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[printk,v3,17/40] printk: console_unblank: use srcu console list iterator

Message ID 20221107141638.3790965-18-john.ogness@linutronix.de
State New
Headers
Series reduce console_lock scope |

Commit Message

John Ogness Nov. 7, 2022, 2:16 p.m. UTC 
  Use srcu console list iteration for console list traversal.

Document why the console_lock is still necessary. Note that this
is a preparatory change for when console_lock no longer provides
synchronization for the console list.

Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
---
 kernel/printk/printk.c | 15 ++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 49b9ba00eae8..c3191dc24742 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2952,10 +2952,14 @@  EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_conditional_schedule);
 void console_unblank(void)
 {
 	struct console *c;
+	int cookie;
 
 	/*
-	 * console_unblank can no longer be called in interrupt context unless
-	 * oops_in_progress is set to 1..
+	 * Stop console printing because the unblank() callback may
+	 * assume the console is not within its write() callback.
+	 *
+	 * If @oops_in_progress is set, this may be an atomic context.
+	 * In that case, attempt a trylock as best-effort.
 	 */
 	if (oops_in_progress) {
 		if (down_trylock_console_sem() != 0)
@@ -2965,9 +2969,14 @@  void console_unblank(void)
 
 	console_locked = 1;
 	console_may_schedule = 0;
-	for_each_console(c)
+
+	cookie = console_srcu_read_lock();
+	for_each_console_srcu(c) {
 		if (console_is_enabled(c) && c->unblank)
 			c->unblank();
+	}
+	console_srcu_read_unlock(cookie);
+
 	console_unlock();
 
 	if (!oops_in_progress)