[PATCH 6/6] kmod: use simplified rate limit printk

From: Luis R. Rodriguez
Date: Thu May 18 2017 - 23:25:09 EST


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.

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/kmod.c | 10 ++--------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 7ea11dbc7564..56cd2a16e7ac 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ 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
@@ -191,13 +190,8 @@ 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("%s: module \"%s\" reached limit (%u) of concurrent modprobe calls\n",
+ __func__, module_name, max_modprobes);
return ret;
}

--
2.11.0