linux-kernel - Re: [printk] fbc14616f4: BUG:kernel_reboot-without-warning_in_test

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Date:   Thu, 6 Apr 2017 19:33:06 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:     "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>,
        Ye Xiaolong <xiaolong.ye@...el.com>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lkp@...org
Subject: Re: [printk]  fbc14616f4:
 BUG:kernel_reboot-without-warning_in_test_stage

Hi!

> This patch set gives up part of the printk() reliability for bounded
> latency (at least unless we detect we are really in trouble) which is IMHO
> a good trade-off for lots of users (and others can just turn this feature
> off).

If they can ever realize they were bitten by this feature.

Can we go for different tradeoff?

In console_unlock(), if you detect too much work, print "Too many
messages to print, %d bytes delayed" and wake up kernel thread.

You still get the latency, and people bitten by this feature will at
least get fair warning.

									Pavel
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