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Message-ID: <20160211075720.GA895@swordfish>
Date:	Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:57:20 +0900
From:	Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>
To:	Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Cc:	Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...nel.org>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...emonkey.org.uk>,
	Calvin Owens <calvinowens@...com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH v3 1/4] printk: move can_use_console out of
 console_trylock_for_printk

Hello Petr,

On (02/10/16 17:48), Petr Mladek wrote:
[..]
> I would personally remove console_trylock_for_printk() already in this
> patch. I mean to fold the 3rd patch into this one.

will do.

> >  int printk_delay_msec __read_mostly;
> 
> > @@ -2247,9 +2233,21 @@ void console_unlock(void)
> >  	do_cond_resched = console_may_schedule;
> >  	console_may_schedule = 0;
> >  
> > +again:
> > +	/*
> > +	 * We released the console_sem lock, so we need to recheck if
> > +	 * cpu is online and (if not) is there at least one CON_ANYTIME
> > +	 * console.
> > +	 */
> > +	if (!can_use_console()) {
> > +		console_locked = 0;
> > +		up_console_sem();
> > +		return;
> > +	}
> 
> This is a bug fix and a nice clean up together.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>

thanks.

	-ss