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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2026-01-16 09:46:59 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2026-01-16 09:46:59 -0800
commit7a2c1b27cd6b853e924bb0bbcb01eb64fbb97875 (patch)
tree55d512b1ff8eeebc83170d2e73957fb1b18d37e2
parent353c6f43ab690b5746289c057c1701a389b12f98 (diff)
parent9bd18e1262c0fec6d76ffe6e2eae2b5f6cc08e3e (diff)
Merge tag 'printk-for-6.19-rc6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/printk/linux
Pull printk fix from Petr Mladek: - Prevent softlockup by restoring IRQs in atomic flush after each record * tag 'printk-for-6.19-rc6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/printk/linux: printk/nbcon: Restore IRQ in atomic flush after each emitted record
-rw-r--r--kernel/printk/nbcon.c38
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/printk/nbcon.c b/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
index 3fa403f9831f..32fc12e53675 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
@@ -1557,18 +1557,27 @@ static int __nbcon_atomic_flush_pending_con(struct console *con, u64 stop_seq)
ctxt->allow_unsafe_takeover = nbcon_allow_unsafe_takeover();
while (nbcon_seq_read(con) < stop_seq) {
- if (!nbcon_context_try_acquire(ctxt, false))
- return -EPERM;
-
/*
- * nbcon_emit_next_record() returns false when the console was
- * handed over or taken over. In both cases the context is no
- * longer valid.
+ * Atomic flushing does not use console driver synchronization
+ * (i.e. it does not hold the port lock for uart consoles).
+ * Therefore IRQs must be disabled to avoid being interrupted
+ * and then calling into a driver that will deadlock trying
+ * to acquire console ownership.
*/
- if (!nbcon_emit_next_record(&wctxt, true))
- return -EAGAIN;
+ scoped_guard(irqsave) {
+ if (!nbcon_context_try_acquire(ctxt, false))
+ return -EPERM;
- nbcon_context_release(ctxt);
+ /*
+ * nbcon_emit_next_record() returns false when
+ * the console was handed over or taken over.
+ * In both cases the context is no longer valid.
+ */
+ if (!nbcon_emit_next_record(&wctxt, true))
+ return -EAGAIN;
+
+ nbcon_context_release(ctxt);
+ }
if (!ctxt->backlog) {
/* Are there reserved but not yet finalized records? */
@@ -1595,22 +1604,11 @@ static int __nbcon_atomic_flush_pending_con(struct console *con, u64 stop_seq)
static void nbcon_atomic_flush_pending_con(struct console *con, u64 stop_seq)
{
struct console_flush_type ft;
- unsigned long flags;
int err;
again:
- /*
- * Atomic flushing does not use console driver synchronization (i.e.
- * it does not hold the port lock for uart consoles). Therefore IRQs
- * must be disabled to avoid being interrupted and then calling into
- * a driver that will deadlock trying to acquire console ownership.
- */
- local_irq_save(flags);
-
err = __nbcon_atomic_flush_pending_con(con, stop_seq);
- local_irq_restore(flags);
-
/*
* If there was a new owner (-EPERM, -EAGAIN), that context is
* responsible for completing.