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diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index e58a6ccb945c..bda9e8ec6817 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -248,9 +248,10 @@ int devkmsg_sysctl_set_loglvl(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
void console_list_lock(void)
{
/*
- * In unregister_console(), synchronize_srcu() is called with the
- * console_list_lock held. Therefore it is not allowed that the
- * console_list_lock is taken with the srcu_lock held.
+ * In unregister_console() and console_force_preferred_locked(),
+ * synchronize_srcu() is called with the console_list_lock held.
+ * Therefore it is not allowed that the console_list_lock is taken
+ * with the srcu_lock held.
*
* Detecting if this context is really in the read-side critical
* section is only possible if the appropriate debug options are
@@ -3490,6 +3491,48 @@ int unregister_console(struct console *console)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_console);
+/**
+ * console_force_preferred_locked - force a registered console preferred
+ * @con: The registered console to force preferred.
+ *
+ * Must be called under console_list_lock().
+ */
+void console_force_preferred_locked(struct console *con)
+{
+ struct console *cur_pref_con;
+
+ if (!console_is_registered_locked(con))
+ return;
+
+ cur_pref_con = console_first();
+
+ /* Already preferred? */
+ if (cur_pref_con == con)
+ return;
+
+ /*
+ * Delete, but do not re-initialize the entry. This allows the console
+ * to continue to appear registered (via any hlist_unhashed_lockless()
+ * checks), even though it was briefly removed from the console list.
+ */
+ hlist_del_rcu(&con->node);
+
+ /*
+ * Ensure that all SRCU list walks have completed so that the console
+ * can be added to the beginning of the console list and its forward
+ * list pointer can be re-initialized.
+ */
+ synchronize_srcu(&console_srcu);
+
+ con->flags |= CON_CONSDEV;
+ WARN_ON(!con->device);
+
+ /* Only the new head can have CON_CONSDEV set. */
+ console_srcu_write_flags(cur_pref_con, cur_pref_con->flags & ~CON_CONSDEV);
+ hlist_add_head_rcu(&con->node, &console_list);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_force_preferred_locked);
+
/*
* Initialize the console device. This is called *early*, so
* we can't necessarily depend on lots of kernel help here.