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[RFC][PATCHv3 3/5] printk: add enforce_emergency parameter

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This param permits user-space to forcibly on/off printk emergency
mode via /sys/module/printk/parameters/enforce_emergency node.

Signed-off-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@gmail.com>
---
 kernel/printk/printk.c | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index a113f684066c..ba640fbcee7c 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -455,9 +455,15 @@ static struct task_struct *printk_kthread __read_mostly;
 static atomic_t printk_emergency __read_mostly;
 /*
  * Disable printk_kthread permanently. Unlike `oops_in_progress'
- * it doesn't go back to 0.
+ * it doesn't go back to 0 (unless set by user-space).
  */
 static bool printk_enforce_emergency __read_mostly;
+
+module_param_named(enforce_emergency, printk_enforce_emergency,
+		    bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(printk_enforce_emergency,
+		 "don't offload message printing to printk kthread");
+
 /*
  * The number of lines a task can print before offloading printing
  * job to printk_kthread. 0 indicates 'no limit'.
-- 
2.12.2

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[RFC][PATCHv3 3/5] printk: add enforce_emergency parameter Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@gmail.com> - 2017-05-09 10:40 +0200

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