[RFC][PATCH v4 -next 3/4]Skip subsequent kmsg_dump() function callsin panic path

From: Seiji Aguchi
Date: Thu Jan 05 2012 - 12:40:45 EST


This patch skips subsequent kmsg_dump() function calls in panic path

With this patch, we can avoid deadlock due to the subsequent calls.
Actually, kmsg_dump(KMSG_DUMP_EMREG) is called after kmsg_dump(KMSG_DUMP_PANIC)
when panic_timeout variable is set.

Signed-off-by: Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi@xxxxxxx>

---
kernel/printk.c | 10 ++++++++++
1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 5294426..186d792 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -1731,6 +1731,16 @@ void kmsg_dump(enum kmsg_dump_reason reason)
const char *s1, *s2;
unsigned long l1, l2;
unsigned long flags;
+ static bool panicked;
+
+ /*
+ * kmsg_dump() is skipped because we already got panic log.
+ */
+ if (panicked)
+ return;
+
+ if (reason == KMSG_DUMP_PANIC)
+ panicked = true;

/*
* Currently, "in_nmi() && reason != KMSG_DUMP_PANIC" case never happens
--
1.7.1


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