diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index d0fbbc23ad6b3112a84d8f7c557b83be57f7fd64..f52eceb3c48a0e20497144ddea198b08c52186b6 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ static DEFINE_SEMAPHORE(console_sem);
 struct console *console_drivers;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(console_drivers);
 
+/*
+ * During panic, heavy printk by other CPUs can delay the
+ * panic and risk deadlock on console resources.
+ */
+int __read_mostly suppress_panic_printk;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
 static struct lockdep_map console_lock_dep_map = {
 	.name = "console_lock"
@@ -248,6 +254,11 @@ static void __up_console_sem(unsigned long ip)
 }
 #define up_console_sem() __up_console_sem(_RET_IP_)
 
+static bool panic_in_progress(void)
+{
+	return unlikely(atomic_read(&panic_cpu) != PANIC_CPU_INVALID);
+}
+
 /*
  * This is used for debugging the mess that is the VT code by
  * keeping track if we have the console semaphore held. It's
@@ -1714,6 +1725,16 @@ static int console_trylock_spinning(void)
 	if (console_trylock())
 		return 1;
 
+	/*
+	 * It's unsafe to spin once a panic has begun. If we are the
+	 * panic CPU, we may have already halted the owner of the
+	 * console_sem. If we are not the panic CPU, then we should
+	 * avoid taking console_sem, so the panic CPU has a better
+	 * chance of cleanly acquiring it later.
+	 */
+	if (panic_in_progress())
+		return 0;
+
 	printk_safe_enter_irqsave(flags);
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&console_owner_lock);
@@ -1958,6 +1979,10 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk_emit(int facility, int level,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u64 curr_log_seq;
 
+	if (unlikely(suppress_panic_printk) &&
+	    atomic_read(&panic_cpu) != raw_smp_processor_id())
+		return 0;
+
 	if (level == LOGLEVEL_SCHED) {
 		level = LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT;
 		in_sched = true;
@@ -2350,6 +2375,25 @@ static int have_callable_console(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Return true when this CPU should unlock console_sem without pushing all
+ * messages to the console. This reduces the chance that the console is
+ * locked when the panic CPU tries to use it.
+ */
+static bool abandon_console_lock_in_panic(void)
+{
+	if (!panic_in_progress())
+		return false;
+
+	/*
+	 * We can use raw_smp_processor_id() here because it is impossible for
+	 * the task to be migrated to the panic_cpu, or away from it. If
+	 * panic_cpu has already been set, and we're not currently executing on
+	 * that CPU, then we never will be.
+	 */
+	return atomic_read(&panic_cpu) != raw_smp_processor_id();
+}
+
 /*
  * Can we actually use the console at this time on this cpu?
  *
@@ -2380,6 +2424,7 @@ void console_unlock(void)
 {
 	static char ext_text[CONSOLE_EXT_LOG_MAX];
 	static char text[LOG_LINE_MAX + PREFIX_MAX];
+	static int panic_console_dropped;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	bool do_cond_resched, retry;
 
@@ -2432,6 +2477,10 @@ void console_unlock(void)
 			/* messages are gone, move to first one */
 			console_seq = log_first_seq;
 			console_idx = log_first_idx;
+			if (panic_in_progress() && panic_console_dropped++ > 10) {
+				suppress_panic_printk = 1;
+				pr_warn_once("Too many dropped messages. Suppress messages on non-panic CPUs to prevent livelock.\n");
+			}
 		} else {
 			len = 0;
 		}
@@ -2492,6 +2541,10 @@ void console_unlock(void)
 
 		printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags);
 
+		/* Allow panic_cpu to take over the consoles safely */
+		if (abandon_console_lock_in_panic())
+			break;
+
 		if (do_cond_resched)
 			cond_resched();
 	}
@@ -2513,7 +2566,7 @@ void console_unlock(void)
 	raw_spin_unlock(&logbuf_lock);
 	printk_safe_exit_irqrestore(flags);
 
-	if (retry && console_trylock())
+	if (retry && !abandon_console_lock_in_panic() && console_trylock())
 		goto again;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_unlock);