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From: Chen Gong <gong.chen@linux.intel.com>
To: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] eliminate the usage of printk_ratelimit
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:38:02 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D0EB37A.4090608@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1012170123140.20940@x980>

于 12/17/2010 2:27 PM, Len Brown 写道:
> On Wed, 15 Dec 2010, Chen Gong wrote:
>
>> To avoid messages to be suppressed, use __ratelimit to
>> substitute printk_ratelimit.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Chen Gong<gong.chen@linux.intel.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c |    4 +++-
>>   1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
>> index 51905d0..29d38ad 100644
>> --- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
>> +++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
>> @@ -180,13 +180,15 @@ static int ghes_copy_tofrom_phys(void *buffer, u64 paddr, u32 len,
>>   static int ghes_read_estatus(struct ghes *ghes, int silent)
>>   {
>>   	struct acpi_hest_generic *g = ghes->generic;
>> +	/* Not more than 2 messages every 5 seconds */
>> +	static DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(ratelimit, 5*HZ, 2);
>>   	u64 buf_paddr;
>>   	u32 len;
>>   	int rc;
>>
>>   	rc = acpi_atomic_read(&buf_paddr,&g->error_status_address);
>>   	if (rc) {
>> -		if (!silent&&  printk_ratelimit())
>> +		if (!silent&&  __ratelimit(&ratelimit))
>
> So you want to change 10 messages/5s into 2 messages/5s?
>
> That isn't a very big change.

No, it is because printk_ratelimit shares ratelimiting state
with all other *unrelated* printk_ratelimit() callsites.

>
> Is using ratelimit better than using printk_once()?
>
> -Len
>
>>   			pr_warning(FW_WARN GHES_PFX
>>   "Failed to read error status block address for hardware error source: %d.\n",
>>   				   g->header.source_id);
>> --
>> 1.7.3.1.120.g38a18
>
>

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      reply	other threads:[~2010-12-20  1:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-12-15 10:18 (unknown), Chen Gong
2010-12-15 10:18 ` [PATCH] eliminate the usage of printk_ratelimit Chen Gong
2010-12-17  6:27   ` Len Brown
2010-12-20  1:38     ` Chen Gong [this message]

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