Re: [PATCH v2] printk: defer_console_output: use atomic update

[Sergey Senozhatsky]

On (22/02/11 12:28), John Ogness wrote:
> Hi Petr,
> 
> On 2022-02-10, Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The patch has been committed into printk/linux.git, branch for-5.18.
> 
> Sebastian also pointed out that the use of __this_cpu_xchg() is the same
> problem with the same variable for the same reason. We should fold that
> change into the patch as well. The patch will followup this message.

But that __this_cpu_xchg() (that this lol) can only be performed form the
IRQ context. Can you please elaborate what is the problem with it?