Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Mon, 18 Aug 2003 15:48:00 -0700 | From | "David S. Miller" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Ratelimit SO_BSDCOMPAT warnings |
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On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:15:40 -0400 Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 15:06:05 PDT, Phil Oester said: > > static void sock_warn_obsolete_bsdism(const char *name) > > { > > - printk(KERN_WARNING "process `%s' is using obsolete " > > - "%s SO_BSDCOMPAT\n", current->comm, name); > > + static int warned; > > + > > + if (!warned) { > > + warned = 1; > > Umm.. am I dense, or does this only warn once for *the first program* > to do it after the system boots? And you don't get another warning about > any OTHER programs until you reboot in a few weeks (possibly)?
Yes, this patch does suck hard.
I see no reason to apply this, just fix your apps and the warning will stop. There's only a handful of programs that trigger this at all.
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