1 files changed, 45 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/usr/src/cmd/svc/startd/method.c b/usr/src/cmd/svc/startd/method.c
index 12a64343a6..915ad42da6 100644
--- a/usr/src/cmd/svc/startd/method.c
+++ b/usr/src/cmd/svc/startd/method.c
@@ -100,34 +100,18 @@ static uint_t method_events[] = {
  * method_record_start(restarter_inst_t *)
  *   Record a service start for rate limiting.  Place the current time
  *   in the circular array of instance starts.
+ *
+ *   Save the critical_failure_period and critical_failure_allowed with either
+ *   the defaults or the svc properties startd/critical_failure_count and
+ *   startd/critical_failure_period.
+ *   ri_crit_fail_allowed is capped at RINST_START_TIMES.
  */
 static void
 method_record_start(restarter_inst_t *inst)
 {
-	int index = inst->ri_start_index++ % RINST_START_TIMES;
-
-	inst->ri_start_time[index] = gethrtime();
-}
-
-/*
- * method_rate_critical(restarter_inst_t *)
- *    Return true if the average start interval is less than the permitted
- *    interval.  The implicit interval defaults to RINST_FAILURE_RATE_NS and
- *    RINST_START_TIMES but may be overridden with the svc properties
- *    startd/critical_failure_count and startd/critical_failure_period
- *    which represent the number of failures to consider and the amount of
- *    time in seconds in which that number may occur, respectively. Note that
- *    this time is measured as of the transition to 'enabled' rather than wall
- *    clock time.
- *    Implicit success if insufficient measurements for an average exist.
- */
-int
-method_rate_critical(restarter_inst_t *inst)
-{
+	int index;
+	uint_t critical_failure_allowed = RINST_START_TIMES;
 	hrtime_t critical_failure_period;
-	uint_t critical_failure_count = RINST_START_TIMES;
-	uint_t n = inst->ri_start_index;
-	hrtime_t avg_ns = 0;
 	uint64_t scf_fr, scf_st;
 	scf_propvec_t *prop = NULL;
 	scf_propvec_t restart_critical[] = {
@@ -151,17 +135,48 @@ method_rate_critical(restarter_inst_t *inst)
 		 * in seconds but tracked in ns
 		 */
 		critical_failure_period = (hrtime_t)scf_fr * NANOSEC;
-		critical_failure_count = (uint_t)scf_st;
+		critical_failure_allowed = (uint_t)scf_st;
+
+		if (critical_failure_allowed > RINST_START_TIMES)
+			critical_failure_allowed = RINST_START_TIMES;
+		if (critical_failure_allowed < 1)
+			critical_failure_allowed = 1;
+
 	}
-	if (inst->ri_start_index < critical_failure_count)
+
+	inst->ri_crit_fail_allowed = critical_failure_allowed;
+	inst->ri_crit_fail_period = critical_failure_period;
+
+	index = inst->ri_start_index++ % critical_failure_allowed;
+	inst->ri_start_time[index] = gethrtime();
+}
+
+/*
+ * method_rate_critical(restarter_inst_t *)
+ *    Return true if the number of failures within the interval
+ *    ri_crit_fail_period exceeds ri_crit_fail_allowed. The allowed failure
+ *    count defaults to RINST_START_TIMES and the implicit interval defaults
+ *    to RINST_FAILURE_RATE_NS but may be overridden with the svc properties
+ *    startd/critical_failure_count and startd/critical_failure_period which
+ *    represent the acceptable number of failures and the amount of time in
+ *    seconds in which that number may occur, respectively. Note that this time
+ *    is measured as of the transition to 'enabled' rather than wall clock
+ *    time. Implicitly not critical if insufficient failures have occured.
+ */
+int
+method_rate_critical(restarter_inst_t *inst)
+{
+	uint_t n = inst->ri_start_index;
+	uint_t fail_allowed = inst->ri_crit_fail_allowed;
+	hrtime_t diff_ns;
+
+	if (n < fail_allowed)
 		return (0);
 
-	avg_ns =
-	    (inst->ri_start_time[(n - 1) % critical_failure_count] -
-	    inst->ri_start_time[n % critical_failure_count]) /
-	    (critical_failure_count - 1);
+	diff_ns = inst->ri_start_time[(n - 1) % fail_allowed] -
+	    inst->ri_start_time[n % fail_allowed];
 
-	return (avg_ns < critical_failure_period);
+	return (diff_ns < inst->ri_crit_fail_period);
 }
 
 /*