linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] printk: pr_debug_ratelimited: check state first to reduce "callbacks suppressed" messages

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Date:	Sun, 27 Oct 2013 11:33:41 +0100
From:	Krzysztof Mazur <krzysiek@...lesie.net>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] printk: pr_debug_ratelimited: check state first to
 reduce "callbacks suppressed" messages

On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 08:41:53PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> pr_debug_ratelimited should be coded similarly to dev_dbg_ratelimited
> to reduce the "callbacks suppressed" messages.
> 
> Add #include <linux/dynamic_debug.h> to printk.h. Unfortunately, this
> new #include must be after the prototype/declaration of function printk.
> 
> It may be better to split out these _ratelimited declarations into
> a separate file one day.
> 
> Any use of these pr_<foo>_ratelimited functions must also have another
> specific #include <ratelimited.h>.  Most users have this done indirectly
> via #include <linux/kernel.h>
> 
> printk.h may not #include <linux/ratelimit.h> as it causes circular
> dependencies and compilation failures.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> ---
> V2: Fix #include dependencies and typos.
> 
> Compile tested with and without CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG

I've tested both patches without CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG and
with enabled and disabled debugging with CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
and everything seems work correctly.

Thanks,
Krzysiek
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