Merge tag 'tty-6.7-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty

Pull tty and serial updates from Greg KH:
 "Here is the big set of tty/serial driver changes for 6.7-rc1. Included
  in here are:

   - console/vgacon cleanups and removals from Arnd

   - tty core and n_tty cleanups from Jiri

   - lots of 8250 driver updates and cleanups

   - sc16is7xx serial driver updates

   - dt binding updates

   - first set of port lock wrapers from Thomas for the printk fixes
     coming in future releases

   - other small serial and tty core cleanups and updates

  All of these have been in linux-next for a while with no reported
  issues"

* tag 'tty-6.7-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty: (193 commits)
  serdev: Replace custom code with device_match_acpi_handle()
  serdev: Simplify devm_serdev_device_open() function
  serdev: Make use of device_set_node()
  tty: n_gsm: add copyright Siemens Mobility GmbH
  tty: n_gsm: fix race condition in status line change on dead connections
  serial: core: Fix runtime PM handling for pending tx
  vgacon: fix mips/sibyte build regression
  dt-bindings: serial: drop unsupported samsung bindings
  tty: serial: samsung: drop earlycon support for unsupported platforms
  tty: 8250: Add note for PX-835
  tty: 8250: Fix IS-200 PCI ID comment
  tty: 8250: Add Brainboxes Oxford Semiconductor-based quirks
  tty: 8250: Add support for Intashield IX cards
  tty: 8250: Add support for additional Brainboxes PX cards
  tty: 8250: Fix up PX-803/PX-857
  tty: 8250: Fix port count of PX-257
  tty: 8250: Add support for Intashield IS-100
  tty: 8250: Add support for Brainboxes UP cards
  tty: 8250: Add support for additional Brainboxes UC cards
  tty: 8250: Remove UC-257 and UC-431
  ...

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index be95a6851164..f2444b581e16 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2384,13 +2384,21 @@ static void set_user_specified(struct console_cmdline *c, bool user_specified)
 	console_set_on_cmdline = 1;
 }
 
-static int __add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options,
+static int __add_preferred_console(const char *name, const short idx, char *options,
 				   char *brl_options, bool user_specified)
 {
 	struct console_cmdline *c;
 	int i;
 
 	/*
+	 * We use a signed short index for struct console for device drivers to
+	 * indicate a not yet assigned index or port. However, a negative index
+	 * value is not valid for preferred console.
+	 */
+	if (idx < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/*
 	 *	See if this tty is not yet registered, and
 	 *	if we have a slot free.
 	 */
@@ -2493,7 +2501,7 @@ __setup("console=", console_setup);
  * commonly to provide a default console (ie from PROM variables) when
  * the user has not supplied one.
  */
-int add_preferred_console(char *name, int idx, char *options)
+int add_preferred_console(const char *name, const short idx, char *options)
 {
 	return __add_preferred_console(name, idx, options, NULL, false);
 }