Re: [PATCH 7 of 20] ipath - misc driver support code

Roland Dreier
2006-03-09T23:11:13Z

> +static unsigned handle_frequent_errors(struct ipath_devdata *dd,
> + ipath_err_t errs, char msg[512],
> + int *noprint)
> +{
> + cycles_t nc;
> + static cycles_t nextmsg_time;
> + static unsigned nmsgs, supp_msgs;
> +
> + /*
> + * throttle back "fast" messages to no more than 10 per 5 seconds
> + * (1.4-2GHz clock). This isn't perfect, but it's a reasonable
> + * heuristic. If we get more than 10, give a 5x longer delay
> + */

Could this be replaced by printk_ratelimit()?

- R.