[PATCH v2 2/3] console_common: get_first_active: respect security policy

Fabian Pflug f.pflug at pengutronix.de
Tue Oct 28 08:43:26 PDT 2025


If the console input is deactivated through a security policy, then
there is no need to iterate over the current consoles, as none should
have a STDIN.

Signed-off-by: Fabian Pflug <f.pflug at pengutronix.de>
---
v2:
Fix in console common instead of working around it in startup.c
 common/console_common.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/common/console_common.c b/common/console_common.c
index 5b7a64c99c..a8319c20f3 100644
--- a/common/console_common.c
+++ b/common/console_common.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/math64.h>
 #include <linux/sizes.h>
 #include <linux/overflow.h>
+#include <security/config.h>
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_CONSOLE_NONE
 
@@ -331,6 +332,11 @@ struct console_device *console_get_first_active(void)
 {
 	struct console_device *cdev;
 	const unsigned char active = CONSOLE_STDIN | CONSOLE_STDOUT;
+
+	/* if no console input is allows, then we can't have STDIN on any. */
+	if (!IS_ALLOWED(SCONFIG_CONSOLE_INPUT))
+		return NULL;
+
 	/*
 	 * Assumption to have BOTH CONSOLE_STDIN AND STDOUT in the
 	 * same output console
-- 
2.47.3




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