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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
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.