linux-kernel - [RFC][PATCHv6 04/12] printk: add sync printk

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Date:   Mon,  4 Dec 2017 22:48:17 +0900
From:   Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Cc:     Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>,
        Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>
Subject: [RFC][PATCHv6 04/12] printk: add sync printk_emergency API

We already have `async' printk_emergency_begin(), which returns
immediately and does not guarantee that `printk_kthread' will
stop by the time it returns. Add `sync' version, which waits for
`printk_kthread' to stop.

Signed-off-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>
---
 include/linux/console.h |  2 ++
 kernel/printk/printk.c  | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index 07005db4c788..8ce29b2381d2 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ extern void resume_console(void);
 
 extern void printk_emergency_begin(void);
 extern void printk_emergency_end(void);
+extern int printk_emergency_begin_sync(void);
+extern int printk_emergency_end_sync(void);
 
 int mda_console_init(void);
 void prom_con_init(void);
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 3d4df3f02854..16f5f5c7e541 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -472,6 +472,13 @@ static inline bool printk_offloading_enabled(void)
 		atomic_read(&printk_emergency) == 0;
 }
 
+static inline bool printk_kthread_should_stop(bool emergency)
+{
+	if (current != printk_kthread)
+		return false;
+	return emergency || kthread_should_park();
+}
+
 /*
  * This disables printing offloading and instead attempts
  * to do the usual console_trylock()->console_unlock().
@@ -492,6 +499,34 @@ void printk_emergency_end(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(printk_emergency_end);
 
+/*
+ * This disables printing offloading and instead attempts
+ * to do the usual console_trylock()->console_unlock().
+ *
+ * Note, this does wait for printk_kthread to stop.
+ */
+int printk_emergency_begin_sync(void)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&printk_emergency);
+	if (!printk_kthread)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return kthread_park(printk_kthread);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(printk_emergency_begin_sync);
+
+/* This re-enables printk_kthread offloading. */
+int printk_emergency_end_sync(void)
+{
+	atomic_dec(&printk_emergency);
+	if (!printk_kthread)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	kthread_unpark(printk_kthread);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(printk_emergency_end_sync);
+
 /*
  * Adjust max timeout value in the following order:
  * a) 1/2 of RCU stall timeout - it is usually the largest
@@ -531,13 +566,14 @@ static inline bool should_handoff_printing(u64 printing_start_ts)
 	static struct task_struct *printing_task;
 	static u64 printing_elapsed;
 	u64 now = local_clock();
+	bool emergency = !printk_offloading_enabled();
+
+	/* We are in emergency mode, disable printk_kthread */
+	if (printk_kthread_should_stop(emergency))
+		return true;
 
-	if (!printk_offloading_enabled()) {
-		/* We are in emergency mode, disable printk_kthread */
-		if (current == printk_kthread)
-			return true;
+	if (emergency)
 		return false;
-	}
 
 	/* A new task - reset the counters. */
 	if (printing_task != current) {
@@ -2017,6 +2053,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(printk_emergency_begin);
 void printk_emergency_end(void) {}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(printk_emergency_end);
 
+int printk_emergency_begin_sync(void) { return 0; }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(printk_emergency_begin_sync);
+
+int printk_emergency_end_sync(void) { return 0; }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(printk_emergency_end_sync);
+
 static bool should_handoff_printing(u64 printing_start_ts) { return false; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PRINTK */
 
-- 
2.15.1