most messages are converted to info, since they occur in response to wrong usage. Size mismatch however is a real error (xtables ABI bug) that should not occur. Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@xxxxxxxxx> --- changes since v1: - use info (not err) for most cases. net/netfilter/x_tables.c | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c index 97e06a04c0d4..fa1655aff8d3 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c +++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c @@ -434,36 +434,35 @@ int xt_check_match(struct xt_mtchk_param *par, * ebt_among is exempt from centralized matchsize checking * because it uses a dynamic-size data set. */ - pr_err("%s_tables: %s.%u match: invalid size " - "%u (kernel) != (user) %u\n", - xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name, - par->match->revision, - XT_ALIGN(par->match->matchsize), size); + pr_err_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s.%u match: invalid size %u (kernel) != (user) %u\n", + xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name, + par->match->revision, + XT_ALIGN(par->match->matchsize), size); return -EINVAL; } if (par->match->table != NULL && strcmp(par->match->table, par->table) != 0) { - pr_err("%s_tables: %s match: only valid in %s table, not %s\n", - xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name, - par->match->table, par->table); + pr_info_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s match: only valid in %s table, not %s\n", + xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name, + par->match->table, par->table); return -EINVAL; } if (par->match->hooks && (par->hook_mask & ~par->match->hooks) != 0) { char used[64], allow[64]; - pr_err("%s_tables: %s match: used from hooks %s, but only " - "valid from %s\n", - xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name, - textify_hooks(used, sizeof(used), par->hook_mask, - par->family), - textify_hooks(allow, sizeof(allow), par->match->hooks, - par->family)); + pr_info_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s match: used from hooks %s, but only valid from %s\n", + xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name, + textify_hooks(used, sizeof(used), + par->hook_mask, par->family), + textify_hooks(allow, sizeof(allow), + par->match->hooks, + par->family)); return -EINVAL; } if (par->match->proto && (par->match->proto != proto || inv_proto)) { - pr_err("%s_tables: %s match: only valid for protocol %u\n", - xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name, - par->match->proto); + pr_info_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s match: only valid for protocol %u\n", + xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name, + par->match->proto); return -EINVAL; } if (par->match->checkentry != NULL) { @@ -814,36 +813,35 @@ int xt_check_target(struct xt_tgchk_param *par, int ret; if (XT_ALIGN(par->target->targetsize) != size) { - pr_err("%s_tables: %s.%u target: invalid size " - "%u (kernel) != (user) %u\n", - xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name, - par->target->revision, - XT_ALIGN(par->target->targetsize), size); + pr_err_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s.%u target: invalid size %u (kernel) != (user) %u\n", + xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name, + par->target->revision, + XT_ALIGN(par->target->targetsize), size); return -EINVAL; } if (par->target->table != NULL && strcmp(par->target->table, par->table) != 0) { - pr_err("%s_tables: %s target: only valid in %s table, not %s\n", - xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name, - par->target->table, par->table); + pr_info_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s target: only valid in %s table, not %s\n", + xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name, + par->target->table, par->table); return -EINVAL; } if (par->target->hooks && (par->hook_mask & ~par->target->hooks) != 0) { char used[64], allow[64]; - pr_err("%s_tables: %s target: used from hooks %s, but only " - "usable from %s\n", - xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name, - textify_hooks(used, sizeof(used), par->hook_mask, - par->family), - textify_hooks(allow, sizeof(allow), par->target->hooks, - par->family)); + pr_info_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s target: used from hooks %s, but only usable from %s\n", + xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name, + textify_hooks(used, sizeof(used), + par->hook_mask, par->family), + textify_hooks(allow, sizeof(allow), + par->target->hooks, + par->family)); return -EINVAL; } if (par->target->proto && (par->target->proto != proto || inv_proto)) { - pr_err("%s_tables: %s target: only valid for protocol %u\n", - xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name, - par->target->proto); + pr_info_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s target: only valid for protocol %u\n", + xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name, + par->target->proto); return -EINVAL; } if (par->target->checkentry != NULL) { -- 2.13.6 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html