diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index de08fc90baaf..e63aa679614e 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(log_wait);
 /* the next printk record to read by syslog(READ) or /proc/kmsg */
 static u64 syslog_seq;
 static u32 syslog_idx;
-static enum log_flags syslog_prev;
 static size_t syslog_partial;
 
 /* index and sequence number of the first record stored in the buffer */
@@ -381,7 +380,6 @@ static u32 log_next_idx;
 /* the next printk record to write to the console */
 static u64 console_seq;
 static u32 console_idx;
-static enum log_flags console_prev;
 
 /* the next printk record to read after the last 'clear' command */
 static u64 clear_seq;
@@ -650,27 +648,15 @@ static void append_char(char **pp, char *e, char c)
 }
 
 static ssize_t msg_print_ext_header(char *buf, size_t size,
-				    struct printk_log *msg, u64 seq,
-				    enum log_flags prev_flags)
+				    struct printk_log *msg, u64 seq)
 {
 	u64 ts_usec = msg->ts_nsec;
-	char cont = '-';
 
 	do_div(ts_usec, 1000);
 
-	/*
-	 * If we couldn't merge continuation line fragments during the print,
-	 * export the stored flags to allow an optional external merge of the
-	 * records. Merging the records isn't always neccessarily correct, like
-	 * when we hit a race during printing. In most cases though, it produces
-	 * better readable output. 'c' in the record flags mark the first
-	 * fragment of a line, '+' the following.
-	 */
-	if (msg->flags & LOG_CONT)
-		cont = (prev_flags & LOG_CONT) ? '+' : 'c';
-
 	return scnprintf(buf, size, "%u,%llu,%llu,%c;",
-		       (msg->facility << 3) | msg->level, seq, ts_usec, cont);
+		       (msg->facility << 3) | msg->level, seq, ts_usec,
+		       msg->flags & LOG_CONT ? 'c' : '-');
 }
 
 static ssize_t msg_print_ext_body(char *buf, size_t size,
@@ -725,7 +711,6 @@ static ssize_t msg_print_ext_body(char *buf, size_t size,
 struct devkmsg_user {
 	u64 seq;
 	u32 idx;
-	enum log_flags prev;
 	struct ratelimit_state rs;
 	struct mutex lock;
 	char buf[CONSOLE_EXT_LOG_MAX];
@@ -794,7 +779,7 @@ static ssize_t devkmsg_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void cont_flush(void);
+static void deferred_cont_flush(void);
 
 static ssize_t devkmsg_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			    size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
@@ -811,7 +796,6 @@ static ssize_t devkmsg_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	raw_spin_lock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
-	cont_flush();
 	while (user->seq == log_next_seq) {
 		if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
 			ret = -EAGAIN;
@@ -838,12 +822,11 @@ static ssize_t devkmsg_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 
 	msg = log_from_idx(user->idx);
 	len = msg_print_ext_header(user->buf, sizeof(user->buf),
-				   msg, user->seq, user->prev);
+				   msg, user->seq);
 	len += msg_print_ext_body(user->buf + len, sizeof(user->buf) - len,
 				  log_dict(msg), msg->dict_len,
 				  log_text(msg), msg->text_len);
 
-	user->prev = msg->flags;
 	user->idx = log_next(user->idx);
 	user->seq++;
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
@@ -860,6 +843,7 @@ static ssize_t devkmsg_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	ret = len;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&user->lock);
+	deferred_cont_flush();
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -874,7 +858,6 @@ static loff_t devkmsg_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int whence)
 		return -ESPIPE;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
-	cont_flush();
 	switch (whence) {
 	case SEEK_SET:
 		/* the first record */
@@ -913,7 +896,6 @@ static unsigned int devkmsg_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 	poll_wait(file, &log_wait, wait);
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
-	cont_flush();
 	if (user->seq < log_next_seq) {
 		/* return error when data has vanished underneath us */
 		if (user->seq < log_first_seq)
@@ -922,6 +904,7 @@ static unsigned int devkmsg_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 			ret = POLLIN|POLLRDNORM;
 	}
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
+	deferred_cont_flush();
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1226,26 +1209,12 @@ static size_t print_prefix(const struct printk_log *msg, bool syslog, char *buf)
 	return len;
 }
 
-static size_t msg_print_text(const struct printk_log *msg, enum log_flags prev,
-			     bool syslog, char *buf, size_t size)
+static size_t msg_print_text(const struct printk_log *msg, bool syslog, char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	const char *text = log_text(msg);
 	size_t text_size = msg->text_len;
-	bool prefix = true;
-	bool newline = true;
 	size_t len = 0;
 
-	if ((prev & LOG_CONT) && !(msg->flags & LOG_PREFIX))
-		prefix = false;
-
-	if (msg->flags & LOG_CONT) {
-		if ((prev & LOG_CONT) && !(prev & LOG_NEWLINE))
-			prefix = false;
-
-		if (!(msg->flags & LOG_NEWLINE))
-			newline = false;
-	}
-
 	do {
 		const char *next = memchr(text, '\n', text_size);
 		size_t text_len;
@@ -1263,22 +1232,17 @@ static size_t msg_print_text(const struct printk_log *msg, enum log_flags prev,
 			    text_len + 1 >= size - len)
 				break;
 
-			if (prefix)
-				len += print_prefix(msg, syslog, buf + len);
+			len += print_prefix(msg, syslog, buf + len);
 			memcpy(buf + len, text, text_len);
 			len += text_len;
-			if (next || newline)
-				buf[len++] = '\n';
+			buf[len++] = '\n';
 		} else {
 			/* SYSLOG_ACTION_* buffer size only calculation */
-			if (prefix)
-				len += print_prefix(msg, syslog, NULL);
+			len += print_prefix(msg, syslog, NULL);
 			len += text_len;
-			if (next || newline)
-				len++;
+			len++;
 		}
 
-		prefix = true;
 		text = next;
 	} while (text);
 
@@ -1300,12 +1264,10 @@ static int syslog_print(char __user *buf, int size)
 		size_t skip;
 
 		raw_spin_lock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
-		cont_flush();
 		if (syslog_seq < log_first_seq) {
 			/* messages are gone, move to first one */
 			syslog_seq = log_first_seq;
 			syslog_idx = log_first_idx;
-			syslog_prev = 0;
 			syslog_partial = 0;
 		}
 		if (syslog_seq == log_next_seq) {
@@ -1315,13 +1277,11 @@ static int syslog_print(char __user *buf, int size)
 
 		skip = syslog_partial;
 		msg = log_from_idx(syslog_idx);
-		n = msg_print_text(msg, syslog_prev, true, text,
-				   LOG_LINE_MAX + PREFIX_MAX);
+		n = msg_print_text(msg, true, text, LOG_LINE_MAX + PREFIX_MAX);
 		if (n - syslog_partial <= size) {
 			/* message fits into buffer, move forward */
 			syslog_idx = log_next(syslog_idx);
 			syslog_seq++;
-			syslog_prev = msg->flags;
 			n -= syslog_partial;
 			syslog_partial = 0;
 		} else if (!len){
@@ -1360,12 +1320,10 @@ static int syslog_print_all(char __user *buf, int size, bool clear)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
-	cont_flush();
 	if (buf) {
 		u64 next_seq;
 		u64 seq;
 		u32 idx;
-		enum log_flags prev;
 
 		/*
 		 * Find first record that fits, including all following records,
@@ -1373,12 +1331,10 @@ static int syslog_print_all(char __user *buf, int size, bool clear)
 		 */
 		seq = clear_seq;
 		idx = clear_idx;
-		prev = 0;
 		while (seq < log_next_seq) {
 			struct printk_log *msg = log_from_idx(idx);
 
-			len += msg_print_text(msg, prev, true, NULL, 0);
-			prev = msg->flags;
+			len += msg_print_text(msg, true, NULL, 0);
 			idx = log_next(idx);
 			seq++;
 		}
@@ -1386,12 +1342,10 @@ static int syslog_print_all(char __user *buf, int size, bool clear)
 		/* move first record forward until length fits into the buffer */
 		seq = clear_seq;
 		idx = clear_idx;
-		prev = 0;
 		while (len > size && seq < log_next_seq) {
 			struct printk_log *msg = log_from_idx(idx);
 
-			len -= msg_print_text(msg, prev, true, NULL, 0);
-			prev = msg->flags;
+			len -= msg_print_text(msg, true, NULL, 0);
 			idx = log_next(idx);
 			seq++;
 		}
@@ -1404,7 +1358,7 @@ static int syslog_print_all(char __user *buf, int size, bool clear)
 			struct printk_log *msg = log_from_idx(idx);
 			int textlen;
 
-			textlen = msg_print_text(msg, prev, true, text,
+			textlen = msg_print_text(msg, true, text,
 						 LOG_LINE_MAX + PREFIX_MAX);
 			if (textlen < 0) {
 				len = textlen;
@@ -1412,7 +1366,6 @@ static int syslog_print_all(char __user *buf, int size, bool clear)
 			}
 			idx = log_next(idx);
 			seq++;
-			prev = msg->flags;
 
 			raw_spin_unlock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
 			if (copy_to_user(buf + len, text, textlen))
@@ -1425,7 +1378,6 @@ static int syslog_print_all(char __user *buf, int size, bool clear)
 				/* messages are gone, move to next one */
 				seq = log_first_seq;
 				idx = log_first_idx;
-				prev = 0;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1522,12 +1474,10 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, int source)
 	/* Number of chars in the log buffer */
 	case SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_UNREAD:
 		raw_spin_lock_irq(&logbuf_lock);
-		cont_flush();
 		if (syslog_seq < log_first_seq) {
 			/* messages are gone, move to first one */
 			syslog_seq = log_first_seq;
 			syslog_idx = log_first_idx;
-			syslog_prev = 0;
 			syslog_partial = 0;
 		}
 		if (source == SYSLOG_FROM_PROC) {
@@ -1540,16 +1490,14 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, int source)
 		} else {
 			u64 seq = syslog_seq;
 			u32 idx = syslog_idx;
-			enum log_flags prev = syslog_prev;
 
 			error = 0;
 			while (seq < log_next_seq) {
 				struct printk_log *msg = log_from_idx(idx);
 
-				error += msg_print_text(msg, prev, true, NULL, 0);
+				error += msg_print_text(msg, true, NULL, 0);
 				idx = log_next(idx);
 				seq++;
-				prev = msg->flags;
 			}
 			error -= syslog_partial;
 		}
@@ -1563,6 +1511,7 @@ int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int len, int source)
 		error = -EINVAL;
 		break;
 	}
+	deferred_cont_flush();
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1650,46 +1599,47 @@ static inline void printk_delay(void)
 static struct cont {
 	char buf[LOG_LINE_MAX];
 	size_t len;			/* length == 0 means unused buffer */
-	size_t cons;			/* bytes written to console */
 	struct task_struct *owner;	/* task of first print*/
 	u64 ts_nsec;			/* time of first print */
 	u8 level;			/* log level of first message */
 	u8 facility;			/* log facility of first message */
 	enum log_flags flags;		/* prefix, newline flags */
-	bool flushed:1;			/* buffer sealed and committed */
 } cont;
 
-static void cont_flush(void)
+static bool cont_flush(void)
 {
-	if (cont.flushed)
-		return;
-	if (cont.len == 0)
+	if (!cont.len)
+		return false;
+
+	log_store(cont.facility, cont.level, cont.flags, cont.ts_nsec,
+		  NULL, 0, cont.buf, cont.len);
+	cont.len = 0;
+	return true;
+}
+
+static void flush_timer(unsigned long data)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	bool did_flush;
+
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&logbuf_lock, flags);
+	did_flush = cont_flush();
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&logbuf_lock, flags);
+	if (did_flush)
+		wake_up_klogd();
+}
+
+static void deferred_cont_flush(void)
+{
+	static DEFINE_TIMER(timer, flush_timer, 0, 0);
+
+	if (!cont.len)
 		return;
-	if (cont.cons) {
-		/*
-		 * If a fragment of this line was directly flushed to the
-		 * console; wait for the console to pick up the rest of the
-		 * line. LOG_NOCONS suppresses a duplicated output.
-		 */
-		log_store(cont.facility, cont.level, cont.flags | LOG_NOCONS,
-			  cont.ts_nsec, NULL, 0, cont.buf, cont.len);
-		cont.flushed = true;
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * If no fragment of this line ever reached the console,
-		 * just submit it to the store and free the buffer.
-		 */
-		log_store(cont.facility, cont.level, cont.flags, 0,
-			  NULL, 0, cont.buf, cont.len);
-		cont.len = 0;
-	}
+	mod_timer(&timer, jiffies + HZ/10);
 }
 
 static bool cont_add(int facility, int level, enum log_flags flags, const char *text, size_t len)
 {
-	if (cont.len && cont.flushed)
-		return false;
-
 	/*
 	 * If ext consoles are present, flush and skip in-kernel
 	 * continuation.  See nr_ext_console_drivers definition.  Also, if
@@ -1706,8 +1656,6 @@ static bool cont_add(int facility, int level, enum log_flags flags, const char *
 		cont.owner = current;
 		cont.ts_nsec = local_clock();
 		cont.flags = flags;
-		cont.cons = 0;
-		cont.flushed = false;
 	}
 
 	memcpy(cont.buf + cont.len, text, len);
@@ -1726,34 +1674,6 @@ static bool cont_add(int facility, int level, enum log_flags flags, const char *
 	return true;
 }
 
-static size_t cont_print_text(char *text, size_t size)
-{
-	size_t textlen = 0;
-	size_t len;
-
-	if (cont.cons == 0 && (console_prev & LOG_NEWLINE)) {
-		textlen += print_time(cont.ts_nsec, text);
-		size -= textlen;
-	}
-
-	len = cont.len - cont.cons;
-	if (len > 0) {
-		if (len+1 > size)
-			len = size-1;
-		memcpy(text + textlen, cont.buf + cont.cons, len);
-		textlen += len;
-		cont.cons = cont.len;
-	}
-
-	if (cont.flushed) {
-		if (cont.flags & LOG_NEWLINE)
-			text[textlen++] = '\n';
-		/* got everything, release buffer */
-		cont.len = 0;
-	}
-	return textlen;
-}
-
 static size_t log_output(int facility, int level, enum log_flags lflags, const char *dict, size_t dictlen, char *text, size_t text_len)
 {
 	/*
@@ -1999,11 +1919,9 @@ static u64 syslog_seq;
 static u32 syslog_idx;
 static u64 console_seq;
 static u32 console_idx;
-static enum log_flags syslog_prev;
 static u64 log_first_seq;
 static u32 log_first_idx;
 static u64 log_next_seq;
-static enum log_flags console_prev;
 static struct cont {
 	size_t len;
 	size_t cons;
@@ -2015,17 +1933,16 @@ static char *log_dict(const struct printk_log *msg) { return NULL; }
 static struct printk_log *log_from_idx(u32 idx) { return NULL; }
 static u32 log_next(u32 idx) { return 0; }
 static ssize_t msg_print_ext_header(char *buf, size_t size,
-				    struct printk_log *msg, u64 seq,
-				    enum log_flags prev_flags) { return 0; }
+				    struct printk_log *msg,
+				    u64 seq) { return 0; }
 static ssize_t msg_print_ext_body(char *buf, size_t size,
 				  char *dict, size_t dict_len,
 				  char *text, size_t text_len) { return 0; }
 static void call_console_drivers(int level,
 				 const char *ext_text, size_t ext_len,
 				 const char *text, size_t len) {}
-static size_t msg_print_text(const struct printk_log *msg, enum log_flags prev,
+static size_t msg_print_text(const struct printk_log *msg,
 			     bool syslog, char *buf, size_t size) { return 0; }
-static size_t cont_print_text(char *text, size_t size) { return 0; }
 static bool suppress_message_printing(int level) { return false; }
 
 /* Still needs to be defined for users */
@@ -2296,42 +2213,6 @@ static inline int can_use_console(void)
 	return cpu_online(raw_smp_processor_id()) || have_callable_console();
 }
 
-static void console_cont_flush(char *text, size_t size)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	size_t len;
-
-	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&logbuf_lock, flags);
-
-	if (!cont.len)
-		goto out;
-
-	if (suppress_message_printing(cont.level)) {
-		cont.cons = cont.len;
-		if (cont.flushed)
-			cont.len = 0;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * We still queue earlier records, likely because the console was
-	 * busy. The earlier ones need to be printed before this one, we
-	 * did not flush any fragment so far, so just let it queue up.
-	 */
-	if (console_seq < log_next_seq && !cont.cons)
-		goto out;
-
-	len = cont_print_text(text, size);
-	raw_spin_unlock(&logbuf_lock);
-	stop_critical_timings();
-	call_console_drivers(cont.level, NULL, 0, text, len);
-	start_critical_timings();
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-	return;
-out:
-	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&logbuf_lock, flags);
-}
-
 /**
  * console_unlock - unlock the console system
  *
@@ -2385,9 +2266,6 @@ void console_unlock(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* flush buffered message fragment immediately to console */
-	console_cont_flush(text, sizeof(text));
-
 	for (;;) {
 		struct printk_log *msg;
 		size_t ext_len = 0;
@@ -2407,7 +2285,6 @@ void console_unlock(void)
 			/* messages are gone, move to first one */
 			console_seq = log_first_seq;
 			console_idx = log_first_idx;
-			console_prev = 0;
 		} else {
 			len = 0;
 		}
@@ -2417,8 +2294,7 @@ void console_unlock(void)
 
 		msg = log_from_idx(console_idx);
 		level = msg->level;
-		if ((msg->flags & LOG_NOCONS) ||
-				suppress_message_printing(level)) {
+		if (suppress_message_printing(level)) {
 			/*
 			 * Skip record we have buffered and already printed
 			 * directly to the console when we received it, and
@@ -2426,22 +2302,14 @@ void console_unlock(void)
 			 */
 			console_idx = log_next(console_idx);
 			console_seq++;
-			/*
-			 * We will get here again when we register a new
-			 * CON_PRINTBUFFER console. Clear the flag so we
-			 * will properly dump everything later.
-			 */
-			msg->flags &= ~LOG_NOCONS;
-			console_prev = msg->flags;
 			goto skip;
 		}
 
-		len += msg_print_text(msg, console_prev, false,
-				      text + len, sizeof(text) - len);
+		len += msg_print_text(msg, false, text + len, sizeof(text) - len);
 		if (nr_ext_console_drivers) {
 			ext_len = msg_print_ext_header(ext_text,
 						sizeof(ext_text),
-						msg, console_seq, console_prev);
+						msg, console_seq);
 			ext_len += msg_print_ext_body(ext_text + ext_len,
 						sizeof(ext_text) - ext_len,
 						log_dict(msg), msg->dict_len,
@@ -2449,7 +2317,6 @@ void console_unlock(void)
 		}
 		console_idx = log_next(console_idx);
 		console_seq++;
-		console_prev = msg->flags;
 		raw_spin_unlock(&logbuf_lock);
 
 		stop_critical_timings();	/* don't trace print latency */
@@ -2483,7 +2350,7 @@ void console_unlock(void)
 	if (retry && console_trylock())
 		goto again;
 
-	if (wake_klogd)
+	if (wake_klogd || cont.len)
 		wake_up_klogd();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(console_unlock);
@@ -2744,7 +2611,6 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
 		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&logbuf_lock, flags);
 		console_seq = syslog_seq;
 		console_idx = syslog_idx;
-		console_prev = syslog_prev;
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&logbuf_lock, flags);
 		/*
 		 * We're about to replay the log buffer.  Only do this to the
@@ -2883,6 +2749,7 @@ static void wake_up_klogd_work_func(struct irq_work *irq_work)
 
 	if (pending & PRINTK_PENDING_WAKEUP)
 		wake_up_interruptible(&log_wait);
+	deferred_cont_flush();
 }
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct irq_work, wake_up_klogd_work) = {
@@ -3095,7 +2962,7 @@ bool kmsg_dump_get_line_nolock(struct kmsg_dumper *dumper, bool syslog,
 		goto out;
 
 	msg = log_from_idx(dumper->cur_idx);
-	l = msg_print_text(msg, 0, syslog, line, size);
+	l = msg_print_text(msg, syslog, line, size);
 
 	dumper->cur_idx = log_next(dumper->cur_idx);
 	dumper->cur_seq++;
@@ -3165,7 +3032,6 @@ bool kmsg_dump_get_buffer(struct kmsg_dumper *dumper, bool syslog,
 	u32 idx;
 	u64 next_seq;
 	u32 next_idx;
-	enum log_flags prev;
 	size_t l = 0;
 	bool ret = false;
 
@@ -3189,27 +3055,23 @@ bool kmsg_dump_get_buffer(struct kmsg_dumper *dumper, bool syslog,
 	/* calculate length of entire buffer */
 	seq = dumper->cur_seq;
 	idx = dumper->cur_idx;
-	prev = 0;
 	while (seq < dumper->next_seq) {
 		struct printk_log *msg = log_from_idx(idx);
 
-		l += msg_print_text(msg, prev, true, NULL, 0);
+		l += msg_print_text(msg, true, NULL, 0);
 		idx = log_next(idx);
 		seq++;
-		prev = msg->flags;
 	}
 
 	/* move first record forward until length fits into the buffer */
 	seq = dumper->cur_seq;
 	idx = dumper->cur_idx;
-	prev = 0;
 	while (l > size && seq < dumper->next_seq) {
 		struct printk_log *msg = log_from_idx(idx);
 
-		l -= msg_print_text(msg, prev, true, NULL, 0);
+		l -= msg_print_text(msg, true, NULL, 0);
 		idx = log_next(idx);
 		seq++;
-		prev = msg->flags;
 	}
 
 	/* last message in next interation */
@@ -3220,10 +3082,9 @@ bool kmsg_dump_get_buffer(struct kmsg_dumper *dumper, bool syslog,
 	while (seq < dumper->next_seq) {
 		struct printk_log *msg = log_from_idx(idx);
 
-		l += msg_print_text(msg, prev, syslog, buf + l, size - l);
+		l += msg_print_text(msg, syslog, buf + l, size - l);
 		idx = log_next(idx);
 		seq++;
-		prev = msg->flags;
 	}
 
 	dumper->next_seq = next_seq;
