2 * linux/kernel/printk.c
4 * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
6 * Modified to make sys_syslog() more flexible: added commands to
7 * return the last 4k of kernel messages, regardless of whether
8 * they've been read or not. Added option to suppress kernel printk's
9 * to the console. Added hook for sending the console messages
10 * elsewhere, in preparation for a serial line console (someday).
12 * Modified for sysctl support, 1/8/97, Chris Horn.
13 * Fixed SMP synchronization, 08/08/99, Manfred Spraul
14 * manfred@colorfullife.com
15 * Rewrote bits to get rid of console_lock
16 * 01Mar01 Andrew Morton <andrewm@uow.edu.au>
19 #include <linux/kernel.h>
21 #include <linux/tty.h>
22 #include <linux/tty_driver.h>
23 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
24 #include <linux/console.h>
25 #include <linux/init.h>
26 #include <linux/module.h>
27 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
28 #include <linux/interrupt.h> /* For in_interrupt() */
29 #include <linux/delay.h>
30 #include <linux/smp.h>
31 #include <linux/security.h>
32 #include <linux/bootmem.h>
33 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
35 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
37 #define __LOG_BUF_LEN (1 << CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT)
39 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LL
40 extern void printascii(char *);
43 /* printk's without a loglevel use this.. */
44 #define DEFAULT_MESSAGE_LOGLEVEL 4 /* KERN_WARNING */
46 /* We show everything that is MORE important than this.. */
47 #define MINIMUM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL 1 /* Minimum loglevel we let people use */
48 #define DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL 7 /* anything MORE serious than KERN_DEBUG */
50 DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(log_wait);
52 int console_printk[4] = {
53 DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL, /* console_loglevel */
54 DEFAULT_MESSAGE_LOGLEVEL, /* default_message_loglevel */
55 MINIMUM_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL, /* minimum_console_loglevel */
56 DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL, /* default_console_loglevel */
59 EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(console_printk); /* June 2006 */
62 * Low lever drivers may need that to know if they can schedule in
63 * their unblank() callback or not. So let's export it.
66 EXPORT_SYMBOL(oops_in_progress);
69 * console_sem protects the console_drivers list, and also
70 * provides serialisation for access to the entire console
73 static DECLARE_MUTEX(console_sem);
74 static DECLARE_MUTEX(secondary_console_sem);
75 struct console *console_drivers;
77 * This is used for debugging the mess that is the VT code by
78 * keeping track if we have the console semaphore held. It's
79 * definitely not the perfect debug tool (we don't know if _WE_
80 * hold it are racing, but it helps tracking those weird code
81 * path in the console code where we end up in places I want
82 * locked without the console sempahore held
84 static int console_locked, console_suspended;
87 * logbuf_lock protects log_buf, log_start, log_end, con_start and logged_chars
88 * It is also used in interesting ways to provide interlocking in
89 * release_console_sem().
91 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(logbuf_lock);
93 #define LOG_BUF_MASK (log_buf_len-1)
94 #define LOG_BUF(idx) (log_buf[(idx) & LOG_BUF_MASK])
97 * The indices into log_buf are not constrained to log_buf_len - they
98 * must be masked before subscripting
100 static unsigned long log_start; /* Index into log_buf: next char to be read by syslog() */
101 static unsigned long con_start; /* Index into log_buf: next char to be sent to consoles */
102 static unsigned long log_end; /* Index into log_buf: most-recently-written-char + 1 */
105 * Array of consoles built from command line options (console=)
107 struct console_cmdline
109 char name[8]; /* Name of the driver */
110 int index; /* Minor dev. to use */
111 char *options; /* Options for the driver */
114 #define MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES 8
116 static struct console_cmdline console_cmdline[MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES];
117 static int selected_console = -1;
118 static int preferred_console = -1;
120 /* Flag: console code may call schedule() */
121 static int console_may_schedule;
125 static char __log_buf[__LOG_BUF_LEN];
126 static char *log_buf = __log_buf;
127 static int log_buf_len = __LOG_BUF_LEN;
128 static unsigned long logged_chars; /* Number of chars produced since last read+clear operation */
130 static int __init log_buf_len_setup(char *str)
132 unsigned long size = memparse(str, &str);
136 size = roundup_pow_of_two(size);
137 if (size > log_buf_len) {
138 unsigned long start, dest_idx, offset;
141 new_log_buf = alloc_bootmem(size);
143 printk(KERN_WARNING "log_buf_len: allocation failed\n");
147 spin_lock_irqsave(&logbuf_lock, flags);
149 log_buf = new_log_buf;
151 offset = start = min(con_start, log_start);
153 while (start != log_end) {
154 log_buf[dest_idx] = __log_buf[start & (__LOG_BUF_LEN - 1)];
161 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&logbuf_lock, flags);
163 printk(KERN_NOTICE "log_buf_len: %d\n", log_buf_len);
169 __setup("log_buf_len=", log_buf_len_setup);
172 * Commands to do_syslog:
174 * 0 -- Close the log. Currently a NOP.
175 * 1 -- Open the log. Currently a NOP.
176 * 2 -- Read from the log.
177 * 3 -- Read all messages remaining in the ring buffer.
178 * 4 -- Read and clear all messages remaining in the ring buffer
179 * 5 -- Clear ring buffer.
180 * 6 -- Disable printk's to console
181 * 7 -- Enable printk's to console
182 * 8 -- Set level of messages printed to console
183 * 9 -- Return number of unread characters in the log buffer
184 * 10 -- Return size of the log buffer
186 int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len)
188 unsigned long i, j, limit, count;
193 error = security_syslog(type);
198 case 0: /* Close log */
200 case 1: /* Open log */
202 case 2: /* Read from log */
209 if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, len)) {
213 error = wait_event_interruptible(log_wait,
214 (log_start - log_end));
218 spin_lock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
219 while (!error && (log_start != log_end) && i < len) {
220 c = LOG_BUF(log_start);
222 spin_unlock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
223 error = __put_user(c,buf);
227 spin_lock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
229 spin_unlock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
233 case 4: /* Read/clear last kernel messages */
236 case 3: /* Read last kernel messages */
243 if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, buf, len)) {
248 if (count > log_buf_len)
250 spin_lock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
251 if (count > logged_chars)
252 count = logged_chars;
257 * __put_user() could sleep, and while we sleep
258 * printk() could overwrite the messages
259 * we try to copy to user space. Therefore
260 * the messages are copied in reverse. <manfreds>
262 for (i = 0; i < count && !error; i++) {
264 if (j + log_buf_len < log_end)
267 spin_unlock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
268 error = __put_user(c,&buf[count-1-i]);
270 spin_lock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
272 spin_unlock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
277 int offset = count-error;
278 /* buffer overflow during copy, correct user buffer. */
279 for (i = 0; i < error; i++) {
280 if (__get_user(c,&buf[i+offset]) ||
281 __put_user(c,&buf[i])) {
289 case 5: /* Clear ring buffer */
292 case 6: /* Disable logging to console */
293 console_loglevel = minimum_console_loglevel;
295 case 7: /* Enable logging to console */
296 console_loglevel = default_console_loglevel;
298 case 8: /* Set level of messages printed to console */
300 if (len < 1 || len > 8)
302 if (len < minimum_console_loglevel)
303 len = minimum_console_loglevel;
304 console_loglevel = len;
307 case 9: /* Number of chars in the log buffer */
308 error = log_end - log_start;
310 case 10: /* Size of the log buffer */
321 asmlinkage long sys_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len)
323 return do_syslog(type, buf, len);
327 * Call the console drivers on a range of log_buf
329 static void __call_console_drivers(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
333 for (con = console_drivers; con; con = con->next) {
334 if ((con->flags & CON_ENABLED) && con->write &&
335 (cpu_online(smp_processor_id()) ||
336 (con->flags & CON_ANYTIME)))
337 con->write(con, &LOG_BUF(start), end - start);
342 * Write out chars from start to end - 1 inclusive
344 static void _call_console_drivers(unsigned long start,
345 unsigned long end, int msg_log_level)
347 if (msg_log_level < console_loglevel &&
348 console_drivers && start != end) {
349 if ((start & LOG_BUF_MASK) > (end & LOG_BUF_MASK)) {
351 __call_console_drivers(start & LOG_BUF_MASK,
353 __call_console_drivers(0, end & LOG_BUF_MASK);
355 __call_console_drivers(start, end);
361 * Call the console drivers, asking them to write out
362 * log_buf[start] to log_buf[end - 1].
363 * The console_sem must be held.
365 static void call_console_drivers(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
367 unsigned long cur_index, start_print;
368 static int msg_level = -1;
370 BUG_ON(((long)(start - end)) > 0);
374 while (cur_index != end) {
375 if (msg_level < 0 && ((end - cur_index) > 2) &&
376 LOG_BUF(cur_index + 0) == '<' &&
377 LOG_BUF(cur_index + 1) >= '0' &&
378 LOG_BUF(cur_index + 1) <= '7' &&
379 LOG_BUF(cur_index + 2) == '>') {
380 msg_level = LOG_BUF(cur_index + 1) - '0';
382 start_print = cur_index;
384 while (cur_index != end) {
385 char c = LOG_BUF(cur_index);
391 * printk() has already given us loglevel tags in
392 * the buffer. This code is here in case the
393 * log buffer has wrapped right round and scribbled
396 msg_level = default_message_loglevel;
398 _call_console_drivers(start_print, cur_index, msg_level);
400 start_print = cur_index;
405 _call_console_drivers(start_print, end, msg_level);
408 static void emit_log_char(char c)
410 LOG_BUF(log_end) = c;
412 if (log_end - log_start > log_buf_len)
413 log_start = log_end - log_buf_len;
414 if (log_end - con_start > log_buf_len)
415 con_start = log_end - log_buf_len;
416 if (logged_chars < log_buf_len)
421 * Zap console related locks when oopsing. Only zap at most once
422 * every 10 seconds, to leave time for slow consoles to print a
425 static void zap_locks(void)
427 static unsigned long oops_timestamp;
429 if (time_after_eq(jiffies, oops_timestamp) &&
430 !time_after(jiffies, oops_timestamp + 30 * HZ))
433 oops_timestamp = jiffies;
435 /* If a crash is occurring, make sure we can't deadlock */
436 spin_lock_init(&logbuf_lock);
437 /* And make sure that we print immediately */
438 init_MUTEX(&console_sem);
441 static int printk_time = 0;
443 #ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME
446 * Initialize printk time. Note that on some systems sched_clock()
447 * does not work until timer is initialized.
449 static int __init printk_time_init(void)
455 subsys_initcall(printk_time_init);
459 static int __init printk_time_setup(char *str)
467 __setup("time", printk_time_setup);
471 __attribute__((weak)) unsigned long long printk_clock(void)
473 return sched_clock();
476 /* Check if we have any console registered that can be called early in boot. */
477 static int have_callable_console(void)
481 for (con = console_drivers; con; con = con->next)
482 if (con->flags & CON_ANYTIME)
489 * printk - print a kernel message
490 * @fmt: format string
492 * This is printk. It can be called from any context. We want it to work.
494 * We try to grab the console_sem. If we succeed, it's easy - we log the output and
495 * call the console drivers. If we fail to get the semaphore we place the output
496 * into the log buffer and return. The current holder of the console_sem will
497 * notice the new output in release_console_sem() and will send it to the
498 * consoles before releasing the semaphore.
500 * One effect of this deferred printing is that code which calls printk() and
501 * then changes console_loglevel may break. This is because console_loglevel
502 * is inspected when the actual printing occurs.
508 asmlinkage int printk(const char *fmt, ...)
514 r = vprintk(fmt, args);
520 /* cpu currently holding logbuf_lock */
521 static volatile unsigned int printk_cpu = UINT_MAX;
523 asmlinkage int vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list args)
528 static char printk_buf[1024];
529 static int log_level_unknown = 1;
532 if (unlikely(oops_in_progress) && printk_cpu == smp_processor_id())
533 /* If a crash is occurring during printk() on this CPU,
534 * make sure we can't deadlock */
537 /* This stops the holder of console_sem just where we want him */
538 local_irq_save(flags);
540 spin_lock(&logbuf_lock);
541 printk_cpu = smp_processor_id();
543 /* Emit the output into the temporary buffer */
544 printed_len = vscnprintf(printk_buf, sizeof(printk_buf), fmt, args);
546 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LL
547 printascii(printk_buf);
551 * Copy the output into log_buf. If the caller didn't provide
552 * appropriate log level tags, we insert them here
554 for (p = printk_buf; *p; p++) {
555 if (log_level_unknown) {
556 /* log_level_unknown signals the start of a new line */
561 unsigned long long t;
562 unsigned long nanosec_rem;
565 * force the log level token to be
566 * before the time output.
568 if (p[0] == '<' && p[1] >='0' &&
569 p[1] <= '7' && p[2] == '>') {
574 loglev_char = default_message_loglevel
578 nanosec_rem = do_div(t, 1000000000);
585 for (tp = tbuf; tp < tbuf + tlen; tp++)
589 if (p[0] != '<' || p[1] < '0' ||
590 p[1] > '7' || p[2] != '>') {
592 emit_log_char(default_message_loglevel
598 log_level_unknown = 0;
604 log_level_unknown = 1;
607 if (!down_trylock(&console_sem)) {
609 * We own the drivers. We can drop the spinlock and
610 * let release_console_sem() print the text, maybe ...
613 printk_cpu = UINT_MAX;
614 spin_unlock(&logbuf_lock);
617 * Console drivers may assume that per-cpu resources have
618 * been allocated. So unless they're explicitly marked as
619 * being able to cope (CON_ANYTIME) don't call them until
620 * this CPU is officially up.
622 if (cpu_online(smp_processor_id()) || have_callable_console()) {
623 console_may_schedule = 0;
624 release_console_sem();
626 /* Release by hand to avoid flushing the buffer. */
631 local_irq_restore(flags);
634 * Someone else owns the drivers. We drop the spinlock, which
635 * allows the semaphore holder to proceed and to call the
636 * console drivers with the output which we just produced.
638 printk_cpu = UINT_MAX;
639 spin_unlock(&logbuf_lock);
641 local_irq_restore(flags);
647 EXPORT_SYMBOL(printk);
648 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vprintk);
652 asmlinkage long sys_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len)
657 int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len)
662 static void call_console_drivers(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
669 * Set up a list of consoles. Called from init/main.c
671 static int __init console_setup(char *str)
673 char name[sizeof(console_cmdline[0].name)];
678 * Decode str into name, index, options.
680 if (str[0] >= '0' && str[0] <= '9') {
681 strcpy(name, "ttyS");
682 strncpy(name + 4, str, sizeof(name) - 5);
684 strncpy(name, str, sizeof(name) - 1);
686 name[sizeof(name) - 1] = 0;
687 if ((options = strchr(str, ',')) != NULL)
690 if (!strcmp(str, "ttya"))
691 strcpy(name, "ttyS0");
692 if (!strcmp(str, "ttyb"))
693 strcpy(name, "ttyS1");
695 for (s = name; *s; s++)
696 if ((*s >= '0' && *s <= '9') || *s == ',')
698 idx = simple_strtoul(s, NULL, 10);
701 add_preferred_console(name, idx, options);
704 __setup("console=", console_setup);
707 * add_preferred_console - add a device to the list of preferred consoles.
710 * @options: options for this console
712 * The last preferred console added will be used for kernel messages
713 * and stdin/out/err for init. Normally this is used by console_setup
714 * above to handle user-supplied console arguments; however it can also
715 * be used by arch-specific code either to override the user or more
716 * commonly to provide a default console (ie from PROM variables) when
717 * the user has not supplied one.
719 int __init add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options)
721 struct console_cmdline *c;
725 * See if this tty is not yet registered, and
726 * if we have a slot free.
728 for(i = 0; i < MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES && console_cmdline[i].name[0]; i++)
729 if (strcmp(console_cmdline[i].name, name) == 0 &&
730 console_cmdline[i].index == idx) {
731 selected_console = i;
734 if (i == MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES)
736 selected_console = i;
737 c = &console_cmdline[i];
738 memcpy(c->name, name, sizeof(c->name));
739 c->name[sizeof(c->name) - 1] = 0;
740 c->options = options;
745 #ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND
747 * suspend_console - suspend the console subsystem
749 * This disables printk() while we go into suspend states
751 void suspend_console(void)
753 printk("Suspending console(s)\n");
754 acquire_console_sem();
755 console_suspended = 1;
758 void resume_console(void)
760 console_suspended = 0;
761 release_console_sem();
763 #endif /* CONFIG_DISABLE_CONSOLE_SUSPEND */
766 * acquire_console_sem - lock the console system for exclusive use.
768 * Acquires a semaphore which guarantees that the caller has
769 * exclusive access to the console system and the console_drivers list.
771 * Can sleep, returns nothing.
773 void acquire_console_sem(void)
775 BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
776 if (console_suspended) {
777 down(&secondary_console_sem);
782 console_may_schedule = 1;
784 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acquire_console_sem);
786 int try_acquire_console_sem(void)
788 if (down_trylock(&console_sem))
791 console_may_schedule = 0;
794 EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_acquire_console_sem);
796 int is_console_locked(void)
798 return console_locked;
800 EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(is_console_locked); /* June 2006 */
803 * release_console_sem - unlock the console system
805 * Releases the semaphore which the caller holds on the console system
806 * and the console driver list.
808 * While the semaphore was held, console output may have been buffered
809 * by printk(). If this is the case, release_console_sem() emits
810 * the output prior to releasing the semaphore.
812 * If there is output waiting for klogd, we wake it up.
814 * release_console_sem() may be called from any context.
816 void release_console_sem(void)
819 unsigned long _con_start, _log_end;
820 unsigned long wake_klogd = 0;
822 if (console_suspended) {
823 up(&secondary_console_sem);
827 console_may_schedule = 0;
830 spin_lock_irqsave(&logbuf_lock, flags);
831 wake_klogd |= log_start - log_end;
832 if (con_start == log_end)
833 break; /* Nothing to print */
834 _con_start = con_start;
836 con_start = log_end; /* Flush */
837 spin_unlock(&logbuf_lock);
838 call_console_drivers(_con_start, _log_end);
839 local_irq_restore(flags);
843 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&logbuf_lock, flags);
844 if (wake_klogd && !oops_in_progress && waitqueue_active(&log_wait))
845 wake_up_interruptible(&log_wait);
847 EXPORT_SYMBOL(release_console_sem);
850 * console_conditional_schedule - yield the CPU if required
852 * If the console code is currently allowed to sleep, and
853 * if this CPU should yield the CPU to another task, do
856 * Must be called within acquire_console_sem().
858 void __sched console_conditional_schedule(void)
860 if (console_may_schedule)
863 EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_conditional_schedule);
865 void console_print(const char *s)
867 printk(KERN_EMERG "%s", s);
869 EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_print);
871 void console_unblank(void)
876 * console_unblank can no longer be called in interrupt context unless
877 * oops_in_progress is set to 1..
879 if (oops_in_progress) {
880 if (down_trylock(&console_sem) != 0)
883 acquire_console_sem();
886 console_may_schedule = 0;
887 for (c = console_drivers; c != NULL; c = c->next)
888 if ((c->flags & CON_ENABLED) && c->unblank)
890 release_console_sem();
894 * Return the console tty driver structure and its associated index
896 struct tty_driver *console_device(int *index)
899 struct tty_driver *driver = NULL;
901 acquire_console_sem();
902 for (c = console_drivers; c != NULL; c = c->next) {
905 driver = c->device(c, index);
909 release_console_sem();
914 * Prevent further output on the passed console device so that (for example)
915 * serial drivers can disable console output before suspending a port, and can
916 * re-enable output afterwards.
918 void console_stop(struct console *console)
920 acquire_console_sem();
921 console->flags &= ~CON_ENABLED;
922 release_console_sem();
924 EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_stop);
926 void console_start(struct console *console)
928 acquire_console_sem();
929 console->flags |= CON_ENABLED;
930 release_console_sem();
932 EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_start);
935 * The console driver calls this routine during kernel initialization
936 * to register the console printing procedure with printk() and to
937 * print any messages that were printed by the kernel before the
938 * console driver was initialized.
940 void register_console(struct console *console)
945 if (preferred_console < 0)
946 preferred_console = selected_console;
949 * See if we want to use this console driver. If we
950 * didn't select a console we take the first one
951 * that registers here.
953 if (preferred_console < 0) {
954 if (console->index < 0)
956 if (console->setup == NULL ||
957 console->setup(console, NULL) == 0) {
958 console->flags |= CON_ENABLED | CON_CONSDEV;
959 preferred_console = 0;
964 * See if this console matches one we selected on
967 for (i = 0; i < MAX_CMDLINECONSOLES && console_cmdline[i].name[0];
969 if (strcmp(console_cmdline[i].name, console->name) != 0)
971 if (console->index >= 0 &&
972 console->index != console_cmdline[i].index)
974 if (console->index < 0)
975 console->index = console_cmdline[i].index;
976 if (console->setup &&
977 console->setup(console, console_cmdline[i].options) != 0)
979 console->flags |= CON_ENABLED;
980 console->index = console_cmdline[i].index;
981 if (i == selected_console) {
982 console->flags |= CON_CONSDEV;
983 preferred_console = selected_console;
988 if (!(console->flags & CON_ENABLED))
991 if (console_drivers && (console_drivers->flags & CON_BOOT)) {
992 unregister_console(console_drivers);
993 console->flags &= ~CON_PRINTBUFFER;
997 * Put this console in the list - keep the
998 * preferred driver at the head of the list.
1000 acquire_console_sem();
1001 if ((console->flags & CON_CONSDEV) || console_drivers == NULL) {
1002 console->next = console_drivers;
1003 console_drivers = console;
1005 console->next->flags &= ~CON_CONSDEV;
1007 console->next = console_drivers->next;
1008 console_drivers->next = console;
1010 if (console->flags & CON_PRINTBUFFER) {
1012 * release_console_sem() will print out the buffered messages
1015 spin_lock_irqsave(&logbuf_lock, flags);
1016 con_start = log_start;
1017 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&logbuf_lock, flags);
1019 release_console_sem();
1021 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_console);
1023 int unregister_console(struct console *console)
1025 struct console *a, *b;
1028 acquire_console_sem();
1029 if (console_drivers == console) {
1030 console_drivers=console->next;
1032 } else if (console_drivers) {
1033 for (a=console_drivers->next, b=console_drivers ;
1034 a; b=a, a=b->next) {
1043 /* If last console is removed, we re-enable picking the first
1044 * one that gets registered. Without that, pmac early boot console
1045 * would prevent fbcon from taking over.
1047 * If this isn't the last console and it has CON_CONSDEV set, we
1048 * need to set it on the next preferred console.
1050 if (console_drivers == NULL)
1051 preferred_console = selected_console;
1052 else if (console->flags & CON_CONSDEV)
1053 console_drivers->flags |= CON_CONSDEV;
1055 release_console_sem();
1058 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_console);
1061 * tty_write_message - write a message to a certain tty, not just the console.
1062 * @tty: the destination tty_struct
1063 * @msg: the message to write
1065 * This is used for messages that need to be redirected to a specific tty.
1066 * We don't put it into the syslog queue right now maybe in the future if
1069 void tty_write_message(struct tty_struct *tty, char *msg)
1071 if (tty && tty->driver->write)
1072 tty->driver->write(tty, msg, strlen(msg));
1077 * printk rate limiting, lifted from the networking subsystem.
1079 * This enforces a rate limit: not more than one kernel message
1080 * every printk_ratelimit_jiffies to make a denial-of-service
1081 * attack impossible.
1083 int __printk_ratelimit(int ratelimit_jiffies, int ratelimit_burst)
1085 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ratelimit_lock);
1086 static unsigned long toks = 10 * 5 * HZ;
1087 static unsigned long last_msg;
1089 unsigned long flags;
1090 unsigned long now = jiffies;
1092 spin_lock_irqsave(&ratelimit_lock, flags);
1093 toks += now - last_msg;
1095 if (toks > (ratelimit_burst * ratelimit_jiffies))
1096 toks = ratelimit_burst * ratelimit_jiffies;
1097 if (toks >= ratelimit_jiffies) {
1101 toks -= ratelimit_jiffies;
1102 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ratelimit_lock, flags);
1104 printk(KERN_WARNING "printk: %d messages suppressed.\n", lost);
1108 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ratelimit_lock, flags);
1111 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__printk_ratelimit);
1113 /* minimum time in jiffies between messages */
1114 int printk_ratelimit_jiffies = 5 * HZ;
1116 /* number of messages we send before ratelimiting */
1117 int printk_ratelimit_burst = 10;
1119 int printk_ratelimit(void)
1121 return __printk_ratelimit(printk_ratelimit_jiffies,
1122 printk_ratelimit_burst);
1124 EXPORT_SYMBOL(printk_ratelimit);