dbglog.h File Reference

A debugging log. More...

#include <kos/cdefs.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <kos/fs.h>

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Macros
#define	DBG_DEAD   0
	The system is dead.
#define	DBG_CRITICAL   1
	A critical error message.
#define	DBG_ERROR   2
	A normal error message.
#define	DBG_WARNING   3
	Potential problem.
#define	DBG_NOTICE   4
	Normal but significant.
#define	DBG_INFO   5
	Informational messages.
#define	DBG_DEBUG   6
	User debug messages.
#define	DBG_KDEBUG   7
	Kernel debug messages.

Functions
void	dbglog (int level, const char *fmt,...) __printflike(2
	Kernel debugging printf.
void	dbglog_set_level (int level)
	Set the debugging log level.

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Detailed Description

A debugging log.

This file contains declarations related a debugging log. This log can be used to restrict log messages, for instance to make it so that only the most urgent of messages get printed for a release version of a program.

Author:

Dan Potter

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Function Documentation

void dbglog	(	int	level,
		const char *	fmt,
			...
	)

Kernel debugging printf.

This function is similar to printf(), but filters its output through a log level check before being printed. This way, you can set the level of debug info you want to see (or want your users to see).

Parameters:

level	The level of importance of this message.
fmt	Message format string.
...	Format arguments

See also:

Log levels for dbglog

void dbglog_set_level

(

int

level

)

Set the debugging log level.

This function sets the level for which dbglog() will ignore messages for if the message has a higher level.

Parameters:

level

The level to stop paying attention after.

See also:

Log levels for dbglog