Revert "printk: add kthread console printers"
authorPetr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:51:56 +0000 (16:51 +0200)
committerPetr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:41:40 +0000 (18:41 +0200)
commit5831788afb17b89c5b531fb60cbd798613ccbb63
treec71a1e7b6835ff641771db97f283523f5559c4c6
parent2d9ef940f89e0ab4fde7ba6f769d82f2a450c35a
Revert "printk: add kthread console printers"

This reverts commit 09c5ba0aa2fcfdadb17d045c3ee6f86d69270df7.

This reverts commit b87f02307d3cfbda768520f0687c51ca77e14fc3.

The testing of 5.19 release candidates revealed missing synchronization
between early and regular console functionality.

It would be possible to start the console kthreads later as a workaround.
But it is clear that console lock serialized console drivers between
each other. It opens a big area of possible problems that were not
considered by people involved in the development and review.

printk() is crucial for debugging kernel issues and console output is
very important part of it. The number of consoles is huge and a proper
review would take some time. As a result it need to be reverted for 5.19.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/YrBdjVwBOVgLfHyb@alley
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220623145157.21938-6-pmladek@suse.com
include/linux/console.h
kernel/printk/printk.c