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1 files changed, 48 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index e30107d216a5..fc3f8970eea2 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -471,7 +471,9 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(syslog_lock);
static bool have_legacy_console;
/*
- * Specifies if an nbcon console is registered.
+ * Specifies if an nbcon console is registered. If nbcon consoles are present,
+ * synchronous printing of legacy consoles will not occur during panic until
+ * the backtrace has been stored to the ringbuffer.
*/
static bool have_nbcon_console;
@@ -483,6 +485,9 @@ static bool have_nbcon_console;
*/
bool have_boot_console;
+/* See printk_legacy_allow_panic_sync() for details. */
+bool legacy_allow_panic_sync;
+
/*
* Specifies if the console lock/unlock dance is needed for console
* printing. If @have_boot_console is true, the nbcon consoles will
@@ -2330,12 +2335,28 @@ out:
return ret;
}
+/*
+ * This acts as a one-way switch to allow legacy consoles to print from
+ * the printk() caller context on a panic CPU. It also attempts to flush
+ * the legacy consoles in this context.
+ */
+void printk_legacy_allow_panic_sync(void)
+{
+ legacy_allow_panic_sync = true;
+
+ if (printing_via_unlock && !is_printk_legacy_deferred()) {
+ if (console_trylock())
+ console_unlock();
+ }
+}
+
asmlinkage int vprintk_emit(int facility, int level,
const struct dev_printk_info *dev_info,
const char *fmt, va_list args)
{
+ bool do_trylock_unlock = printing_via_unlock;
+ bool defer_legacy = false;
int printed_len;
- bool in_sched = false;
/* Suppress unimportant messages after panic happens */
if (unlikely(suppress_printk))
@@ -2349,17 +2370,35 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk_emit(int facility, int level,
if (other_cpu_in_panic() && !panic_triggering_all_cpu_backtrace)
return 0;
+ /* If called from the scheduler, we can not call up(). */
if (level == LOGLEVEL_SCHED) {
level = LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT;
- in_sched = true;
+ defer_legacy = do_trylock_unlock;
+ do_trylock_unlock = false;
}
printk_delay(level);
printed_len = vprintk_store(facility, level, dev_info, fmt, args);
- /* If called from the scheduler, we can not call up(). */
- if (!in_sched && printing_via_unlock) {
+ if (have_nbcon_console && !have_boot_console) {
+ nbcon_atomic_flush_pending();
+
+ /*
+ * In panic, the legacy consoles are not allowed to print from
+ * the printk calling context unless explicitly allowed. This
+ * gives the safe nbcon consoles a chance to print out all the
+ * panic messages first. This restriction only applies if
+ * there are nbcon consoles registered and they are allowed to
+ * flush.
+ */
+ if (this_cpu_in_panic() && !legacy_allow_panic_sync) {
+ do_trylock_unlock = false;
+ defer_legacy = false;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (do_trylock_unlock) {
/*
* The caller may be holding system-critical or
* timing-sensitive locks. Disable preemption during
@@ -2379,7 +2418,7 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk_emit(int facility, int level,
preempt_enable();
}
- if (in_sched && printing_via_unlock)
+ if (defer_legacy)
defer_console_output();
else
wake_up_klogd();
@@ -3292,7 +3331,9 @@ void console_flush_on_panic(enum con_flush_mode mode)
if (!have_boot_console)
nbcon_atomic_flush_pending();
- console_flush_all(false, &next_seq, &handover);
+ /* Flush legacy consoles once allowed, even when dangerous. */
+ if (legacy_allow_panic_sync)
+ console_flush_all(false, &next_seq, &handover);
}
/*