diff -Nupr src.orig/kernel/audit.c src/kernel/audit.c

--- src.orig/kernel/audit.c	2017-09-22 15:27:21.602055778 -0400

+++ src/kernel/audit.c	2017-09-22 15:27:34.429108894 -0400

@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ void audit_panic(const char *message)

 	}

 }

+void kpatch_audit_foo(void)

+{

+	if (!jiffies)

+		printk("kpatch audit foo\n");

+}

+

 static inline int audit_rate_check(void)

 {

 	static unsigned long	last_check = 0;

@@ -215,6 +221,7 @@ static inline int audit_rate_check(void)

 	unsigned long		elapsed;

 	int			retval	   = 0;

+	kpatch_audit_foo();

 	if (!audit_rate_limit) return 1;

 	spin_lock_irqsave(&lock, flags);

@@ -234,6 +241,11 @@ static inline int audit_rate_check(void)

 	return retval;

 }

+noinline void kpatch_audit_check(void)

+{

+	audit_rate_check();

+}

+

 /**

  * audit_log_lost - conditionally log lost audit message event

  * @message: the message stating reason for lost audit message

@@ -282,6 +294,8 @@ static int audit_log_config_change(char

 	struct audit_buffer *ab;

 	int rc = 0;

+	kpatch_audit_check();

+

 	ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_CONFIG_CHANGE);

 	if (unlikely(!ab))

 		return rc;