[PATCH printk v5 39/40] printk: relieve console_lock of list synchronization duties

From: John Ogness
Date: Wed Nov 16 2022 - 11:26:25 EST


The console_list_lock provides synchronization for console list and
console->flags updates. All call sites that were using the console_lock
for this synchronization have either switched to use the
console_list_lock or the SRCU list iterator.

Remove console_lock usage for console list updates and console->flags
updates.

Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/printk/printk.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index ece34abbc9cc..094017c4a5ca 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(oops_in_progress);
static DEFINE_MUTEX(console_mutex);

/*
- * console_sem protects console_list and console->flags updates, and also
- * provides serialization for access to the entire console driver system.
+ * console_sem protects updates to console->seq and console_suspended,
+ * and also provides serialization for console printing.
*/
static DEFINE_SEMAPHORE(console_sem);
HLIST_HEAD(console_list);
@@ -2639,10 +2639,10 @@ static int console_cpu_notify(unsigned int cpu)
}

/**
- * console_lock - lock the console system for exclusive use.
+ * console_lock - block the console subsystem from printing
*
- * Acquires a lock which guarantees that the caller has
- * exclusive access to the console system and console_list.
+ * Acquires a lock which guarantees that no consoles will
+ * be in or enter their write() callback.
*
* Can sleep, returns nothing.
*/
@@ -2659,10 +2659,10 @@ void console_lock(void)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_lock);

/**
- * console_trylock - try to lock the console system for exclusive use.
+ * console_trylock - try to block the console subsystem from printing
*
- * Try to acquire a lock which guarantees that the caller has exclusive
- * access to the console system and console_list.
+ * Try to acquire a lock which guarantees that no consoles will
+ * be in or enter their write() callback.
*
* returns 1 on success, and 0 on failure to acquire the lock.
*/
@@ -2919,10 +2919,10 @@ static bool console_flush_all(bool do_cond_resched, u64 *next_seq, bool *handove
}

/**
- * console_unlock - unlock the console system
+ * console_unlock - unblock the console subsystem from printing
*
- * Releases the console_lock which the caller holds on the console system
- * and the console driver list.
+ * Releases the console_lock which the caller holds to block printing of
+ * the console subsystem.
*
* While the console_lock was held, console output may have been buffered
* by printk(). If this is the case, console_unlock(); emits
@@ -3109,9 +3109,7 @@ void console_stop(struct console *console)
{
__pr_flush(console, 1000, true);
console_list_lock();
- console_lock();
console_srcu_write_flags(console, console->flags & ~CON_ENABLED);
- console_unlock();
console_list_unlock();

/*
@@ -3127,9 +3125,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_stop);
void console_start(struct console *console)
{
console_list_lock();
- console_lock();
console_srcu_write_flags(console, console->flags | CON_ENABLED);
- console_unlock();
console_list_unlock();
__pr_flush(console, 1000, true);
}
@@ -3246,6 +3242,12 @@ static void console_init_seq(struct console *newcon, bool bootcon_registered)
* the furthest behind.
*/
if (bootcon_registered && !keep_bootcon) {
+ /*
+ * Hold the console_lock to stop console printing and
+ * guarantee safe access to console->seq.
+ */
+ console_lock();
+
/*
* Flush all consoles and set the console to start at
* the next unprinted sequence number.
@@ -3272,6 +3274,8 @@ static void console_init_seq(struct console *newcon, bool bootcon_registered)
}
}
}
+
+ console_unlock();
}
}
}
@@ -3370,7 +3374,6 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
}

newcon->dropped = 0;
- console_lock();
console_init_seq(newcon, bootcon_registered);

/*
@@ -3390,7 +3393,6 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
} else {
hlist_add_behind_rcu(&newcon->node, console_list.first);
}
- console_unlock();

/*
* No need to synchronize SRCU here! The caller does not rely
@@ -3438,15 +3440,11 @@ static int unregister_console_locked(struct console *console)
if (res > 0)
return 0;

- console_lock();
-
/* Disable it unconditionally */
console_srcu_write_flags(console, console->flags & ~CON_ENABLED);

- if (!console_is_registered_locked(console)) {
- console_unlock();
+ if (!console_is_registered_locked(console))
return -ENODEV;
- }

hlist_del_init_rcu(&console->node);

@@ -3462,8 +3460,6 @@ static int unregister_console_locked(struct console *console)
if (!hlist_empty(&console_list) && console->flags & CON_CONSDEV)
console_srcu_write_flags(console_first(), console_first()->flags | CON_CONSDEV);

- console_unlock();
-
/*
* Ensure that all SRCU list walks have completed. All contexts
* must not be able to see this console in the list so that any
--
2.30.2