linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] printk: clear console_may

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Message-ID: <20160111222502.GM1898@mtj.duckdns.org>
Date:	Mon, 11 Jan 2016 17:25:02 -0500
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	lkp@...org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...nel.org>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...emonkey.org.uk>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>,
	Calvin Owens <calvinowens@...com>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	kernel test robot <ying.huang@...ux.intel.com>,
	kernel-team@...com,
	Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] printk: clear console_may_schedule on panic flushing

Hello, again.

On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 05:09:27PM -0500, Tejun Heo wrote:
> > You didn't comment on Sergey's observations
> > (https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/12/2/1192), but I'm believing this is
> > a separate issue and that this patch is still good.
> 
> Missed that one somehow.  Will respond.

So, I agree with Jan's response there.  My patch wasn't a full
solution to the whole problem.  It solves a specific case (hang during
registration of a slow console device) and is also needed for future
improvements but we still need Jan's patchset and more to actually get
the problem solved.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun