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| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c | 11 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c index 58b7d256d0a4..0e4f2eda96d8 100644 --- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c +++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c @@ -562,7 +562,18 @@ static void kdb_msg_write(const char *msg, int msg_len) for_each_console(c) { if (!(c->flags & CON_ENABLED)) continue; + /* + * Set oops_in_progress to encourage the console drivers to + * disregard their internal spin locks: in the current calling + * context the risk of deadlock is a bigger problem than risks + * due to re-entering the console driver. We operate directly on + * oops_in_progress rather than using bust_spinlocks() because + * the calls bust_spinlocks() makes on exit are not appropriate + * for this calling context. + */ + ++oops_in_progress; c->write(c, msg, msg_len); + --oops_in_progress; touch_nmi_watchdog(); } } |