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From: Bradley Morgan <include@grrlz.net>
To: akpm@linux-foundation.org
Cc: pmladek@suse.com, feng.tang@linux.alibaba.com, include@grrlz.net,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] panic: stop CPUs that lose the panic_redirect_cpu race
Date: Tue,  7 Jul 2026 17:22:52 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260707172252.4842-1-include@grrlz.net> (raw)

Loser of the redirect cmpxchg must stop, not fall through to
panic_try_start().

This issue was found by sashiko [1].

[1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260705164123.18746-1-include%40grrlz.net

Signed-off-by: Bradley Morgan <include@grrlz.net>
---
 kernel/panic.c | 7 ++-----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 03f1eef07b17..8ba3ec12db3a 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -400,12 +400,9 @@ static bool panic_try_force_cpu(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 	if (panic_in_progress())
 		return false;
 
-	/*
-	 * Only one CPU can do the redirect. Use atomic cmpxchg to ensure
-	 * we don't race with another CPU also trying to redirect.
-	 */
+	/* Only one CPU redirects, the loser stops and lets it finish. */
 	if (!atomic_try_cmpxchg(&panic_redirect_cpu, &old_cpu, this_cpu))
-		return false;
+		return true;
 
 	/*
 	 * Use dynamically allocated buffer if available, otherwise
-- 
2.53.0


             reply	other threads:[~2026-07-07 17:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-07 17:22 Bradley Morgan [this message]
2026-07-07 18:12 ` [PATCH] panic: stop CPUs that lose the panic_redirect_cpu race Andrew Morton
2026-07-07 18:15   ` Bradley Morgan

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