setlogmask - set log priority mask
#include <syslog.h>
int setlogmask(int mask);
A process has a log priority mask that determines which calls to
syslog(3) may be logged. All other calls will be
ignored. Logging is enabled for the priorities that have the
corresponding bit set in mask
. The initial mask is such that
logging is enabled for all priorities.
The setlogmask() function sets this logmask for the calling process, and returns the previous mask. If the mask argument is 0, the current logmask is not modified.
The eight priorities are LOG_EMERG,
LOG_ALERT, LOG_CRIT,
LOG_ERR, LOG_WARNING,
LOG_NOTICE, LOG_INFO, and
LOG_DEBUG. The bit corresponding to a priority
p
is LOG_MASK(p)
. Some systems also provide a macro
LOG_UPTO(p)
for the mask of all priorities in the above list up
to and including p
.
This function returns the previous log priority mask.
None.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value |
setlogmask() | Thread safety | MT-Unsafe race:LogMask |
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
LOG_UPTO() will be included in the next release of the POSIX specification (Issue 8).
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