On Wed, Nov 08, 2017 at 10:27:23AM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote: > --- linux-trace.git.orig/kernel/printk/printk.c > +++ linux-trace.git/kernel/printk/printk.c > @@ -86,8 +86,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(console_drivers); > static struct lockdep_map console_lock_dep_map = { > .name = "console_lock" > }; > +static struct lockdep_map console_owner_dep_map = { > + .name = "console_owner" > +}; > #endif > > +static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(console_owner_lock); > +static struct task_struct *console_owner; > +static bool console_waiter; > + > enum devkmsg_log_bits { > __DEVKMSG_LOG_BIT_ON = 0, > __DEVKMSG_LOG_BIT_OFF, > @@ -1753,8 +1760,56 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk_emit(int facility > * semaphore. The release will print out buffers and wake up > * /dev/kmsg and syslog() users. > */ > - if (console_trylock()) > + if (console_trylock()) { > console_unlock(); > + } else { > + struct task_struct *owner = NULL; > + bool waiter; > + bool spin = false; > + > + printk_safe_enter_irqsave(flags); > + > + raw_spin_lock(&console_owner_lock); > + owner = READ_ONCE(console_owner); > + waiter = READ_ONCE(console_waiter); > + if (!waiter && owner && owner != current) { > + WRITE_ONCE(console_waiter, true); > + spin = true; > + } > + raw_spin_unlock(&console_owner_lock); > + > + /* > + * If there is an active printk() writing to the > + * consoles, instead of having it write our data too, > + * see if we can offload that load from the active > + * printer, and do some printing ourselves. > + * Go into a spin only if there isn't already a waiter > + * spinning, and there is an active printer, and > + * that active printer isn't us (recursive printk?). > + */ > + if (spin) { > + /* We spin waiting for the owner to release us */ > + spin_acquire(&console_owner_dep_map, 0, 0, _THIS_IP_); Hello Steven, I think it would be better to use cross-release stuff here, because the waiter waits for an event which happens in another context. > + /* Owner will clear console_waiter on hand off */ > + while (READ_ONCE(console_waiter)) > + cpu_relax(); > + > + spin_release(&console_owner_dep_map, 1, _THIS_IP_); > + printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags); > + > + /* > + * The owner passed the console lock to us. > + * Since we did not spin on console lock, annotate > + * this as a trylock. Otherwise lockdep will > + * complain. > + */ > + mutex_acquire(&console_lock_dep_map, 0, 1, _THIS_IP_); I'm afraid if it's ok even not to lock(or trylock) actually here. Is there any problem if you call console_trylock() instead of mutex_acquire() here? > + console_unlock(); > + printk_safe_enter_irqsave(flags); > + } > + printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags); > + > + } > } > > return printed_len; > @@ -2141,6 +2196,7 @@ void console_unlock(void) > static u64 seen_seq; > unsigned long flags; > bool wake_klogd = false; > + bool waiter = false; > bool do_cond_resched, retry; > > if (console_suspended) { > @@ -2229,14 +2285,64 @@ skip: > console_seq++; > raw_spin_unlock(&logbuf_lock); > > + /* > + * While actively printing out messages, if another printk() > + * were to occur on another CPU, it may wait for this one to > + * finish. This task can not be preempted if there is a > + * waiter waiting to take over. > + */ > + raw_spin_lock(&console_owner_lock); > + console_owner = current; > + raw_spin_unlock(&console_owner_lock); > + > + /* The waiter may spin on us after setting console_owner */ > + spin_acquire(&console_owner_dep_map, 0, 0, _THIS_IP_); If you want to do this speculatively here, I think it would be better to use a read recursive acquisition. I think spin_acquire() is too stong for that purpose - I also mentioned it on workqueue flush code. Don't you think so? > + > stop_critical_timings(); /* don't trace print latency */ > call_console_drivers(ext_text, ext_len, text, len); > start_critical_timings(); > + > + raw_spin_lock(&console_owner_lock); > + waiter = READ_ONCE(console_waiter); > + console_owner = NULL; > + raw_spin_unlock(&console_owner_lock); > + > + /* > + * If there is a waiter waiting for us, then pass the > + * rest of the work load over to that waiter. > + */ > + if (waiter) > + break; > + > + /* There was no waiter, and nothing will spin on us here */ > + spin_release(&console_owner_dep_map, 1, _THIS_IP_); I think this release() can be moved up over 'if (waiter)' because only waiters within the region between acquire() and release() are meaningful. > + > printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags); > > if (do_cond_resched) > cond_resched(); > } > + > + /* > + * If there is an active waiter waiting on the console_lock. > + * Pass off the printing to the waiter, and the waiter > + * will continue printing on its CPU, and when all writing > + * has finished, the last printer will wake up klogd. > + */ > + if (waiter) { > + WRITE_ONCE(console_waiter, false); > + /* The waiter is now free to continue */ > + spin_release(&console_owner_dep_map, 1, _THIS_IP_); So this can be removed. 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