2 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bug.h b/include/asm-generic/bug.h
index a3f738cffdb6..edc6ba82e090 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bug.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bug.h
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ extern void warn_slowpath(const char *file, const int line,
         unlikely(__ret_warn_once);                              \
 })
 
+#define WARN_ONCE(condition, format...) ({                      \
+        static int __warned;                                    \
+        int __ret_warn_once = !!(condition);                    \
+                                                                \
+        if (unlikely(__ret_warn_once))                          \
+                if (WARN(!__warned, format))                    \
+                        __warned = 1;                           \
+        unlikely(__ret_warn_once);                              \
+})
+
 #define WARN_ON_RATELIMIT(condition, state)                     \
                 WARN_ON((condition) && __ratelimit(state))
 
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 9634091ee2f0..ec0a0839ce51 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -215,10 +215,9 @@ static void dev_watchdog(unsigned long arg)
                             time_after(jiffies, (dev->trans_start +
                                                  dev->watchdog_timeo))) {
                                 char drivername[64];
-                                printk(KERN_INFO "NETDEV WATCHDOG: %s (%s): transmit timed out\n",
+                                WARN_ONCE(1, KERN_INFO "NETDEV WATCHDOG: %s (%s): transmit timed out\n",
                                        dev->name, netdev_drivername(dev, drivername, 64));
                                 dev->tx_timeout(dev);
-                                WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
                         }
                         if (!mod_timer(&dev->watchdog_timer,
                                        round_jiffies(jiffies +