[PATCH net-next RFC 2/6] netconsole: allow configuring the rate limit interval through configfs

From: Breno Leitao

Date: Tue Aug 18 2026 - 06:30:32 EST


The per-target token bucket has no interface, so every target is still
unlimited.

Expose the interval as ratelimit_interval_ms through configfs. It
defaults to zero, so a target stays unlimited until an administrator
sets one.

Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/netconsole.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index 2ad514afa2b89..6f94495d0abc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -940,6 +940,14 @@ static ssize_t transmit_errors_show(struct config_item *item, char *buf)
return sysfs_emit(buf, "%llu\n", xmit_drop_count + enomem_count);
}

+static ssize_t ratelimit_interval_ms_show(struct config_item *item, char *buf)
+{
+ struct netconsole_target *nt = to_target(item);
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n",
+ jiffies_to_msecs(READ_ONCE(nt->ratelimit.interval)));
+}
+
/* configfs helper to display if cpu_nr sysdata feature is enabled */
static ssize_t sysdata_cpu_nr_enabled_show(struct config_item *item, char *buf)
{
@@ -1335,6 +1343,29 @@ static ssize_t remote_mac_store(struct config_item *item, const char *buf,
return ret;
}

+static ssize_t ratelimit_interval_ms_store(struct config_item *item,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ struct netconsole_target *nt = to_target(item);
+ unsigned int interval;
+ unsigned long jifs;
+ ssize_t ret;
+
+ ret = kstrtouint(buf, 10, &interval);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ jifs = msecs_to_jiffies(interval);
+ if (jifs > INT_MAX)
+ return -ERANGE;
+
+ dynamic_netconsole_mutex_lock();
+ WRITE_ONCE(nt->ratelimit.interval, jifs);
+ dynamic_netconsole_mutex_unlock();
+
+ return count;
+}
+
struct userdatum {
struct config_item item;
char value[MAX_EXTRADATA_VALUE_LEN];
@@ -1699,6 +1730,7 @@ CONFIGFS_ATTR_RO(, local_mac);
CONFIGFS_ATTR(, remote_mac);
CONFIGFS_ATTR(, release);
CONFIGFS_ATTR_RO(, transmit_errors);
+CONFIGFS_ATTR(, ratelimit_interval_ms);

static struct configfs_attribute *netconsole_target_attrs[] = {
&attr_enabled,
@@ -1712,6 +1744,7 @@ static struct configfs_attribute *netconsole_target_attrs[] = {
&attr_local_mac,
&attr_remote_mac,
&attr_transmit_errors,
+ &attr_ratelimit_interval_ms,
NULL,
};


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