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-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt8
-rw-r--r--kernel/printk/internal.h1
-rw-r--r--kernel/printk/printk.c20
-rw-r--r--kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c13
4 files changed, 36 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 05f5935eeac8..961bc82f0599 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -5013,6 +5013,14 @@
Format: <bool>
default: 0 (auto_verbose is enabled)
+ printk.debug_non_panic_cpus=
+ Allows storing messages from non-panic CPUs into
+ the printk log buffer during panic(). They are
+ flushed to consoles by the panic-CPU on
+ a best-effort basis.
+ Format: <bool> (1/Y/y=enable, 0/N/n=disable)
+ Default: disabled
+
printk.devkmsg={on,off,ratelimit}
Control writing to /dev/kmsg.
on - unlimited logging to /dev/kmsg from userspace
diff --git a/kernel/printk/internal.h b/kernel/printk/internal.h
index a91bdf802967..48a24e7b309d 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/printk/internal.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct dev_printk_info;
extern struct printk_ringbuffer *prb;
extern bool printk_kthreads_running;
+extern bool debug_non_panic_cpus;
__printf(4, 0)
int vprintk_store(int facility, int level,
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 2590498d8353..74b4734a87b9 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2375,6 +2375,22 @@ void printk_legacy_allow_panic_sync(void)
}
}
+bool __read_mostly debug_non_panic_cpus;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK_CALLER
+static int __init debug_non_panic_cpus_setup(char *str)
+{
+ debug_non_panic_cpus = true;
+ pr_info("allow messages from non-panic CPUs in panic()\n");
+
+ return 0;
+}
+early_param("debug_non_panic_cpus", debug_non_panic_cpus_setup);
+module_param(debug_non_panic_cpus, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug_non_panic_cpus,
+ "allow messages from non-panic CPUs in panic()");
+#endif
+
asmlinkage int vprintk_emit(int facility, int level,
const struct dev_printk_info *dev_info,
const char *fmt, va_list args)
@@ -2391,7 +2407,9 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk_emit(int facility, int level,
* non-panic CPUs are generating any messages, they will be
* silently dropped.
*/
- if (other_cpu_in_panic() && !panic_triggering_all_cpu_backtrace)
+ if (other_cpu_in_panic() &&
+ !debug_non_panic_cpus &&
+ !panic_triggering_all_cpu_backtrace)
return 0;
printk_get_console_flush_type(&ft);
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c b/kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c
index 88e8f3a61922..d9fb053cff67 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.c
@@ -2133,9 +2133,9 @@ static bool _prb_read_valid(struct printk_ringbuffer *rb, u64 *seq,
* there may be other finalized records beyond that
* need to be printed for a panic situation. If this
* is the panic CPU, skip this
- * non-existent/non-finalized record unless it is
- * at or beyond the head, in which case it is not
- * possible to continue.
+ * non-existent/non-finalized record unless non-panic
+ * CPUs are still running and their debugging is
+ * explicitly enabled.
*
* Note that new messages printed on panic CPU are
* finalized when we are here. The only exception
@@ -2143,10 +2143,13 @@ static bool _prb_read_valid(struct printk_ringbuffer *rb, u64 *seq,
* But it would have the sequence number returned
* by "prb_next_reserve_seq() - 1".
*/
- if (this_cpu_in_panic() && ((*seq + 1) < prb_next_reserve_seq(rb)))
+ if (this_cpu_in_panic() &&
+ (!debug_non_panic_cpus || legacy_allow_panic_sync) &&
+ ((*seq + 1) < prb_next_reserve_seq(rb))) {
(*seq)++;
- else
+ } else {
return false;
+ }
}
}