linux/kernel/printk
Linus Torvalds 8f4385d590 This code is a fork from the trace-3.19 pull as it needed the trace_seq
clean ups from that branch.
 
 This code solves the issue of performing stack dumps from NMI context.
 The issue is that printk() is not safe from NMI context as if the NMI
 were to trigger when a printk() was being performed, the NMI could
 deadlock from the printk() internal locks. This has been seen in practice.
 
 With lots of review from Petr Mladek, this code went through several
 iterations, and we feel that it is now at a point of quality to be
 accepted into mainline.
 
 Here's what is contained in this patch set:
 
  o Creates a "seq_buf" generic buffer utility that allows a descriptor
    to be passed around where functions can write their own "printk()"
    formatted strings into it. The generic version was pulled out of
    the trace_seq() code that was made specifically for tracing.
 
  o The seq_buf code was change to model the seq_file code. I have
    a patch (not included for 3.19) that converts the seq_file.c code
    over to use seq_buf.c like the trace_seq.c code does. This was done
    to make sure that seq_buf.c is compatible with seq_file.c. I may
    try to get that patch in for 3.20.
 
  o The seq_buf.c file was moved to lib/ to remove it from being dependent
    on CONFIG_TRACING.
 
  o The printk() was updated to allow for a per_cpu "override" of
    the internal calls. That is, instead of writing to the console, a call
    to printk() may do something else. This made it easier to allow the
    NMI to change what printk() does in order to call dump_stack() without
    needing to update that code as well.
 
  o Finally, the dump_stack from all CPUs via NMI code was converted to
    use the seq_buf code. The caller to trigger the NMI code would wait
    till all the NMIs finished, and then it would print the seq_buf
    data to the console safely from a non NMI context.
 
 [ Updated to remove unnecessary preempt_disable in printk() ]
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Merge tag 'trace-seq-buf-3.19-v2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace

Pull tracing fixlet from Steven Rostedt:
 "Remove unnecessary preempt_disable in printk()"

* tag 'trace-seq-buf-3.19-v2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace:
  printk: Do not disable preemption for accessing printk_func
2014-12-13 14:04:41 -08:00
..
Makefile printk: move braille console support into separate braille.[ch] files 2013-07-31 14:41:03 -07:00
braille.c printk: Fix return of braille_register_console() 2013-08-06 13:18:12 -07:00
braille.h printk: move braille console support into separate braille.[ch] files 2013-07-31 14:41:03 -07:00
console_cmdline.h printk: add console_cmdline.h 2013-07-31 14:41:03 -07:00
printk.c This code is a fork from the trace-3.19 pull as it needed the trace_seq 2014-12-13 14:04:41 -08:00