diff --git a/drivers/tty/sysrq.c b/drivers/tty/sysrq.c
index e5974b8239c99..53f8c2329c30c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/sysrq.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/sysrq.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static const struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_unrt_op = {
 
 static void sysrq_handle_replay_logs(u8 key)
 {
-	console_replay_all();
+	console_try_replay_all();
 }
 static struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_replay_logs_op = {
 	.handler        = sysrq_handle_replay_logs,
diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
index 40afab23881a0..ca4c9271daf66 100644
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void show_regs_print_info(const char *log_lvl);
 extern asmlinkage void dump_stack_lvl(const char *log_lvl) __cold;
 extern asmlinkage void dump_stack(void) __cold;
 void printk_trigger_flush(void);
-void console_replay_all(void);
+void console_try_replay_all(void);
 #else
 static inline __printf(1, 0)
 int vprintk(const char *s, va_list args)
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static inline void dump_stack(void)
 static inline void printk_trigger_flush(void)
 {
 }
-static inline void console_replay_all(void)
+static inline void console_try_replay_all(void)
 {
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 420fd310129d4..ed003c06c335d 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -4314,15 +4314,15 @@ void kmsg_dump_rewind(struct kmsg_dump_iter *iter)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kmsg_dump_rewind);
 
 /**
- * console_replay_all - replay kernel log on consoles
+ * console_try_replay_all - try to replay kernel log on consoles
  *
  * Try to obtain lock on console subsystem and replay all
  * available records in printk buffer on the consoles.
  * Does nothing if lock is not obtained.
  *
- * Context: Any context.
+ * Context: Any, except for NMI.
  */
-void console_replay_all(void)
+void console_try_replay_all(void)
 {
 	if (console_trylock()) {
 		__console_rewind_all();