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;