Re: [PATCH] printk: Ratelimit messages printed by console drivers

[Steven Rostedt]

On Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:32:32 +0200
Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Really?
> > 
> > 
> >   console_trylock_spinning(); /* console_owner now equals current */  
> 
> No, console_trylock_spinning() does not modify console_owner. The
> handshake is done using console_waiter variable.

Ug, you're right. Somehow when I looked at where console_owner was set
"console_lock_spinning_enabled" I saw it as "console_trylock_spinning".

This is what I get when I'm trying to follow three threads at the same
time :-/

> 
> console_owner is really set only between:
> 
>     console_lock_spinning_enable()
>     console_lock_spinning_disable_and_check()
> 
> and this entire section is called with interrupts disabled.

OK, I agree with you now. Although, one hour may still be too long.

-- Steve