To enable smp_processor_id() and might_sleep() debug checks earlier, it's required to add system states between SYSTEM_BOOTING and SYSTEM_RUNNING. Adjust the system_state check in boot_delay_msec() to handle the extra states. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner --- kernel/printk/printk.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/kernel/printk/printk.c +++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c @@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ static void boot_delay_msec(int level) unsigned long long k; unsigned long timeout; - if ((boot_delay == 0 || system_state != SYSTEM_BOOTING) + if ((boot_delay == 0 || system_state >= SYSTEM_RUNNING) || suppress_message_printing(level)) { return; }