Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Add clarification that the printk_ratelimit_burst window resets after > printk_ratelimit seconds have elapsed, allowing another burst of > messages to be sent. This helps users understand that the rate limiting > is not permanent but operates in periodic windows. > > Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 3 ++- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst > index a43b78b4b6464..6f8d3935147da 100644 > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst > @@ -1099,7 +1099,8 @@ printk_ratelimit_burst > While long term we enforce one message per `printk_ratelimit`_ > seconds, we do allow a burst of messages to pass through. > ``printk_ratelimit_burst`` specifies the number of messages we can > -send before ratelimiting kicks in. > +send before ratelimiting kicks in. After `printk_ratelimit`_ seconds > +have elapsed, another burst of messages may be sent. > Applied, thanks. jon
