netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: rate-limit warn-bad-offload splats.

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Message-Id: <20130419.175847.2037489757817828171.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:58:47 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	greearb@...delatech.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: rate-limit warn-bad-offload splats.

From: greearb@...delatech.com
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:45:52 -0700

> From: Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
> 
> If one does do something unfortunate and allow a
> bad offload bug into the kernel, this the
> skb_warn_bad_offload can effectively live-lock the
> system, filling the logs with the same error over
> and over.
> 
> Add rate limitation to this so that box remains otherwise
> functional in this case.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>

Applied, thanks Ben.
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