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-rw-r--r--kernel/printk/internal.h2
-rw-r--r--kernel/printk/printk.c15
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/printk/internal.h b/kernel/printk/internal.h
index 2a17704136f1..7d4979d5c3ce 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/printk/internal.h
@@ -103,3 +103,5 @@ struct printk_message {
u64 seq;
unsigned long dropped;
};
+
+bool other_cpu_in_panic(void);
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index efe577477913..8787d3a72114 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2612,11 +2612,12 @@ static int console_cpu_notify(unsigned int cpu)
}
/*
- * Return true when this CPU should unlock console_sem without pushing all
- * messages to the console. This reduces the chance that the console is
- * locked when the panic CPU tries to use it.
+ * Return true if a panic is in progress on a remote CPU.
+ *
+ * On true, the local CPU should immediately release any printing resources
+ * that may be needed by the panic CPU.
*/
-static bool abandon_console_lock_in_panic(void)
+bool other_cpu_in_panic(void)
{
if (!panic_in_progress())
return false;
@@ -2643,7 +2644,7 @@ void console_lock(void)
might_sleep();
/* On panic, the console_lock must be left to the panic cpu. */
- while (abandon_console_lock_in_panic())
+ while (other_cpu_in_panic())
msleep(1000);
down_console_sem();
@@ -2663,7 +2664,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_lock);
int console_trylock(void)
{
/* On panic, the console_lock must be left to the panic cpu. */
- if (abandon_console_lock_in_panic())
+ if (other_cpu_in_panic())
return 0;
if (down_trylock_console_sem())
return 0;
@@ -2978,7 +2979,7 @@ static bool console_flush_all(bool do_cond_resched, u64 *next_seq, bool *handove
any_progress = true;
/* Allow panic_cpu to take over the consoles safely. */
- if (abandon_console_lock_in_panic())
+ if (other_cpu_in_panic())
goto abandon;
if (do_cond_resched)