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Revert "printk: extend console_lock for per-console locking"
authorPetr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:51:55 +0000 (16:51 +0200)
committerPetr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:41:40 +0000 (18:41 +0200)
commit2d9ef940f89e0ab4fde7ba6f769d82f2a450c35a
tree90be8f440be84f10b095d6aac0dd486d72b47919
parent007eeab7e9f03a3108c300c03e11a6c151e430c9
Revert "printk: extend console_lock for per-console locking"

This reverts commit 8e274732115f63c1d09136284431b3555bd5cc56.

The testing of 5.19 release candidates revealed missing synchronization
between early and regular console functionality.

It would be possible to start the console kthreads later as a workaround.
But it is clear that console lock serialized console drivers between
each other. It opens a big area of possible problems that were not
considered by people involved in the development and review.

printk() is crucial for debugging kernel issues and console output is
very important part of it. The number of consoles is huge and a proper
review would take some time. As a result it need to be reverted for 5.19.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/YrBdjVwBOVgLfHyb@alley
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220623145157.21938-5-pmladek@suse.com
include/linux/console.h
kernel/printk/printk.c