Scroll to navigation

PRINTK_TIMED_RATELIM(9) Driver Basics PRINTK_TIMED_RATELIM(9)

NAME

printk_timed_ratelimit - caller-controlled printk ratelimiting

SYNOPSIS

bool printk_timed_ratelimit(unsigned long * caller_jiffies, unsigned int interval_msecs);

ARGUMENTS

caller_jiffies
pointer to caller's state
interval_msecs
minimum interval between prints

DESCRIPTION

printk_timed_ratelimit returns true if more than interval_msecs milliseconds have elapsed since the last time printk_timed_ratelimit returned true.

COPYRIGHT

January 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.