The kmsg_dumper can be called from any context and CPU, possibly
from multiple CPUs simultaneously. Since the writing of the buffer
can occur from a later scheduled work queue, the oops buffer must
be protected against simultaneous dumping.
Use an atomic bit to mark when the buffer is protected. Release the
protection in between setting the buffer and the actual writing in
order for a possible panic (immediate write) to be written during
the scheduling of a previous oops (delayed write).
An atomic bit (rather than a spinlock) was chosen so that no
scheduling or preemption side-effects would be introduced. The MTD
kmsg_dumper may dump directly or it may be delayed (via scheduled
work). Depending on the context, different MTD callbacks are used.
For example, mtd_write() expects to be called in a non-atomic
context and may take a mutex.
Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210303101528.29901-3-john.ogness@linutronix.de
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