linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] Avoid dead lock of console related locks in panic case

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Date:	Sat, 1 Dec 2012 01:04:22 +0000
From:	Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi@....com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"joe@...ches.com" <joe@...ches.com>,
	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"kay@...y.org" <kay@...y.org>,
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	"mingo@...e.hu" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"sboyd@...eaurora.org" <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
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	"dle-develop@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<dle-develop@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Satoru Moriya <satoru.moriya@....com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] Avoid dead lock of console related locks in panic case

> What I actually meant was: can "this" CPU avoid stopping other CPUs so early?  If we stop the other CPUs when this CPU is ready to
> stop itself then there will never be such deadlocks.

Let me explain my opinion.
When we focus on the deadlock only,   the code will be simple by moving smp_send_stop() at the end of panic().

But, panic situation is not normal.
I don't think that keeping running multiple cpus is safe, because they may touch corrupted data/variables and unnecessary 
panic/BUG() may happen.

IMO, cpus should be stopped "as early as" possible when panic happens.
And then panic() has to take minimal steps with a single cpu.
 - output messages
 - kicking troubleshooting features like kdump/kmsg_dump

Seiji


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