Performance oriented customized Linux kernel based on the mainline kernel.
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A semaphore is not NMI-safe, even when using down_trylock(). Both down_trylock() and up() are using internal spinlocks and up() might even call wake_up_process(). In the panic() code path it gets even worse because the internal spinlocks of the semaphore may have been taken by a CPU that has been stopped. To reduce the risk of deadlocks caused by the console semaphore in the panic path, make the following changes: - First check if any consoles have implemented the unblank() callback. If not, then there is no reason to take the console semaphore anyway. (This check is also useful for the non-panic path since the locking/unlocking of the console lock can be quite expensive due to console printing.) - If the panic path is in NMI context, bail out without attempting to take the console semaphore or calling any unblank() callbacks. Bailing out is acceptable because console_unblank() would already bail out if the console semaphore is contended. The alternative of ignoring the console semaphore and calling the unblank() callbacks anyway is a bad idea because these callbacks are also not NMI-safe. If consoles with unblank() callbacks exist and console_unblank() is called from a non-NMI panic context, it will still attempt a down_trylock(). This could still result in a deadlock if one of the stopped CPUs is holding the semaphore internal spinlock. But this is a risk that the kernel has been (and continues to be) willing to take. Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@chromium.org> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230717194607.145135-3-john.ogness@linutronix.de |
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Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.