On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:10:21 +0100, Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 11 2004, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > +   printk(KERN_WARNING "Warning: /proc/ide/hd?/settings interface is "
> > > +                       "obsolete, and will be removed soon!\n");
> > > +
> >
> > The above should be rate limited or on the write case moved to after
> > the capable() check. A program polling these settings now makes a nasty
> > noise and wipes the logs. A user can also do it intentionally.
> 
> Or just print it once...
Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@gmail.com>