> On Sep 15, 2015, at 4:06 PM, John Ferlan <jferlan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
>> On 09/15/2015 01:21 PM, Jim Fehlig wrote:
>> Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 10:57:50AM -0600, Jim Fehlig wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 09:26:23AM -0600, Jim Fehlig wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Instead of a hardcoded DEBUG log level, use the overall
>>>>>> daemon log level specified in libvirtd.conf when opening
>>>>>> a log stream with libxl. libxl is very verbose when DEBUG
>>>>>> log level is set, resulting in huge log files that can
>>>>>> potentially fill a disk. Control of libxl verbosity should
>>>>>> be placed in the administrator's hands.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@xxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> src/libxl/libxl_conf.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
>>>>>> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>>> ACK, this makes sense as default behaviour. As a future enhancement
>>>>> you might also consider supporting a config setting in /etc/libvirt/libxl.conf
>>>>> to explicitly control the libxl library logging behaviour independantly.
>>>> I had actually thought of adding it there first, but then took this
>>>> approach assuming it would be more receptive upstream :-). Personally,
>>>> I'm on the fence. I like the idea of a single knob to control log level
>>>> throughout the daemon, making it a bit easier on admins. On the other
>>>> hand, individual knobs are more friendly to those pouring through logs.
>>>> I can add a knob in libxl.conf if preferred.
>>>
>>> After thinking about it some more, I could actually see value in
>>> create a dedicated virLogSource() instance, solely for libxl
>>> library messages. If we then created a virLogSourceGetPriority()
>>> method, you could query that to see if to turn on logging for
>>> the libxl library. That would ultimately allow you to turn on
>>> debug for just the libxl library if desired, eg
>>>
>>> static virLogSource virLogLibXL = {
>>> .name = "libxl.libxl_library",
>>> ....
>>> }
>>>
>>> LIBVIRT_LOG_FILTERS="1:libxl_library"
>>
>> Ah, good idea. I'll look into it.
>>
>>> Regardless we should just merge your current patch right now.
>>
>> Thanks; done now.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jim
>
> Looks like compilations on Fedora are 'unhappy':
Hrm, thanks for bringing it to my attention. I'll send a patch later when I have something in front of me besides a mobile device.
Regards,
Jim
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