Hi,

I'm trying to add sparse locking annotations for console_sem.
However, I don't know how to handle try_acquire_console_sem().

Without handling it, I get e.g.:

| drivers/video/ps3fb.c:533:24: warning: context problem in 'ps3fb_release': 'release_console_sem' expected different context
| drivers/video/ps3fb.c:533:24:    context 'console_sem': wanted >= 1, got 0

I tried handling it using __cond_lock() --- as is used for e.g. spin_trylock()
--- but it didn't work. Besides, with spin_trylock(), I also get:

| drivers/char/vt.c:2524:2: warning: context problem in 'vt_console_print': '_spin_unlock' expected different context
| drivers/char/vt.c:2524:2:    context 'lock': wanted >= 1, got 0

so it looks like it won't work anyway?

Anyone with a clue? Thanks!

---
 include/linux/console.h |    6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ extern int update_console_cmdline(char *
 extern void register_console(struct console *);
 extern int unregister_console(struct console *);
 extern struct console *console_drivers;
-extern void acquire_console_sem(void);
-extern int try_acquire_console_sem(void);
-extern void release_console_sem(void);
+extern void acquire_console_sem(void) __acquires(console_sem);
+extern int try_acquire_console_sem(void);	// ??? FIXME
+extern void release_console_sem(void) __releases(console_sem);
 extern void console_conditional_schedule(void);
 extern void console_unblank(void);
 extern struct tty_driver *console_device(int *);

With kind regards,

Geert Uytterhoeven
Software Architect

Sony Techsoft Centre Europe
The Corporate Village