[openib-general] Re: [PATCH 7 of 20] ipath - misc driver support code

[Roland Dreier]

 > +static unsigned handle_frequent_errors(struct ipath_devdata *dd,
 > +				       ipath_err_t errs, char msg[512],
 > +				       int *noprint)
 > +{
 > +	cycles_t nc;
 > +	static cycles_t nextmsg_time;
 > +	static unsigned nmsgs, supp_msgs;
 > +
 > +	/*
 > +	 * throttle back "fast" messages to no more than 10 per 5 seconds
 > +	 * (1.4-2GHz clock).  This isn't perfect, but it's a reasonable
 > +	 * heuristic. If we get more than 10, give a 5x longer delay
 > +	 */

Could this be replaced by printk_ratelimit()?

 - R.