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-rw-r--r--kernel/printk/printk.c8
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 94e2b10..1252068 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2159,7 +2159,7 @@ void console_unlock(void)
}
/*
- * Console drivers are called under logbuf_lock, so
+ * Console drivers are called with interrupts disabled, so
* @console_may_schedule should be cleared before; however, we may
* end up dumping a lot of lines, for example, if called from
* console registration path, and should invoke cond_resched()
@@ -2167,11 +2167,15 @@ void console_unlock(void)
* scheduling stall on a slow console leading to RCU stall and
* softlockup warnings which exacerbate the issue with more
* messages practically incapacitating the system.
+ *
+ * console_trylock() is not able to detect the preemptive
+ * context reliably. Therefore the value must be stored before
+ * and cleared after the the "again" goto label.
*/
do_cond_resched = console_may_schedule;
+again:
console_may_schedule = 0;
-again:
/*
* We released the console_sem lock, so we need to recheck if
* cpu is online and (if not) is there at least one CON_ANYTIME
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