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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.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014						   PRINTK_TIMED_RATELIM(9)