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1 /*
2 * ratelimit.c - Do something with rate limit.
4 * Isolated from kernel/printk.c by Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@gmail.com>
6 * 2008-05-01 rewrite the function and use a ratelimit_state data struct as
7 * parameter. Now every user can use their own standalone ratelimit_state.
9 * This file is released under the GPLv2.
12 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
13 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
14 #include <linux/export.h>
17 * __ratelimit - rate limiting
18 * @rs: ratelimit_state data
19 * @func: name of calling function
21 * This enforces a rate limit: not more than @rs->burst callbacks
22 * in every @rs->interval
24 * RETURNS:
25 * 0 means callbacks will be suppressed.
26 * 1 means go ahead and do it.
28 int ___ratelimit(struct ratelimit_state *rs, const char *func)
30 unsigned long flags;
31 int ret;
33 if (!rs->interval)
34 return 1;
37 * If we contend on this state's lock then almost
38 * by definition we are too busy to print a message,
39 * in addition to the one that will be printed by
40 * the entity that is holding the lock already:
42 if (!raw_spin_trylock_irqsave(&rs->lock, flags))
43 return 0;
45 if (!rs->begin)
46 rs->begin = jiffies;
48 if (time_is_before_jiffies(rs->begin + rs->interval)) {
49 if (rs->missed)
50 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: %d callbacks suppressed\n",
51 func, rs->missed);
52 rs->begin = 0;
53 rs->printed = 0;
54 rs->missed = 0;
56 if (rs->burst && rs->burst > rs->printed) {
57 rs->printed++;
58 ret = 1;
59 } else {
60 rs->missed++;
61 ret = 0;
63 raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rs->lock, flags);
65 return ret;
67 EXPORT_SYMBOL(___ratelimit);