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<title>printk: Use prb_first_seq() as base for 32bit seq macros</title>
<updated>2024-03-26T22:17:39+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>John Ogness</name>
<email>john.ogness@linutronix.de</email>
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<published>2024-02-07T13:40:52+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 90ad525c2d9a8a6591ab822234a94b82871ef8e0 ]

Note: This change only applies to 32bit architectures. On 64bit
      architectures the macros are NOPs.

Currently prb_next_seq() is used as the base for the 32bit seq
macros __u64seq_to_ulseq() and __ulseq_to_u64seq(). However, in
a follow-up commit, prb_next_seq() will need to make use of the
32bit seq macros.

Use prb_first_seq() as the base for the 32bit seq macros instead
because it is guaranteed to return 64bit sequence numbers without
relying on any 32bit seq macros.

Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-4-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 90ad525c2d9a8a6591ab822234a94b82871ef8e0 ]

Note: This change only applies to 32bit architectures. On 64bit
      architectures the macros are NOPs.

Currently prb_next_seq() is used as the base for the 32bit seq
macros __u64seq_to_ulseq() and __ulseq_to_u64seq(). However, in
a follow-up commit, prb_next_seq() will need to make use of the
32bit seq macros.

Use prb_first_seq() as the base for the 32bit seq macros instead
because it is guaranteed to return 64bit sequence numbers without
relying on any 32bit seq macros.

Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-4-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>printk: Adjust mapping for 32bit seq macros</title>
<updated>2024-03-26T22:17:39+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Sebastian Andrzej Siewior</name>
<email>bigeasy@linutronix.de</email>
</author>
<published>2024-02-07T13:40:51+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 418ec1961c07d84293cc3cd54d67b90bbeba7feb ]

Note: This change only applies to 32bit architectures. On 64bit
      architectures the macros are NOPs.

__ulseq_to_u64seq() computes the upper 32 bits of the passed
argument value (@ulseq). The upper bits are derived from a base
value (@rb_next_seq) in a way that assumes @ulseq represents a
64bit number that is less than or equal to @rb_next_seq.

Until now this mapping has been correct for all call sites. However,
in a follow-up commit, values of @ulseq will be passed in that are
higher than the base value. This requires a change to how the 32bit
value is mapped to a 64bit sequence number.

Rather than mapping @ulseq such that the base value is the end of a
32bit block, map @ulseq such that the base value is in the middle of
a 32bit block. This allows supporting 31 bits before and after the
base value, which is deemed acceptable for the console sequence
number during runtime.

Here is an example to illustrate the previous and new mappings.

For a base value (@rb_next_seq) of 2 2000 0000...

Before this change the range of possible return values was:

1 2000 0001 to 2 2000 0000

__ulseq_to_u64seq(1fff ffff) =&gt; 2 1fff ffff
__ulseq_to_u64seq(2000 0000) =&gt; 2 2000 0000
__ulseq_to_u64seq(2000 0001) =&gt; 1 2000 0001
__ulseq_to_u64seq(9fff ffff) =&gt; 1 9fff ffff
__ulseq_to_u64seq(a000 0000) =&gt; 1 a000 0000
__ulseq_to_u64seq(a000 0001) =&gt; 1 a000 0001

After this change the range of possible return values are:

1 a000 0001 to 2 a000 0000

__ulseq_to_u64seq(1fff ffff) =&gt; 2 1fff ffff
__ulseq_to_u64seq(2000 0000) =&gt; 2 2000 0000
__ulseq_to_u64seq(2000 0001) =&gt; 2 2000 0001
__ulseq_to_u64seq(9fff ffff) =&gt; 2 9fff ffff
__ulseq_to_u64seq(a000 0000) =&gt; 2 a000 0000
__ulseq_to_u64seq(a000 0001) =&gt; 1 a000 0001

[ john.ogness: Rewrite commit message. ]

Reported-by: Francesco Dolcini &lt;francesco@dolcini.it&gt;
Reported-by: kernel test robot &lt;oliver.sang@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior &lt;bigeasy@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-3-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 418ec1961c07d84293cc3cd54d67b90bbeba7feb ]

Note: This change only applies to 32bit architectures. On 64bit
      architectures the macros are NOPs.

__ulseq_to_u64seq() computes the upper 32 bits of the passed
argument value (@ulseq). The upper bits are derived from a base
value (@rb_next_seq) in a way that assumes @ulseq represents a
64bit number that is less than or equal to @rb_next_seq.

Until now this mapping has been correct for all call sites. However,
in a follow-up commit, values of @ulseq will be passed in that are
higher than the base value. This requires a change to how the 32bit
value is mapped to a 64bit sequence number.

Rather than mapping @ulseq such that the base value is the end of a
32bit block, map @ulseq such that the base value is in the middle of
a 32bit block. This allows supporting 31 bits before and after the
base value, which is deemed acceptable for the console sequence
number during runtime.

Here is an example to illustrate the previous and new mappings.

For a base value (@rb_next_seq) of 2 2000 0000...

Before this change the range of possible return values was:

1 2000 0001 to 2 2000 0000

__ulseq_to_u64seq(1fff ffff) =&gt; 2 1fff ffff
__ulseq_to_u64seq(2000 0000) =&gt; 2 2000 0000
__ulseq_to_u64seq(2000 0001) =&gt; 1 2000 0001
__ulseq_to_u64seq(9fff ffff) =&gt; 1 9fff ffff
__ulseq_to_u64seq(a000 0000) =&gt; 1 a000 0000
__ulseq_to_u64seq(a000 0001) =&gt; 1 a000 0001

After this change the range of possible return values are:

1 a000 0001 to 2 a000 0000

__ulseq_to_u64seq(1fff ffff) =&gt; 2 1fff ffff
__ulseq_to_u64seq(2000 0000) =&gt; 2 2000 0000
__ulseq_to_u64seq(2000 0001) =&gt; 2 2000 0001
__ulseq_to_u64seq(9fff ffff) =&gt; 2 9fff ffff
__ulseq_to_u64seq(a000 0000) =&gt; 2 a000 0000
__ulseq_to_u64seq(a000 0001) =&gt; 1 a000 0001

[ john.ogness: Rewrite commit message. ]

Reported-by: Francesco Dolcini &lt;francesco@dolcini.it&gt;
Reported-by: kernel test robot &lt;oliver.sang@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior &lt;bigeasy@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-3-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>printk: Disable passing console lock owner completely during panic()</title>
<updated>2024-03-26T22:16:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Petr Mladek</name>
<email>pmladek@suse.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-02-07T13:41:00+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit d04d5882cd678b898a9d7c5aee6afbe9e6e77fcd ]

The commit d51507098ff91 ("printk: disable optimistic spin
during panic") added checks to avoid becoming a console waiter
if a panic is in progress.

However, the transition to panic can occur while there is
already a waiter. The current owner should not pass the lock to
the waiter because it might get stopped or blocked anytime.

Also the panic context might pass the console lock owner to an
already stopped waiter by mistake. It might happen when
console_flush_on_panic() ignores the current lock owner, for
example:

CPU0                                CPU1
----                                ----
console_lock_spinning_enable()
                                    console_trylock_spinning()
                                      [CPU1 now console waiter]
NMI: panic()
  panic_other_cpus_shutdown()
                                    [stopped as console waiter]
  console_flush_on_panic()
    console_lock_spinning_enable()
    [print 1 record]
    console_lock_spinning_disable_and_check()
      [handover to stopped CPU1]

This results in panic() not flushing the panic messages.

Fix these problems by disabling all spinning operations
completely during panic().

Another advantage is that it prevents possible deadlocks caused
by "console_owner_lock". The panic() context does not need to
take it any longer. The lockless checks are safe because the
functions become NOPs when they see the panic in progress. All
operations manipulating the state are still synchronized by the
lock even when non-panic CPUs would notice the panic
synchronously.

The current owner might stay spinning. But non-panic() CPUs
would get stopped anyway and the panic context will never start
spinning.

Fixes: dbdda842fe96 ("printk: Add console owner and waiter logic to load balance console writes")
Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-12-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit d04d5882cd678b898a9d7c5aee6afbe9e6e77fcd ]

The commit d51507098ff91 ("printk: disable optimistic spin
during panic") added checks to avoid becoming a console waiter
if a panic is in progress.

However, the transition to panic can occur while there is
already a waiter. The current owner should not pass the lock to
the waiter because it might get stopped or blocked anytime.

Also the panic context might pass the console lock owner to an
already stopped waiter by mistake. It might happen when
console_flush_on_panic() ignores the current lock owner, for
example:

CPU0                                CPU1
----                                ----
console_lock_spinning_enable()
                                    console_trylock_spinning()
                                      [CPU1 now console waiter]
NMI: panic()
  panic_other_cpus_shutdown()
                                    [stopped as console waiter]
  console_flush_on_panic()
    console_lock_spinning_enable()
    [print 1 record]
    console_lock_spinning_disable_and_check()
      [handover to stopped CPU1]

This results in panic() not flushing the panic messages.

Fix these problems by disabling all spinning operations
completely during panic().

Another advantage is that it prevents possible deadlocks caused
by "console_owner_lock". The panic() context does not need to
take it any longer. The lockless checks are safe because the
functions become NOPs when they see the panic in progress. All
operations manipulating the state are still synchronized by the
lock even when non-panic CPUs would notice the panic
synchronously.

The current owner might stay spinning. But non-panic() CPUs
would get stopped anyway and the panic context will never start
spinning.

Fixes: dbdda842fe96 ("printk: Add console owner and waiter logic to load balance console writes")
Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-12-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>printk: ringbuffer: Skip non-finalized records in panic</title>
<updated>2024-03-26T22:16:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>John Ogness</name>
<email>john.ogness@linutronix.de</email>
</author>
<published>2024-02-07T13:40:59+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit b1c4c67a5e90db8fbdb5b5504fe16e17b564cca8 ]

Normally a reader will stop once reaching a non-finalized
record. However, when a panic happens, writers from other CPUs
(or an interrupted context on the panic CPU) may have been
writing a record and were unable to finalize it. The panic CPU
will reserve/commit/finalize its panic records, but these will
be located after the non-finalized records. This results in
panic() not flushing the panic messages.

Extend _prb_read_valid() to skip over non-finalized records if
on the panic CPU.

Fixes: 896fbe20b4e2 ("printk: use the lockless ringbuffer")
Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-11-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit b1c4c67a5e90db8fbdb5b5504fe16e17b564cca8 ]

Normally a reader will stop once reaching a non-finalized
record. However, when a panic happens, writers from other CPUs
(or an interrupted context on the panic CPU) may have been
writing a record and were unable to finalize it. The panic CPU
will reserve/commit/finalize its panic records, but these will
be located after the non-finalized records. This results in
panic() not flushing the panic messages.

Extend _prb_read_valid() to skip over non-finalized records if
on the panic CPU.

Fixes: 896fbe20b4e2 ("printk: use the lockless ringbuffer")
Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-11-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>printk: ringbuffer: Cleanup reader terminology</title>
<updated>2024-03-26T22:16:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>John Ogness</name>
<email>john.ogness@linutronix.de</email>
</author>
<published>2024-02-07T13:40:57+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 584528d621459d1a5c31da7a591218ad3bb96d6c ]

With the lockless ringbuffer, it is allowed that multiple
CPUs/contexts write simultaneously into the buffer. This creates
an ambiguity as some writers will finalize sooner.

The documentation for the prb_read functions is not clear as it
refers to "not yet written" and "no data available". Clarify the
return values and language to be in terms of the reader: records
available for reading.

Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-9-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Stable-dep-of: b1c4c67a5e90 ("printk: ringbuffer: Skip non-finalized records in panic")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 584528d621459d1a5c31da7a591218ad3bb96d6c ]

With the lockless ringbuffer, it is allowed that multiple
CPUs/contexts write simultaneously into the buffer. This creates
an ambiguity as some writers will finalize sooner.

The documentation for the prb_read functions is not clear as it
refers to "not yet written" and "no data available". Clarify the
return values and language to be in terms of the reader: records
available for reading.

Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-9-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Stable-dep-of: b1c4c67a5e90 ("printk: ringbuffer: Skip non-finalized records in panic")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>printk: Add this_cpu_in_panic()</title>
<updated>2024-03-26T22:16:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>John Ogness</name>
<email>john.ogness@linutronix.de</email>
</author>
<published>2024-02-07T13:40:56+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 36652d0f3bf34899e82d31a5fa9e2bdd02fd6381 ]

There is already panic_in_progress() and other_cpu_in_panic(),
but checking if the current CPU is the panic CPU must still be
open coded.

Add this_cpu_in_panic() to complete the set.

Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-8-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Stable-dep-of: b1c4c67a5e90 ("printk: ringbuffer: Skip non-finalized records in panic")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 36652d0f3bf34899e82d31a5fa9e2bdd02fd6381 ]

There is already panic_in_progress() and other_cpu_in_panic(),
but checking if the current CPU is the panic CPU must still be
open coded.

Add this_cpu_in_panic() to complete the set.

Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-8-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Stable-dep-of: b1c4c67a5e90 ("printk: ringbuffer: Skip non-finalized records in panic")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>printk: Wait for all reserved records with pr_flush()</title>
<updated>2024-03-26T22:16:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>John Ogness</name>
<email>john.ogness@linutronix.de</email>
</author>
<published>2024-02-07T13:40:58+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit ac7d7844c64d15603daa3e905a311ddcfbb4bc91 ]

Currently pr_flush() will only wait for records that were
available to readers at the time of the call (using
prb_next_seq()). But there may be more records (non-finalized)
that have following finalized records. pr_flush() should wait
for these to print as well. Particularly because any trailing
finalized records may be the messages that the calling context
wants to ensure are printed.

Add a new ringbuffer function prb_next_reserve_seq() to return
the sequence number following the most recently reserved record.
This guarantees that pr_flush() will wait until all current
printk() messages (completed or in progress) have been printed.

Fixes: 3b604ca81202 ("printk: add pr_flush()")
Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-10-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit ac7d7844c64d15603daa3e905a311ddcfbb4bc91 ]

Currently pr_flush() will only wait for records that were
available to readers at the time of the call (using
prb_next_seq()). But there may be more records (non-finalized)
that have following finalized records. pr_flush() should wait
for these to print as well. Particularly because any trailing
finalized records may be the messages that the calling context
wants to ensure are printed.

Add a new ringbuffer function prb_next_reserve_seq() to return
the sequence number following the most recently reserved record.
This guarantees that pr_flush() will wait until all current
printk() messages (completed or in progress) have been printed.

Fixes: 3b604ca81202 ("printk: add pr_flush()")
Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-10-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>printk: ringbuffer: Do not skip non-finalized records with prb_next_seq()</title>
<updated>2024-03-26T22:16:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>John Ogness</name>
<email>john.ogness@linutronix.de</email>
</author>
<published>2024-02-07T13:40:53+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 5f72e52ba959e50680b8d83599da1368cd7a6ee2 ]

Commit f244b4dc53e5 ("printk: ringbuffer: Improve
prb_next_seq() performance") introduced an optimization for
prb_next_seq() by using best-effort to track recently finalized
records. However, the order of finalization does not
necessarily match the order of the records. The optimization
changed prb_next_seq() to return inconsistent results, possibly
yielding sequence numbers that are not available to readers
because they are preceded by non-finalized records or they are
not yet visible to the reader CPU.

Rather than simply best-effort tracking recently finalized
records, force the committing writer to read records and
increment the last "contiguous block" of finalized records. In
order to do this, the sequence number instead of ID must be
stored because ID's cannot be directly compared.

A new memory barrier pair is introduced to guarantee that a
reader can always read the records up until the sequence number
returned by prb_next_seq() (unless the records have since
been overwritten in the ringbuffer).

This restores the original functionality of prb_next_seq()
while also keeping the optimization.

For 32bit systems, only the lower 32 bits of the sequence
number are stored. When reading the value, it is expanded to
the full 64bit sequence number using the 32bit seq macros,
which fold in the value returned by prb_first_seq().

Fixes: f244b4dc53e5 ("printk: ringbuffer: Improve prb_next_seq() performance")
Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-5-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 5f72e52ba959e50680b8d83599da1368cd7a6ee2 ]

Commit f244b4dc53e5 ("printk: ringbuffer: Improve
prb_next_seq() performance") introduced an optimization for
prb_next_seq() by using best-effort to track recently finalized
records. However, the order of finalization does not
necessarily match the order of the records. The optimization
changed prb_next_seq() to return inconsistent results, possibly
yielding sequence numbers that are not available to readers
because they are preceded by non-finalized records or they are
not yet visible to the reader CPU.

Rather than simply best-effort tracking recently finalized
records, force the committing writer to read records and
increment the last "contiguous block" of finalized records. In
order to do this, the sequence number instead of ID must be
stored because ID's cannot be directly compared.

A new memory barrier pair is introduced to guarantee that a
reader can always read the records up until the sequence number
returned by prb_next_seq() (unless the records have since
been overwritten in the ringbuffer).

This restores the original functionality of prb_next_seq()
while also keeping the optimization.

For 32bit systems, only the lower 32 bits of the sequence
number are stored. When reading the value, it is expanded to
the full 64bit sequence number using the 32bit seq macros,
which fold in the value returned by prb_first_seq().

Fixes: f244b4dc53e5 ("printk: ringbuffer: Improve prb_next_seq() performance")
Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-5-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>printk: nbcon: Relocate 32bit seq macros</title>
<updated>2024-03-26T22:16:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>John Ogness</name>
<email>john.ogness@linutronix.de</email>
</author>
<published>2024-02-07T13:40:50+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 5b73e706f00f3553e1a4efbb31951ce9fe18f2dc ]

The macros __seq_to_nbcon_seq() and __nbcon_seq_to_seq() are
used to provide support for atomic handling of sequence numbers
on 32bit systems. Until now this was only used by nbcon.c,
which is why they were located in nbcon.c and include nbcon in
the name.

In a follow-up commit this functionality is also needed by
printk_ringbuffer. Rather than duplicating the functionality,
relocate the macros to printk_ringbuffer.h.

Also, since the macros will be no longer nbcon-specific, rename
them to __u64seq_to_ulseq() and __ulseq_to_u64seq().

This does not result in any functional change.

Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-2-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Stable-dep-of: 5f72e52ba959 ("printk: ringbuffer: Do not skip non-finalized records with prb_next_seq()")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 5b73e706f00f3553e1a4efbb31951ce9fe18f2dc ]

The macros __seq_to_nbcon_seq() and __nbcon_seq_to_seq() are
used to provide support for atomic handling of sequence numbers
on 32bit systems. Until now this was only used by nbcon.c,
which is why they were located in nbcon.c and include nbcon in
the name.

In a follow-up commit this functionality is also needed by
printk_ringbuffer. Rather than duplicating the functionality,
relocate the macros to printk_ringbuffer.h.

Also, since the macros will be no longer nbcon-specific, rename
them to __u64seq_to_ulseq() and __ulseq_to_u64seq().

This does not result in any functional change.

Signed-off-by: John Ogness &lt;john.ogness@linutronix.de&gt;
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240207134103.1357162-2-john.ogness@linutronix.de
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek &lt;pmladek@suse.com&gt;
Stable-dep-of: 5f72e52ba959 ("printk: ringbuffer: Do not skip non-finalized records with prb_next_seq()")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Merge tag 'tty-6.7-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty</title>
<updated>2023-11-04T01:44:25+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-11-04T01:44:25+00:00</published>
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Pull tty and serial updates from Greg KH:
 "Here is the big set of tty/serial driver changes for 6.7-rc1. Included
  in here are:

   - console/vgacon cleanups and removals from Arnd

   - tty core and n_tty cleanups from Jiri

   - lots of 8250 driver updates and cleanups

   - sc16is7xx serial driver updates

   - dt binding updates

   - first set of port lock wrapers from Thomas for the printk fixes
     coming in future releases

   - other small serial and tty core cleanups and updates

  All of these have been in linux-next for a while with no reported
  issues"

* tag 'tty-6.7-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty: (193 commits)
  serdev: Replace custom code with device_match_acpi_handle()
  serdev: Simplify devm_serdev_device_open() function
  serdev: Make use of device_set_node()
  tty: n_gsm: add copyright Siemens Mobility GmbH
  tty: n_gsm: fix race condition in status line change on dead connections
  serial: core: Fix runtime PM handling for pending tx
  vgacon: fix mips/sibyte build regression
  dt-bindings: serial: drop unsupported samsung bindings
  tty: serial: samsung: drop earlycon support for unsupported platforms
  tty: 8250: Add note for PX-835
  tty: 8250: Fix IS-200 PCI ID comment
  tty: 8250: Add Brainboxes Oxford Semiconductor-based quirks
  tty: 8250: Add support for Intashield IX cards
  tty: 8250: Add support for additional Brainboxes PX cards
  tty: 8250: Fix up PX-803/PX-857
  tty: 8250: Fix port count of PX-257
  tty: 8250: Add support for Intashield IS-100
  tty: 8250: Add support for Brainboxes UP cards
  tty: 8250: Add support for additional Brainboxes UC cards
  tty: 8250: Remove UC-257 and UC-431
  ...
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Pull tty and serial updates from Greg KH:
 "Here is the big set of tty/serial driver changes for 6.7-rc1. Included
  in here are:

   - console/vgacon cleanups and removals from Arnd

   - tty core and n_tty cleanups from Jiri

   - lots of 8250 driver updates and cleanups

   - sc16is7xx serial driver updates

   - dt binding updates

   - first set of port lock wrapers from Thomas for the printk fixes
     coming in future releases

   - other small serial and tty core cleanups and updates

  All of these have been in linux-next for a while with no reported
  issues"

* tag 'tty-6.7-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty: (193 commits)
  serdev: Replace custom code with device_match_acpi_handle()
  serdev: Simplify devm_serdev_device_open() function
  serdev: Make use of device_set_node()
  tty: n_gsm: add copyright Siemens Mobility GmbH
  tty: n_gsm: fix race condition in status line change on dead connections
  serial: core: Fix runtime PM handling for pending tx
  vgacon: fix mips/sibyte build regression
  dt-bindings: serial: drop unsupported samsung bindings
  tty: serial: samsung: drop earlycon support for unsupported platforms
  tty: 8250: Add note for PX-835
  tty: 8250: Fix IS-200 PCI ID comment
  tty: 8250: Add Brainboxes Oxford Semiconductor-based quirks
  tty: 8250: Add support for Intashield IX cards
  tty: 8250: Add support for additional Brainboxes PX cards
  tty: 8250: Fix up PX-803/PX-857
  tty: 8250: Fix port count of PX-257
  tty: 8250: Add support for Intashield IS-100
  tty: 8250: Add support for Brainboxes UP cards
  tty: 8250: Add support for additional Brainboxes UC cards
  tty: 8250: Remove UC-257 and UC-431
  ...
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