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| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer_kunit_test.c | 13 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer_kunit_test.c b/kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer_kunit_test.c index 4081ae051d8e..217dcc14670c 100644 --- a/kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer_kunit_test.c +++ b/kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer_kunit_test.c @@ -123,6 +123,19 @@ static int prbtest_writer(void *data) /* specify the text sizes for reservation */ prb_rec_init_wr(&r, record_size); + /* + * Reservation can fail if: + * + * - No free descriptor is available. + * - The buffer is full, and the oldest record is reserved + * but not yet committed. + * + * It actually happens in this test because all CPUs are trying + * to write an unbounded number of messages in a tight loop. + * These failures are intentionally ignored because this test + * focuses on races, ringbuffer consistency, and pushing system + * usability limits. + */ if (prb_reserve(&e, tr->test_data->ringbuffer, &r)) { r.info->text_len = record_size; |