linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH printk v4 22/27] printk: Coordinate direct printing in panic

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Message-ID: <ZhlHrorXffMdJfkZ@localhost.localdomain>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:39:42 +0200
From: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
Cc: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>,
	"Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>,
	Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>,
	Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@...il.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH printk v4 22/27] printk: Coordinate direct printing in
 panic

On Wed 2024-04-03 00:17:24, John Ogness wrote:
> Perform printing by nbcon consoles on the panic CPU from the
> printk() caller context in order to get panic messages printed
> as soon as possible.
> 
> If legacy and nbcon consoles are registered, the legacy consoles
> will no longer perform direct printing on the panic CPU until
> after the backtrace has been stored. This will give the safe
> nbcon consoles a chance to print the panic messages before
> allowing the unsafe legacy consoles to print.
> 
> If no nbcon consoles are registered, there is no change in
> behavior (i.e. legacy consoles will always attempt to print
> from the printk() caller context).
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>

Best Regards,
Petr