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+/*
+ * lib/bust_spinlocks.c
+ *
+ * Provides a minimal bust_spinlocks for architectures which don't have one of their own.
+ *
+ * bust_spinlocks() clears any spinlocks which would prevent oops, die(), BUG()
+ * and panic() information from reaching the user.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/config.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/tty.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/vt_kern.h>
+
+
+void bust_spinlocks(int yes)
+{
+	if (yes) {
+		oops_in_progress = 1;
+	} else {
+		int loglevel_save = console_loglevel;
+#ifdef CONFIG_VT
+		unblank_screen();
+#endif
+		oops_in_progress = 0;
+		/*
+		 * OK, the message is on the console.  Now we call printk()
+		 * without oops_in_progress set so that printk() will give klogd
+		 * and the blanked console a poke.  Hold onto your hats...
+		 */
+		console_loglevel = 15;		/* NMI oopser may have shut the console up */
+		printk(" ");
+		console_loglevel = loglevel_save;
+	}
+}
+
+