linux-kernel - [PATCH v1] kernel/printk: check return value of console

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Date:   Fri, 16 Sep 2022 18:58:52 -0700
From:   Li Zhong <floridsleeves@...il.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     tony.luck@...el.com, ccross@...roid.com, anton@...msg.org,
        keescook@...omium.org, john.ogness@...utronix.de,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, senozhatsky@...omium.org, pmladek@...e.com,
        Li Zhong <floridsleeves@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1] kernel/printk: check return value of console_trylock()

Check the console_trylock() return value in case it fails.

Signed-off-by: Li Zhong <floridsleeves@...il.com>
---
 kernel/printk/printk.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index a1a81fd9889b..2c6a0484315b 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2937,7 +2937,8 @@ void console_flush_on_panic(enum con_flush_mode mode)
 	 * context and we don't want to get preempted while flushing,
 	 * ensure may_schedule is cleared.
 	 */
-	console_trylock();
+	if (!console_trylock())
+		return;
 	console_may_schedule = 0;
 
 	if (mode == CONSOLE_REPLAY_ALL) {
-- 
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