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Date:	Sun,  2 Nov 2008 16:04:18 +0000
From:	Matt Fleming <mjf@...too.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...e.hu, venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com,
	Matt Fleming <mjf@...too.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] HPET: Convert WARN_ON to WARN_ON_ONCE

It is possible to flood the console with call traces if the WARN_ON
condition is true because of the frequency with which this function is
called.

Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <mjf@...too.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index 77017e8..f10f946 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int hpet_next_event(unsigned long delta,
 	 * what we wrote hit the chip before we compare it to the
 	 * counter.
 	 */
-	WARN_ON((u32)hpet_readl(HPET_T0_CMP) != cnt);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE((u32)hpet_readl(HPET_T0_CMP) != cnt);
 
 	return (s32)((u32)hpet_readl(HPET_COUNTER) - cnt) >= 0 ? -ETIME : 0;
 }
-- 
1.5.6.4

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