Subject: Re: WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1 at net/core/netpoll.c:370 netpoll_send_skb+0x1fc/0x20c at boot when netconsole is enabled (kernel v6.9-rc5, v6.8.7, sungem, PowerMac G4 DP)

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:36:30 -0700

On Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:53:06 +0200 Erhard Furtner wrote:
> With netconsole enabled I get this "WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 1 at
> net/core/netpoll.c:370 netpoll_send_skb+0x1fc/0x20c" and "WARNING:
> CPU: 1 PID: 1 at kernel/locking/irqflag-debug.c:10
> warn_bogus_irq_restore+0x30/0x44" at boot on my PowerMac G4 DP.
> Happens more often than not (6-7 out of 10 times booting):

Could you try with LOCKDEP enabled?
I wonder if irqs_disabled() behaves differently than we expect.