linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Avoid pr_cont() in show

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Date:   Mon, 9 Jul 2018 14:11:57 -0500
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, mingo@...hat.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Avoid pr_cont() in show_opcodes()

On Mon, Jul 09, 2018 at 10:49:53AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 07, 2018 at 10:54:28PM +0900, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> > >> Since syzbot is confused by concurrent printk() messages [1],
> > >> this patch changes show_opcodes() to use snprintf().
> 
> But how big of a problem is that really? We can't very well remove all
> pr_cont stuff from the kernel.

I'd say we should try to make oopses as legible as possible.

Also KERN_CONT is inherently broken, and we should avoid using it in
general, IMO.

-- 
Josh