Add ratelimits section for rationale and defaults. Signed-off-by: Jon Pan-Doh <pandoh@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/PCI/pcieaer-howto.rst | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/pcieaer-howto.rst b/Documentation/PCI/pcieaer-howto.rst index f013f3b27c82..167c0b277b62 100644 --- a/Documentation/PCI/pcieaer-howto.rst +++ b/Documentation/PCI/pcieaer-howto.rst @@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ In the example, 'Requester ID' means the ID of the device that sent the error message to the Root Port. Please refer to PCIe specs for other fields. +AER Ratelimits +-------------- + +Error messages are ratelimited per device and error type. This prevents +spammy devices from flooding the console and stalling execution. Set the +default ratelimit to DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_BURST over +DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_INTERVAL (10 per 5 seconds). + AER Statistics / Counters ------------------------- -- 2.48.1.601.g30ceb7b040-goog
