RE: [PATCH] x86/mce: Restore rate limit on MCE logged message

[Qiuxu (Leo) Zhuo]

> From: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 5:49 AM
> To: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> On Mon, Nov 09, 2026 at 04:29:32PM -0500, Rik van Riel wrote:
> > I do not know how exactly memory errors are getting collected. There
> > are some tools that watch netcons, some that collect data on the host,
> > and some that grab data off the BMC. I have no idea which of those
> > paths the memory error collection uses.
> 
> It probably doesn't matter for the problem at hand - I guess we should ratelimit that
> printk after all...
> 

This commit restores the rate limit removed by commit

    ea324444ece9 ("x86/mce: Restore MCA polling interval halving").

Sorry I missed that removal during my review :-)

Restoring it looks good to me.

    Reviewed-by: Qiuxu Zhuo <qzhuo@xxxxxxxxxx>