netconsole: Only register console drivers when targets are configured
The netconsole driver currently registers the basic console driver unconditionally during initialization, even when only extended targets are configured. This results in unnecessary console registration and performance overhead, as the write_msg() callback is invoked for every log message only to return early when no matching targets are found. Optimize the driver by conditionally registering console drivers based on the actual target configuration. The basic console driver is now registered only when non-extended targets exist, same as the extended console. The implementation also handles dynamic target creation through the configfs interface. This change eliminates unnecessary console driver registrations, redundant write_msg() callbacks for unused console types, and associated lock contention and target list iterations. The optimization is particularly beneficial for systems using only the most common extended console type. Fixes: e2f15f9a ("netconsole: implement extended console support") Signed-off-by:Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250609-netcons_ext-v3-1-5336fa670326@debian.org Signed-off-by:
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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