PRINTK_TIMED_RATELIM

Section: Driver Basics (9)
Updated: February 2011
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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.  

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