Re: [RFC][PATCH 4/5 v2] printk: Add per_cpu printk func to allow printk to be diverted

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Fri Jun 27 2014 - 10:39:43 EST


On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:20:25 +0200
Petr MlÃdek <pmladek@xxxxxxx> wrote:


> > va_start(args, fmt);
> > - r = vprintk_emit(0, -1, NULL, 0, fmt, args);
> > + preempt_disable();
>
> I think that it is too late to disable the preemption here.
> It has to be done by the printk() caller if it wants to be sure
> that the requested function is used.

That's only if the printk() caller cares. But it would be nice that we
run the printk_func for the CPU that vprintk_func() is on, thus the
preempt_disable() is required. (in -rt, this would turn into a
migrate_disable()).

-- Steve

>
> > + vprintk_func = this_cpu_read(printk_func);
> > + r = vprintk_func(fmt, args);
> > + preempt_enable();
> > va_end(args);
> >
> > return r;
>
> Best Regards,
> Petr

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