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[v25,15/15] doc: add release note about log library

Message ID 20240919150609.5281-16-stephen@networkplumber.org (mailing list archive)
State New
Delegated to: Thomas Monjalon
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Series Logging enhancements for 24.11 |

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Stephen Hemminger Sept. 19, 2024, 3:04 p.m. UTC 
Significant enough to add some documentation.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Acked-by: Chengwen Feng <fengchengwen@huawei.com>
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 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_24_11.rst | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)

Comments

Tyler Retzlaff Sept. 30, 2024, 8:34 p.m. UTC | #1 
On Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 08:04:21AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Significant enough to add some documentation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
> Acked-by: Morten Brørup <mb@smartsharesystems.com>
> Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
> Acked-by: Chengwen Feng <fengchengwen@huawei.com>
> ---

Acked-by: Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>
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diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_24_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_24_11.rst
index 0ff70d9057..d6fb6c137b 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_24_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_24_11.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,33 @@  New Features
      Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
      =======================================================
 
+* **Enhancements to logging library.**
+
+  * Syslog related changes
+
+    * The meaning of the *--syslog* option has changed.
+      Use of syslog is controlled by the *--syslog* option.
+      The default is now *auto* which uses syslog only if stderr
+      is not a terminal device.
+
+    * The syslog facility is now set to **LOG_USER** if stderr is a terminal
+      and **LOG_DAEMON** otherwise.
+
+    * Syslog is now supported on FreeBSD (but not on Windows).
+
+  * The log is initialized earlier in startup so all messages go through
+    the library.
+
+  * Added a new option to timestamp log messages, which is useful for
+    debugging delays in application and driver startup.
+
+  * Log messages are now in color if going to a terminal (similar to dmesg).
+    The default format shows timestamp in green, subsystem in yellow,
+    and the message is bold, boldface or normal depending on severity.
+
+  * If the application is a systemd service and the log output is being
+    sent of standard error then DPDK will switch to journal native protocol.
+
 
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