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+// Copyright 2018 The gVisor Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package stack
+
+import (
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
+)
+
+const (
+	// icmpLimit is the default maximum number of ICMP messages permitted by this
+	// rate limiter.
+	icmpLimit = 1000
+
+	// icmpBurst is the default number of ICMP messages that can be sent in a single
+	// burst.
+	icmpBurst = 50
+)
+
+// ICMPRateLimiter is a global rate limiter that controls the generation of
+// ICMP messages generated by the stack.
+type ICMPRateLimiter struct {
+	*rate.Limiter
+}
+
+// NewICMPRateLimiter returns a global rate limiter for controlling the rate
+// at which ICMP messages are generated by the stack.
+func NewICMPRateLimiter() *ICMPRateLimiter {
+	return &ICMPRateLimiter{Limiter: rate.NewLimiter(icmpLimit, icmpBurst)}
+}