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SubjectRe: [RFC 07/10] kmod: use simplified rate limit printk
On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 05:23:50PM +0100, Petr Mladek wrote:
> On Thu 2016-12-08 11:49:01, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> > Just use the simplified rate limit printk when the max modprobe
> > limit is reached, while at it throw out a bone should the error
> > be triggered.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@kernel.org>
> > ---
> > kernel/kmod.c | 10 ++--------
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
> > index 09cf35a2075a..ef65f4c3578a 100644
> > --- a/kernel/kmod.c
> > +++ b/kernel/kmod.c
> > @@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ int __request_module(bool wait, const char *fmt, ...)
> > va_list args;
> > char module_name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
> > int ret;
> > - static int kmod_loop_msg;
> >
> > /*
> > * We don't allow synchronous module loading from async. Module
> > @@ -183,13 +182,8 @@ int __request_module(bool wait, const char *fmt, ...)
> >
> > ret = kmod_umh_threads_get();
> > if (ret) {
> > - /* We may be blaming an innocent here, but unlikely */
> > - if (kmod_loop_msg < 5) {
> > - printk(KERN_ERR
> > - "request_module: runaway loop modprobe %s\n",
> > - module_name);
> > - kmod_loop_msg++;
> > - }
> > + pr_err_ratelimited("request_module: modprobe limit (%u) reached with module %s\n",
> > + max_modprobes, module_name);
>
> I like this change. I would only be even more descriptive in which
> limit is reached. Something like
>
> pr_err_ratelimited("request_module: module \"%s\" reached limit (%u) of concurrent modprobe calls\n",
> module_name, max_modprobes);

Sure, changed.

> Either way, feel free to add:
>
> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>

Thanks!

Luis

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