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| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/printk.c | 83 |
1 files changed, 48 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c index 9adc2a473e6..c46a20a19a1 100644 --- a/kernel/printk.c +++ b/kernel/printk.c @@ -616,6 +616,40 @@ asmlinkage int printk(const char *fmt, ...) /* cpu currently holding logbuf_lock */ static volatile unsigned int printk_cpu = UINT_MAX; +/* + * Can we actually use the console at this time on this cpu? + * + * Console drivers may assume that per-cpu resources have + * been allocated. So unless they're explicitly marked as + * being able to cope (CON_ANYTIME) don't call them until + * this CPU is officially up. + */ +static inline int can_use_console(unsigned int cpu) +{ + return cpu_online(cpu) || have_callable_console(); +} + +/* + * Try to get console ownership to actually show the kernel + * messages from a 'printk'. Return true (and with the + * console_semaphore held, and 'console_locked' set) if it + * is successful, false otherwise. + * + * This gets called with the 'logbuf_lock' spinlock held and + * interrupts disabled. It should return with 'lockbuf_lock' + * released but interrupts still disabled. + */ +static int acquire_console_semaphore_for_printk(unsigned int cpu) +{ + int retval = 0; + + if (can_use_console(cpu)) + retval = !try_acquire_console_sem(); + printk_cpu = UINT_MAX; + spin_unlock(&logbuf_lock); + return retval; +} + const char printk_recursion_bug_msg [] = KERN_CRIT "BUG: recent printk recursion!\n"; static int printk_recursion_bug; @@ -725,43 +759,22 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list args) log_level_unknown = 1; } - if (!down_trylock(&console_sem)) { - /* - * We own the drivers. We can drop the spinlock and - * let release_console_sem() print the text, maybe ... - */ - console_locked = 1; - printk_cpu = UINT_MAX; - spin_unlock(&logbuf_lock); + /* + * Try to acquire and then immediately release the + * console semaphore. The release will do all the + * actual magic (print out buffers, wake up klogd, + * etc). + * + * The acquire_console_semaphore_for_printk() function + * will release 'logbuf_lock' regardless of whether it + * actually gets the semaphore or not. + */ + if (acquire_console_semaphore_for_printk(this_cpu)) + release_console_sem(); - /* - * Console drivers may assume that per-cpu resources have - * been allocated. So unless they're explicitly marked as - * being able to cope (CON_ANYTIME) don't call them until - * this CPU is officially up. - */ - if (cpu_online(smp_processor_id()) || have_callable_console()) { - console_may_schedule = 0; - release_console_sem(); - } else { - /* Release by hand to avoid flushing the buffer. */ - console_locked = 0; - up(&console_sem); - } - lockdep_on(); - raw_local_irq_restore(flags); - } else { - /* - * Someone else owns the drivers. We drop the spinlock, which - * allows the semaphore holder to proceed and to call the - * console drivers with the output which we just produced. - */ - printk_cpu = UINT_MAX; - spin_unlock(&logbuf_lock); - lockdep_on(); + lockdep_on(); out_restore_irqs: - raw_local_irq_restore(flags); - } + raw_local_irq_restore(flags); preempt_enable(); return printed_len; |