kvm_ppc_mmu_book3s_32/64 xlat() logs "KVM can't copy data" error upon failing to copy user data to kernel space. This floods kernel log once such fails occur in short time period. Ratelimit this error to avoid flooding kernel logs upon copy data failures. Signed-off-by: Vipin K Parashar <vipin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c | 3 ++- arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu.c | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c index a2eb6d3..1992676 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c @@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ static int kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_xlate_pte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t eaddr, ptem = kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_get_ptem(sre, eaddr, primary); if(copy_from_user(pteg, (void __user *)ptegp, sizeof(pteg))) { - printk(KERN_ERR "KVM: Can't copy data from 0x%lx!\n", ptegp); + printk_ratelimited(KERN_ERR + "KVM: Can't copy data from 0x%lx!\n", ptegp); goto no_page_found; } diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu.c index b9131aa..7015357 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu.c @@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ static int kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_xlate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t eaddr, goto no_page_found; if(copy_from_user(pteg, (void __user *)ptegp, sizeof(pteg))) { - printk(KERN_ERR "KVM can't copy data from 0x%lx!\n", ptegp); + printk_ratelimited(KERN_ERR + "KVM: Can't copy data from 0x%lx!\n", ptegp); goto no_page_found; } -- 2.7.4