diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index 9f50fb413c11c..901555a3886e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ extern int console_trylock(void);
 extern void console_unlock(void);
 extern void console_conditional_schedule(void);
 extern void console_unblank(void);
+extern void console_flush_on_panic(void);
 extern struct tty_driver *console_device(int *);
 extern void console_stop(struct console *);
 extern void console_start(struct console *);
diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 466c16f8190d3..a4f7820f59302 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ void panic(const char *fmt, ...)
 	 * panic() is not being callled from OOPS.
 	 */
 	debug_locks_off();
-	console_trylock();
-	console_unlock();
+	console_flush_on_panic();
 
 	if (!panic_blink)
 		panic_blink = no_blink;
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index bff0169e1ad88..3c1aca0c35438 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -2173,13 +2173,24 @@ void console_unlock(void)
 	static u64 seen_seq;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	bool wake_klogd = false;
-	bool retry;
+	bool do_cond_resched, retry;
 
 	if (console_suspended) {
 		up_console_sem();
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Console drivers are called under logbuf_lock, so
+	 * @console_may_schedule should be cleared before; however, we may
+	 * end up dumping a lot of lines, for example, if called from
+	 * console registration path, and should invoke cond_resched()
+	 * between lines if allowable.  Not doing so can cause a very long
+	 * scheduling stall on a slow console leading to RCU stall and
+	 * softlockup warnings which exacerbate the issue with more
+	 * messages practically incapacitating the system.
+	 */
+	do_cond_resched = console_may_schedule;
 	console_may_schedule = 0;
 
 	/* flush buffered message fragment immediately to console */
@@ -2241,6 +2252,9 @@ void console_unlock(void)
 		call_console_drivers(level, text, len);
 		start_critical_timings();
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
+
+		if (do_cond_resched)
+			cond_resched();
 	}
 	console_locked = 0;
 
@@ -2308,6 +2322,25 @@ void console_unblank(void)
 	console_unlock();
 }
 
+/**
+ * console_flush_on_panic - flush console content on panic
+ *
+ * Immediately output all pending messages no matter what.
+ */
+void console_flush_on_panic(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * If someone else is holding the console lock, trylock will fail
+	 * and may_schedule may be set.  Ignore and proceed to unlock so
+	 * that messages are flushed out.  As this can be called from any
+	 * context and we don't want to get preempted while flushing,
+	 * ensure may_schedule is cleared.
+	 */
+	console_trylock();
+	console_may_schedule = 0;
+	console_unlock();
+}
+
 /*
  * Return the console tty driver structure and its associated index
  */