Package: syslogd
Version: 1.2-15
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stephen R. van den Berg)
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 16:33:04 +0100
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: patch for Debian sysklogd package
diff -p -C 2 -r -d --horizon-lines=3 sysklogd-1.2/debian.README
sysklogd-1.2.new/debian.README
*** sysklogd-1.2/debian.README Thu Sep 7 11:32:23 1995
--- sysklogd-1.2.new/debian.README Thu Nov 9 16:26:45 1995
*************** Changes:
*** 13,16 ****
--- 13,20 ----
* changed location of pid files to /var/run (FSSTND location)
+ Changes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
+ * added -b option, to avoid fsyncing every time (performance win on heavy
+ sites)
+
syslogd is Copyright (C) 1983, 1988 Regents of the University of California.
diff -p -C 2 -r -d --horizon-lines=3 sysklogd-1.2/sysklogd.8
sysklogd-1.2.new/sysklogd.8
*** sysklogd-1.2/sysklogd.8 Thu Sep 7 11:31:08 1995
--- sysklogd-1.2.new/sysklogd.8 Thu Nov 9 16:08:45 1995
*************** sysklogd \- Linux system logging utiliti
*** 8,12 ****
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B syslogd
! [\-d] [\-f config file] [\-m interval] [\-p socket]
.LP
.SH DESCRIPTION
--- 8,12 ----
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B syslogd
! [\-d] [\-b] [\-f config file] [\-m interval] [\-p socket]
.LP
.SH DESCRIPTION
*************** forground and write much debug informati
*** 60,63 ****
--- 60,68 ----
DEBUGGING section for more information.
.TP
+ .I "\-b"
+ Do buffered writes to the logfiles, do not fsync every logfile after
+ writing to it. In case of a system crash, your logfiles may become
+ inaccurate.
+ .TP
.I "\-f config file"
Specify an alternative configuration file instead of
diff -p -C 2 -r -d --horizon-lines=3 sysklogd-1.2/syslogd.c
sysklogd-1.2.new/syslogd.c
*** sysklogd-1.2/syslogd.c Thu Oct 26 20:59:23 1995
--- sysklogd-1.2.new/syslogd.c Thu Nov 9 16:28:11 1995
*************** struct code FacNames[] = {
*** 315,318 ****
--- 315,319 ----
int Debug; /* debug flag */
+ int Sync = 1; /* fsync logfiles after writing */
char LocalHostName[MAXHOSTNAMELEN+1]; /* our hostname */
char *LocalDomain; /* our local domain name */
*************** int main(argc, argv)
*** 373,381 ****
extern char *optarg;
! while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "df:m:p:")) != EOF)
switch((char)ch) {
case 'd': /* debug */
Debug++;
break;
case 'f': /* configuration file */
ConfFile = optarg;
--- 374,385 ----
extern char *optarg;
! while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "dbf:m:p:")) != EOF)
switch((char)ch) {
case 'd': /* debug */
Debug++;
break;
+ case 'b': /* don't sync */
+ Sync = 0;
+ break;
case 'f': /* configuration file */
ConfFile = optarg;
*************** int main(argc, argv)
*** 607,611 ****
int usage()
{
! fprintf(stderr, "usage: syslogd [-d] [-m markinterval] [-p path] [-f
conffile]\n");
exit(1);
}
--- 611,616 ----
int usage()
{
! fprintf(stderr,
! "Usage: syslogd [-d] [-b] [-m markinterval] [-p path] [-f
conffile]\n");
exit(1);
}
*************** void printline(hname, msg)
*** 757,761 ****
*q = '\0';
! logmsg(pri, line, hname, SYNC_FILE);
return;
}
--- 762,766 ----
*q = '\0';
! logmsg(pri, line, hname, Sync ? SYNC_FILE : 0);
return;
}
*************** void printsys(msg)
*** 779,783 ****
lp = line + strlen(line);
for (p = msg; *p != '\0'; ) {
! flags = SYNC_FILE | ADDDATE; /* fsync file after write */
pri = DEFSPRI;
if (*p == '<') {
--- 784,790 ----
lp = line + strlen(line);
for (p = msg; *p != '\0'; ) {
! flags = ADDDATE;
! if (Sync)
! flags |= SYNC_FILE;
pri = DEFSPRI;
if (*p == '<') {
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Sincerely, [EMAIL
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Stephen R. van den Berg (AKA BuGless).
"And now for something *completely* different!"
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