log/syslog: Add the ability to suppress the [<pid>] part of a syslog point #12861
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ianlancetaylor
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I would vote no. I think we all regret adding the log/syslog package to the standard library. Adding more API surface just gives us more to maintain. It's a small package; if you want different behavior, copy it into your source tree. |
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I agree. You should fork it to somewhere on github and make it the super full-featured syslog package. |
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The unix openlog() function call takes a parameter option:
void openlog(const char *ident, int option, int facility);
On of these controls whether or not PID of the process is included in the generated logpoint.
The bit from sys/syslog.h the controls this is:
define LOG_PID 0x01 /* log the pid with each message */
This may also be controlled from the command line logger utility using the command line option:
This issue discusses extending the existing syslog package to allow this to be control.
The existing Go package includes the PID by default and doesn't offer a way to control it, this change would preserve the existing default and add two new methods
func (w *Writer) UnsetOptions(opt int)
To remove options and the other one:
func (w *Writer) SetOptions(opt int)
To add option bits.
Only one option bit would be added:
const (
// The syslog options, only OPT_PID is supported
)
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