Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:16:33 +0200 | From | Petr Mladek <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] printk/console: Enable console kthreads only when there is no boot console left |
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On Mon 2022-06-20 17:14:30, Petr Mladek wrote: > The console kthreads uncovered several races in console drivers. > All problems were in situation when a console was being properly > initialized and registered while an early console, using the same > port, was being used. > > These problems are pretty hard to debug because they often result > into silent boot crashes. It would be nice to fix them but it > looks like a can of worms. > > Prevent these problems by delaying the use of console kthreads > after all early consoles are gone. It might later be optimized. > But let's close this can of worms with a big hammer for now > so that they do not break first impression on the kthreads > that solve other real problems.
Marek, could you please try if this patch solves the problem for you?
Best Regards, Petr
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