Merge branch 'rework/printk_safe-removal' into for-linus

4 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/watchdog.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/watchdog.c
index f9ea0e5357f9..3fa6d240bade 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ static void watchdog_smp_panic(int cpu, u64 tb)
 	if (sysctl_hardlockup_all_cpu_backtrace)
 		trigger_allbutself_cpu_backtrace();
 
+	/*
+	 * Force flush any remote buffers that might be stuck in IRQ context
+	 * and therefore could not run their irq_work.
+	 */
+	printk_trigger_flush();
+
 	if (hardlockup_panic)
 		nmi_panic(NULL, "Hard LOCKUP");
 
diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
index 85b656f82d75..9497f6b98339 100644
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ void dump_stack_print_info(const char *log_lvl);
 void show_regs_print_info(const char *log_lvl);
 extern asmlinkage void dump_stack_lvl(const char *log_lvl) __cold;
 extern asmlinkage void dump_stack(void) __cold;
+void printk_trigger_flush(void);
 #else
 static inline __printf(1, 0)
 int vprintk(const char *s, va_list args)
@@ -274,6 +275,9 @@ static inline void dump_stack_lvl(const char *log_lvl)
 static inline void dump_stack(void)
 {
 }
+static inline void printk_trigger_flush(void)
+{
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 9e5dfb1896a9..49e3c53ec510 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -3253,6 +3253,11 @@ void defer_console_output(void)
 	preempt_enable();
 }
 
+void printk_trigger_flush(void)
+{
+	defer_console_output();
+}
+
 int vprintk_deferred(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
 	int r;
diff --git a/lib/nmi_backtrace.c b/lib/nmi_backtrace.c
index f9e89001b52e..199ab201d501 100644
--- a/lib/nmi_backtrace.c
+++ b/lib/nmi_backtrace.c
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ void nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace(const cpumask_t *mask,
 		touch_softlockup_watchdog();
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Force flush any remote buffers that might be stuck in IRQ context
+	 * and therefore could not run their irq_work.
+	 */
+	printk_trigger_flush();
+
 	clear_bit_unlock(0, &backtrace_flag);
 	put_cpu();
 }