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-rw-r--r--sys/kern/kern_time.c6
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_time.c b/sys/kern/kern_time.c
index 9cca995..6a046fa 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_time.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_time.c
@@ -679,6 +679,10 @@ ratecheck(struct timeval *lasttime, const struct timeval *mininterval)
* Return 0 if the limit is to be enforced (e.g. the caller
* should drop a packet because of the rate limitation).
*
+ * maxpps of 0 always causes zero to be returned. maxpps of -1
+ * always causes 1 to be returned; this effectively defeats rate
+ * limiting.
+ *
* Note that we maintain the struct timeval for compatibility
* with other bsd systems. We reuse the storage and just monitor
* clock ticks for minimal overhead.
@@ -697,7 +701,7 @@ ppsratecheck(struct timeval *lasttime, int *curpps, int maxpps)
if (lasttime->tv_sec == 0 || (u_int)(now - lasttime->tv_sec) >= hz) {
lasttime->tv_sec = now;
*curpps = 1;
- return (1);
+ return (maxpps != 0);
} else {
(*curpps)++; /* NB: ignore potential overflow */
return (maxpps < 0 || *curpps < maxpps);
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