linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lockdep: disable lock debugging when kernel state becomes untrusted

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Date:	Tue, 5 Sep 2006 09:15:01 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Cc:	Voluspa <lista1@...hem.se>, arjan@...ux.intel.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lockdep: disable lock debugging when kernel state becomes untrusted


* Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org> wrote:

> That would appear to be a bug.  debug_locks_off() is running 
> console_verbose() waaaay after the locking selftest code has 
> completed.

debug_locks_off() should only be used when a real bug is being displayed 
- which isnt the case when we call add_taint(). The patch below should 
fix this.

	Ingo

---------------->
Subject: lockdep: do not touch console state when tainting the kernel
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>

Remove an unintended console_verbose() side-effect from add_taint().

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
---
 kernel/panic.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: linux/kernel/panic.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/kernel/panic.c
+++ linux/kernel/panic.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ const char *print_tainted(void)
 
 void add_taint(unsigned flag)
 {
-	debug_locks_off(); /* can't trust the integrity of the kernel anymore */
+	debug_locks = 0; /* can't trust the integrity of the kernel anymore */
 	tainted |= flag;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_taint);
-
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