Re: [PATCH v1] xen/console: remove __printk_ratelimit()

[dmkhn@proton.me]

On Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 07:35:04AM +0200, Jan Beulich wrote:
> On 30.07.2025 00:18, dmkhn@proton.me wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 11:32:43AM +0200, Jan Beulich wrote:
> >> On 26.07.2025 11:20, Julien Grall wrote:
> >>> On 25/07/2025 22:24, dmkhn@proton.me wrote:
> >>>> From: Denis Mukhin <dmukhin@ford.com>
> >>>>
> >>>> __printk_ratelimit() is never used outside of the console driver.
> >>>> Remove it from the lib.h and merge with the public printk_ratelimit().
> >>>
> >>> Is this solving any sort of violation? Asking because even if the
> >>> function is only used by one caller, I could see a benefit to be able to
> >>> use different value for the ratelimit. So I leaning towards keep the
> >>> code as-is.
> >>
> >> +1
> >>
> >> In fact I'm surprised (or maybe not) that we still don't make better use
> >> the rate limiting functionality.
> >
> > Out of curiosity, do you have any ideas re: make better use of the rate
> > limiting functionality?
> 
> No concrete ones; thinking about this has been way too long ago.
> 
> > Build-time parameterization?
> 
> That and/or command line controls.

Got it.

Can you please explain why exporting __printk_ratelimit() is still required
for implementation of build/command line settings in console.c?

> 
> Jan