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
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