# \[PATCH 11/18\] net: hamradio: use wrapper functions of net\_ratelimit() to simplify code

- From: Kefeng Wang \<hidden\>
- Date: 2013-10-15 12:05:44 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2013/10/4133758
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2013/10/4133752/t.md

```text
net_XXX_ratelimited() is called to simplify code.

Signed-off-by: Kefeng Wang <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c    | 3 +--
 drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c | 3 +--
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index 1450e33..9e97eba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -237,8 +237,7 @@ static void sp_encaps(struct sixpack *sp, unsigned char *icp, int len)
 out_drop:
 	sp->dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
 	netif_start_queue(sp->dev);
-	if (net_ratelimit())
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: %s - dropped.\n", sp->dev->name, msg);
+	net_dbg_ratelimited("%s: %s - dropped.\n", sp->dev->name, msg);
 }
 
 /* Encapsulate an IP datagram and kick it into a TTY queue. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index f91bf0d..1522b4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t bpq_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	 * space for the BPQ headers.
 	 */
 	if (skb_cow(skb, AX25_BPQ_HEADER_LEN)) {
-		if (net_ratelimit())
-			pr_err("bpqether: out of memory\n");
+		net_err_ratelimited("pqether: out of memory\n");
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
-- 
1.8.2.1
```