[PATCH printk v2 37/38] printk: relieve console_lock of list synchronization duties

From: John Ogness
Date: Wed Oct 19 2022 - 11:07:02 EST


The console_list_lock provides synchronization for console list and
console->flags updates. All call sites that were using the console_lock
for this synchronization have either switched to use the
console_list_lock or the SRCU list iterator.

Remove console_lock usage for console list updates and console->flags
updates.

Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/printk/printk.c | 21 +++++----------------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 3615ee6d68fd..840d581c4b23 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(oops_in_progress);
static DEFINE_MUTEX(console_mutex);

/*
- * console_sem protects console_list and console->flags updates, and also
- * provides serialization for access to the entire console driver system.
+ * console_sem protects updates to console->seq and console_suspended,
+ * and also provides serialization for console printing.
*/
static DEFINE_SEMAPHORE(console_sem);
HLIST_HEAD(console_list);
@@ -2635,7 +2635,7 @@ static int console_cpu_notify(unsigned int cpu)
* console_lock - lock the console system for exclusive use.
*
* Acquires a lock which guarantees that the caller has
- * exclusive access to the console system and console_list.
+ * exclusive access to the console system.
*
* Can sleep, returns nothing.
*/
@@ -2655,7 +2655,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_lock);
* console_trylock - try to lock the console system for exclusive use.
*
* Try to acquire a lock which guarantees that the caller has exclusive
- * access to the console system and console_list.
+ * access to the console system.
*
* returns 1 on success, and 0 on failure to acquire the lock.
*/
@@ -2911,8 +2911,7 @@ static bool console_flush_all(bool do_cond_resched, u64 *next_seq, bool *handove
/**
* console_unlock - unlock the console system
*
- * Releases the console_lock which the caller holds on the console system
- * and the console driver list.
+ * Releases the console_lock which the caller holds on the console system.
*
* While the console_lock was held, console output may have been buffered
* by printk(). If this is the case, console_unlock(); emits
@@ -3098,9 +3097,7 @@ void console_stop(struct console *console)
{
__pr_flush(console, 1000, true);
console_list_lock();
- console_lock();
console->flags &= ~CON_ENABLED;
- console_unlock();
console_list_unlock();

/* Ensure that all SRCU list walks have completed */
@@ -3111,9 +3108,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_stop);
void console_start(struct console *console)
{
console_list_lock();
- console_lock();
console->flags |= CON_ENABLED;
- console_unlock();
console_list_unlock();
__pr_flush(console, 1000, true);
}
@@ -3315,7 +3310,6 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
* Put this console in the list - keep the
* preferred driver at the head of the list.
*/
- console_lock();
if (hlist_empty(&console_list)) {
/* Ensure CON_CONSDEV is always set for the head. */
newcon->flags |= CON_CONSDEV;
@@ -3329,7 +3323,6 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
} else {
hlist_add_behind_rcu(&newcon->node, console_list.first);
}
- console_unlock();

/* No need to synchronize SRCU here! */

@@ -3370,8 +3363,6 @@ static int unregister_console_locked(struct console *console)
if (res > 0)
return 0;

- console_lock();
-
/* Disable it unconditionally */
console->flags &= ~CON_ENABLED;

@@ -3394,8 +3385,6 @@ static int unregister_console_locked(struct console *console)
if (!hlist_empty(&console_list) && console->flags & CON_CONSDEV)
console_first()->flags |= CON_CONSDEV;

- console_unlock();
-
/* Ensure that all SRCU list walks have completed */
synchronize_srcu(&console_srcu);

--
2.30.2