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Subject[PATCH v4 3/4] kdb: Make kdb_printf() console handling more robust
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While rounding up CPUs via NMIs, its possible that a rounded up CPU
maybe holding a console port lock leading to kgdb master CPU stuck in
a deadlock during invocation of console write operations. A similar
deadlock could also be possible while using synchronous breakpoints.

So in order to avoid such a deadlock, set oops_in_progress to encourage
the console drivers to disregard their internal spin locks: in the
current calling context the risk of deadlock is a bigger problem than
risks due to re-entering the console driver. We operate directly on
oops_in_progress rather than using bust_spinlocks() because the calls
bust_spinlocks() makes on exit are not appropriate for this calling
context.

Suggested-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Sumit Garg <sumit.garg@linaro.org>
---
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
index fad38eb..9e5a40d 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
@@ -566,7 +566,18 @@ static void kdb_msg_write(char *msg, int msg_len)
for_each_console(c) {
if (!(c->flags & CON_ENABLED))
continue;
+ /*
+ * Set oops_in_progress to encourage the console drivers to
+ * disregard their internal spin locks: in the current calling
+ * context the risk of deadlock is a bigger problem than risks
+ * due to re-entering the console driver. We operate directly on
+ * oops_in_progress rather than using bust_spinlocks() because
+ * the calls bust_spinlocks() makes on exit are not appropriate
+ * for this calling context.
+ */
+ ++oops_in_progress;
c->write(c, msg, msg_len);
+ --oops_in_progress;
touch_nmi_watchdog();
}
}
--
2.7.4
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