Re: [RFC 07/10] kmod: use simplified rate limit printk

["Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@kernel.org>]

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