linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add printk maintainers

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Message-ID: <20161215171200.GY3124@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Thu, 15 Dec 2016 18:12:00 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Cc:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: Add printk maintainers

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 03:34:43PM +0100, Petr Mladek wrote:
> We have to find the right balance. For example, we do not show
> messages immediately in NMI context because there is a risk
> of a deadlock.

I find the occasional deadlock much preferable to guaranteed no output.