linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] debugobjects: Move printk out of db lock critical sections

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=wjhqBYmzOyg7LPjvZhoXr3Tr+k9+caG2ScdCtZeO6oJcQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:44:09 -0800
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linux List Kernel Mailing <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        yang.shi@...ux.alibaba.com, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com, dima@...sta.com, bp@...en8.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] debugobjects: Move printk out of db lock critical sections

On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 10:17 AM Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> We should rename printk() to syslog() or so, and rename early_printk() to
> printk(), and be done with this.

No.

As already pointed out, the syslog part isn't the issue. The printing
part is the issue.

So thinking that early_printk is any better is just puting your head
in the sand.

              Linus