Re: possible deadlock in console_unlock

[Sergey Senozhatsky]

Hi,

On (02/16/19 15:59), Yao HongBo wrote:
> > GFP_NOWARN is probably the best option for now. Yes, it, maybe,
> > will not work for fault-injection cases; but printk_safe approach
> > is harder to push for, especially given that printk_safe maybe will
> > not even exist in the future.
> 
> I have tried GFP_NOWARN, but the problem still exists.
> Only print_safe contexts for tty locks can solve the problem.
> My test scenario is falt-injection.

Oh, I see. Yes, fault-injection is special.

I suspect that this patch series can be helpful then
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20181016050428.17966-1-sergey.senozhatsky@xxxxxxxxx/T/#u

but first we need to figure out if printk_safe will
stay in the kernel (this will take some time).

	-ss