Re: [tip: irq/core] softirq: Remove redundant h->action from preempt_count mismatch error

[Bradley Morgan]

On 5 September 2026 20:00:00 BST, tip-bot2 for Enlin Mu
<tip-bot2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>The following commit has been merged into the irq/core branch of tip:
>
>Commit-ID:     a0e1fdb96578ea562a03c487f70673d228824d0a
>Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/a0e1fdb96578ea562a03c487f70673d228824d0a
>Author:        Enlin Mu <enlin.mu@xxxxxxxxx>
>AuthorDate:    Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:15:09 +08:00
>Committer:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxx>
>CommitterDate: Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:52:12 +02:00
>
>softirq: Remove redundant h->action from preempt_count mismatch error
>
>When a preempt_count mismatch is detected in handle_softirqs(), the
>error message currently prints the softirq action handler (h->action).
>
>However, as Thomas Gleixner pointed out, the action handler for a given
>softirq vector is always a known, fixed function (e.g., run_timer_softirq
>for TIMER_SOFTIRQ). Printing it provides zero diagnostic value. The real
>issue typically lies in the functions invoked *within* that handler, not
>the handler entry point itself.
>
>Therefore, as suggested by Sebastian Andrzej Siewior, remove h->action
>from the print statement entirely to clean up the error message.
>
>Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Suggested-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Signed-off-by: Enlin Mu <enlin.mu@xxxxxxxxx>
>Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Reviewed-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reviewed-by: Bradley Morgan <include@xxxxxxxxx>

Sorry:

Reviewed-by: Bradley Morgan <brads@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Oof. :(


>Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260825011509.8505-1-enlin.mu@xxxxxxxxx
>---
> kernel/softirq.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
>index 7980a4a..800d81c 100644
>--- a/kernel/softirq.c
>+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
>@@ -645,8 +645,8 @@ restart:
> 		h->action();
> 		trace_softirq_exit(vec_nr);
> 		if (unlikely(prev_count != preempt_count())) {
>-			pr_err("huh, entered softirq %u %s %p with preempt_count %08x, exited with %08x?\n",
>-			       vec_nr, softirq_to_name[vec_nr], h->action,
>+			pr_err("huh, entered softirq %u %s with preempt_count %08x, exited with %08x?\n",
>+			       vec_nr, softirq_to_name[vec_nr],
> 			       prev_count, preempt_count());
> 			preempt_count_set(prev_count);
> 		}
>
>

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