linux-kernel - [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 15/75] panic: Flush kernel log buffer at the end

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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:41:56 -0400
From: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>,
	Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
	Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	peterz@...radead.org,
	jpoimboe@...nel.org,
	bhe@...hat.com,
	lukas@...ner.de,
	feng.tang@...el.com,
	arnd@...db.de,
	ubizjak@...il.com,
	wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.6 15/75] panic: Flush kernel log buffer at the end

From: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>

[ Upstream commit d988d9a9b9d180bfd5c1d353b3b176cb90d6861b ]

If the kernel crashes in a context where printk() calls always
defer printing (such as in NMI or inside a printk_safe section)
then the final panic messages will be deferred to irq_work. But
if irq_work is not available, the messages will not get printed
unless explicitly flushed. The result is that the final
"end Kernel panic" banner does not get printed.

Add one final flush after the last printk() call to make sure
the final panic messages make it out as well.

Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-14-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/panic.c | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index ffa037fa777d5..ef9f9a4e928de 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -442,6 +442,14 @@ void panic(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 	/* Do not scroll important messages printed above */
 	suppress_printk = 1;
+
+	/*
+	 * The final messages may not have been printed if in a context that
+	 * defers printing (such as NMI) and irq_work is not available.
+	 * Explicitly flush the kernel log buffer one last time.
+	 */
+	console_flush_on_panic(CONSOLE_FLUSH_PENDING);
+
 	local_irq_enable();
 	for (i = 0; ; i += PANIC_TIMER_STEP) {
 		touch_softlockup_watchdog();
-- 
2.43.0