nuttx/Documentation/reference/user/13_logging.rst
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Logging
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NuttX provides the SYSLOG for application and OS logging, which can be
configured in various ways to select how these messages are displayed
(see details :doc:`here </components/drivers/special/syslog>`).
Applications can emit logging messages using the standard :c:func:`syslog`
interface.
.. note:: The standard :c:func:`openlog` and :c:func:`closelog`
are not currently supported.
.. c:function:: void syslog(int priority, const char *fmt, ...)
This interface allows to send messages to SYSLOG using standard
:c:func:`printf` formatting.
Each message sent to SYSLOG is assigned a priority. Depending
on system configuration this message may or not appear in the
output.
:param priority: A priority given by ``LOG_*`` family of
definitions.
:param fmt: The format string
.. c:function:: void vsyslog(int priority, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
Performs the same task as :c:func:`syslog` with the
difference that it takes a set of arguments which have been obtained
using the :file:`include/stdarg.h` variable argument list macros.
.. c:function:: int setlogmask(int mask)
Sets the logging mask which controls which messages appear on SYSLOG
output. :c:func:`setlogmask` is not a thread-safe, re-entrant function.
Concurrent use will have undefined behavior.
:param mask: The new mask to set.
See :c:macro:`LOG_MASK` and :c:macro:`LOG_UPTO`.
Per OpenGroup.org "If the maskpri argument is 0, the current log mask
is not modified." In this implementation, the value zero is permitted
in order to disable all syslog levels.
:returns: The previous mask.
.. warning:: Per POSIX the syslog mask should be a per-process value but in
NuttX, the scope of the mask is dependent on the nature of the build:
* Flat Build: There is one, global SYSLOG mask that controls all output.
* Protected Build: There are two SYSLOG masks. One within the kernel
that controls only kernel output. And one in user-space that controls
only user SYSLOG output.
* Kernel Build: The kernel build is compliant with the POSIX requirement:
There will be one mask for each user process, controlling the SYSLOG
output only form that process. There will be a separate mask
accessible only in the kernel code to control kernel SYSLOG output.
Priority Levels
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The following levels are defined:
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Priority (macro) Description
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``LOG_EMERG`` System is unusable
``LOG_ALERT`` Action must be taken immediately
``LOG_CRIT`` Critical conditions
``LOG_ERR`` Error conditions
``LOG_WARNING`` Warning conditions
``LOG_NOTICE`` Normal, but significant, condition
``LOG_INFO`` Informational message
``LOG_DEBUG`` Debug-level message
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Priority mask
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The following macros can be used with :c:func:`setlogmask`:
.. c:macro:: LOG_MASK(p)
Returns the logmask corresponding priority ``p``
.. c:macro:: LOG_UPTO(p)
Returns the logmask of all SYSLOG priorities
up to and including ``p``.
.. c:macro:: LOG_ALL
Mask corresponding to all priorities enabled