Re: [PATCH] printk: stop spining waiter when console resume to flush prb

[Sergey Senozhatsky]

On (21/05/10 12:17), Petr Mladek wrote:
> > 	rcu_read_lock();
> > 	...
> > 	console_unlock_preemptible();
> > 	...
> > 	rcu_read_unlock();
> > 
> > lockdep_assert_preemption_enabled() is not entirely reliable - it
> > depends on __lockdep_enabled, provided that system in question has
> > CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING set.
>
> I understand the concern. I think that I would be able to sleep with
> this. I believe that such problems would be discovered soon.
>
> Also I doubt that it would spread that quickly. It is the same as
> with printk_deferred(). It is just a workaround for a problem
> that only few people are aware of.
>
> If it is still a concern, we could make it static and block
> any patches that would make it public.
>
> But it does not make sense to fight over this now.

Is any attempt to have alternative fixup solutions and discussions is
going to be labeled as a fight? Up to you, I'm personally not having
any fights.

> I am not sure that console_unlock_preemptible() is worth it after all.
> Luo has to prove that it might fix a real life problem.

Good point.

> I am sorry but I am not going to continue in this discussion.
[..]
> The current plan is to move console work to kthreads (separate
> preemptive context). Using IRQ is a complete opposite way.

I'm not objecting future directions.

I'm discussing current fixup proposals. And I'm not very super comfortable
with the approach that introduces dynamic duality to printk behaviour: new
printk behaviour or the old one, and that API is system wide available. That
IRQ thing is not beautiful, bit it's already there and it's working and we
now how it behaves. That's it.