Minimize lockdep_on/off side-effect on irq tracing in vprintk by using
raw_local_irq_save/restore _around_ lockdep_off/on().

It applies on the previous patch. It has the advantage of not losing the IRQ
events coming between the lockdep disabling and the irq disabling.

Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

 
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -530,8 +530,8 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list args)
                zap_locks();
 
        /* This stops the holder of console_sem just where we want him */
+       raw_local_irq_save(flags);
        lockdep_off();
-       local_irq_save(flags);
        spin_lock(&logbuf_lock);
        printk_cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
@@ -640,8 +640,8 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list args)
                        console_locked = 0;
                        up(&console_sem);
                }
-               local_irq_restore(flags);
                lockdep_on();
+               raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
        } else {
                /*
                 * Someone else owns the drivers.  We drop the spinlock, which
@@ -650,8 +650,8 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list args)
                 */
                printk_cpu = UINT_MAX;
                spin_unlock(&logbuf_lock);
-               local_irq_restore(flags);
                lockdep_on();
+               raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
        }
 
        preempt_enable();
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