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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/dump_stack.c b/lib/dump_stack.c
index 83471e8150..222c6d6c82 100644
--- a/lib/dump_stack.c
+++ b/lib/dump_stack.c
@@ -96,15 +96,25 @@ static void __dump_stack(const char *log_lvl)
*/
asmlinkage __visible void dump_stack_lvl(const char *log_lvl)
{
+ bool in_panic = this_cpu_in_panic();
unsigned long flags;
/*
* Permit this cpu to perform nested stack dumps while serialising
- * against other CPUs
+ * against other CPUs, unless this CPU is in panic.
+ *
+ * When in panic, non-panic CPUs are not permitted to store new
+ * printk messages so there is no need to synchronize the output.
+ * This avoids potential deadlock in panic() if another CPU is
+ * holding and unable to release the printk_cpu_sync.
*/
- printk_cpu_sync_get_irqsave(flags);
+ if (!in_panic)
+ printk_cpu_sync_get_irqsave(flags);
+
__dump_stack(log_lvl);
- printk_cpu_sync_put_irqrestore(flags);
+
+ if (!in_panic)
+ printk_cpu_sync_put_irqrestore(flags);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_stack_lvl);