Re: [PATCH printk-rework 11/14] printk: remove logbuf_lock

[Petr Mladek]

On Thu 2021-02-18 09:18:14, John Ogness wrote:
> Since the ringbuffer is lockless, there is no need for it to be
> protected by @logbuf_lock. Remove @logbuf_lock.
> 
> This means that printk_nmi_direct and printk_safe_flush_on_panic()
> no longer need to acquire any lock to run.
> 
> @console_seq, @exclusive_console_stop_seq, @console_dropped are
> protected by @console_lock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>

Best Regards,
Petr