struct uart_amba_port *uap = amba_ports[co->index]; > - unsigned int old_cr = 0, new_cr; > - unsigned long flags; > - int locked = 1; > - > - clk_enable(uap->clk); > - > - if (oops_in_progress) > - locked = uart_port_trylock_irqsave(&uap->port, &flags); > - else > - uart_port_lock_irqsave(&uap->port, &flags); > - > - /* > - * First save the CR then disable the interrupts > - */ > - if (!uap->vendor->always_enabled) { > - old_cr = pl011_read(uap, REG_CR); > - new_cr = old_cr & ~UART011_CR_CTSEN; > - new_cr |= UART01x_CR_UARTEN | UART011_CR_TXE; > - pl011_write(new_cr, uap, REG_CR); > - } > - > - uart_console_write(&uap->port, s, count, pl011_console_putchar); > - > - /* > - * Finally, wait for transmitter to become empty and restore the > - * TCR. Allow feature register bits to be inverted to work around > - * errata. > - */ > - while ((pl011_read(uap, REG_FR) ^ uap->vendor->inv_fr) > - & uap->vendor->fr_busy) > - cpu_relax(); > - if (!uap->vendor->always_enabled) > - pl011_write(old_cr, uap, REG_CR); > - > - if (locked) > - uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&uap->port, flags); > - > - clk_disable(uap->clk); > + uap->console_line_ended = (ch == '\n'); > } > > static void pl011_console_get_options(struct uart_amba_port *uap, int *baud, > @@ -2472,6 +2430,8 @@ static int pl011_console_setup(struct console *co, char > *options) > if (ret) > return ret; > > + uap->console_line_ended = true; > + > if (dev_get_platdata(uap->port.dev)) { > struct amba_pl011_data *plat; > > @@ -2555,14 +2515,105 @@ static int pl011_console_match(struct console *co, > char *name, int idx, > return -ENODEV; > } > > +static void > +pl011_console_write_atomic(struct console *co, struct > +nbcon_write_context *wctxt) { > + struct uart_amba_port *uap = amba_ports[co->index]; > + unsigned int old_cr = 0; > + > + if (!nbcon_enter_unsafe(wctxt)) > + return; > + > + clk_enable(uap->clk); > + > + if (!uap->vendor->always_enabled) { > + old_cr = pl011_read(uap, REG_CR); > + pl011_write((old_cr & ~UART011_CR_CTSEN) | > (UART01x_CR_UARTEN | UART011_CR_TXE), > + uap, REG_CR); > + } > + > + if (!uap->console_line_ended) > + uart_console_write(&uap->port, "\n", 1, > pl011_console_putchar); > + uart_console_write(&uap->port, wctxt->outbuf, wctxt->len, > +pl011_console_putchar); > + > + while ((pl011_read(uap, REG_FR) ^ uap->vendor->inv_fr) & > uap->vendor->fr_busy) > + cpu_relax(); > + > + if (!uap->vendor->always_enabled) > + pl011_write(old_cr, uap, REG_CR); > + > + clk_disable(uap->clk); > + > + nbcon_exit_unsafe(wctxt); > +} > + > +static void > +pl011_console_write_thread(struct console *co, struct > +nbcon_write_context *wctxt) { > + struct uart_amba_port *uap = amba_ports[co->index]; > + unsigned int old_cr = 0; > + > + if (!nbcon_enter_unsafe(wctxt)) > + return; > + > + clk_enable(uap->clk); > + > + if (!uap->vendor->always_enabled) { > + old_cr = pl011_read(uap, REG_CR); > + pl011_write((old_cr & ~UART011_CR_CTSEN) | > (UART01x_CR_UARTEN | UART011_CR_TXE), > + uap, REG_CR); > + } > + > + if (nbcon_exit_unsafe(wctxt)) { > + int i; > + unsigned int len = READ_ONCE(wctxt->len); > + > + for (i = 0; i < len; i++) { > + if (!nbcon_enter_unsafe(wctxt)) > + break; > + uart_console_write(&uap->port, wctxt->outbuf + i, 1, > pl011_console_putchar); > + if (!nbcon_exit_unsafe(wctxt)) > + break; > + } > + } > + > + while (!nbcon_enter_unsafe(wctxt)) > + nbcon_reacquire_nobuf(wctxt); > + > + while ((pl011_read(uap, REG_FR) ^ uap->vendor->inv_fr) & > uap->vendor->fr_busy) > + cpu_relax(); > + > + if (!uap->vendor->always_enabled) > + pl011_write(old_cr, uap, REG_CR); > + > + clk_disable(uap->clk); > + > + nbcon_exit_unsafe(wctxt); > +} > + > +static void > +pl011_console_device_lock(struct console *co, unsigned long *flags) { > + __uart_port_lock_irqsave(&amba_ports[co->index]->port, flags); } > + > +static void > +pl011_console_device_unlock(struct console *co, unsigned long flags) { > + __uart_port_unlock_irqrestore(&amba_ports[co->index]->port, flags); } > + > static struct uart_driver amba_reg; > static struct console amba_console = { > .name = "ttyAMA", > - .write = pl011_console_write, > .device = uart_console_device, > .setup = pl011_console_setup, > .match = pl011_console_match, > - .flags = CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_ANYTIME, > + .write_atomic = pl011_console_write_atomic, > + .write_thread = pl011_console_write_thread, > + .device_lock = pl011_console_device_lock, > + .device_unlock = pl011_console_device_unlock, > + .flags = CON_PRINTBUFFER | CON_ANYTIME | > CON_NBCON, > .index = -1, > .data = &amba_reg, > }; > > base-commit: 2014c95afecee3e76ca4a56956a936e23283f05b > -- > 2.34.1