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

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

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

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