Re: [PATCH] printk: Add printk_flush() to force buffered text toconsole

[Steven Rostedt]

On Thu, 2012-06-21 at 11:55 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:

> > As it basically just acts like a barrier. "Make
> > sure the output I printed actually gets out to the console before I
> > continue".
> 
> I think that'd be bad and hard to do.
> 
> I think you mean simply attempt to deliver it
> rather than guarantee it's actually emitted.
> 

You mean due to contention on the printk console_sem?

It should be delivered, but sure, if something else is already in the
process of printing, and then the system crashes, the system is still
acting the same as it did pre 3.5.

-- Steve



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