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-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/lpevents.c17
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/lpevents.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/lpevents.c
index 34bdbbe3ce59..275f49449839 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/lpevents.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/lpevents.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ void process_hvlpevents(void)
{
struct HvLpEvent * event;
+ restart:
/* If we have recursed, just return */
if (!spin_trylock(&hvlpevent_queue.hq_lock))
return;
@@ -146,8 +147,20 @@ void process_hvlpevents(void)
if (event->xType < HvLpEvent_Type_NumTypes &&
lpEventHandler[event->xType])
lpEventHandler[event->xType](event);
- else
- printk(KERN_INFO "Unexpected Lp Event type=%d\n", event->xType );
+ else {
+ u8 type = event->xType;
+
+ /*
+ * Don't printk in the spinlock as printk
+ * may require ack events form the HV to send
+ * any characters there.
+ */
+ hvlpevent_clear_valid(event);
+ spin_unlock(&hvlpevent_queue.hq_lock);
+ printk(KERN_INFO
+ "Unexpected Lp Event type=%d\n", type);
+ goto restart;
+ }
hvlpevent_clear_valid(event);
} else if (hvlpevent_queue.hq_overflow_pending)