From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9964845AF6 for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2024 20:50:47 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mails.dpdk.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CD3A402BC; Wed, 9 Oct 2024 20:50:47 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail-yw1-f173.google.com (mail-yw1-f173.google.com [209.85.128.173]) by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 015154025C for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2024 20:50:44 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail-yw1-f173.google.com with SMTP id 00721157ae682-6dbc5db8a31so1000287b3.1 for ; Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:50:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=networkplumber-org.20230601.gappssmtp.com; s=20230601; t=1728499844; x=1729104644; darn=dpdk.org; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:references:in-reply-to :message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date:from:to:cc:subject:date :message-id:reply-to; bh=OzzKRA9YRKPv3LSA5Ea6nALLjew7tBcVLdd7X65WYXc=; b=yKOLxD7VTgGh4Hu8rTD3Mo09o+3Mc5l13H/Oc7BipyIGO0f+fnd361fssMeZR9JFxg LW/HDUFMe8wlvgHMv25bR4EwGN1xD/g+Zj0HgdnVio2BuSx8uhrsYV8BGONmrjpz8QbR /+agsLpAkvccyRkXkl59QLQi5XINls2JHwNtcN7vS1uhbSH4YlsrT9FyXcFbK/dEpAif 07rtQsxbmsV8dQCOTmjDJM7fp1Wc+1/Vh39N1P7DmcGwuPnJNvUvgceyOf25WaUfidr7 q1S2ukuvA/91bxLc37k/+qIi3tEtAYmE6iQ1I0zh0jD/jqqtWglLkMhXUYsP4RyshxD0 YROg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1728499844; x=1729104644; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:references:in-reply-to :message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc :subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=OzzKRA9YRKPv3LSA5Ea6nALLjew7tBcVLdd7X65WYXc=; b=bd1yEi9ON6I5c4yDe7wmPk7o+7T6gg6DXktM8+p3g0ZtYtaHEZKtgvt2dTe7X+VuH6 iB4RXiPCOjg6tXBKEKmaDv7DjNoo/qim0j0DTUMwn06cXGD/Lz7EBbXC2fdsowkEbRfn Lg8ydVVW17AnhImhGt0DpSkoGRNKSa0JsHYyOdW0DXu97uLmDx5dxZreocHfHo99KhcE DeBOyiAJfgVQjam4Z9sZo/8sBNc5v568WsLqs7D8MkqBDLFTC1PCDtv/uPkRSiWxaFdN jK0BaFGnmSmYBzuoAUxzFCYFz8vJ9Eb7ZGuOWWxOUNwL+1dWNXtlr9F5ZQJN3Zssw+o2 Ad0A== X-Forwarded-Encrypted: i=1; AJvYcCVq6ACaDXsYDAEU/d6fWhx/hiz9X6skIfpjPAUC7n5szHzFfk4ZqoG2/kotyfO480+fB2zmYCk=@dpdk.org X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YyAoM96TTzZQkV5tyw4Bu9neBWeLNn13mq8d2JUpwHeoWZFiGlq ZzZL0USpliFbawJcG4n6OIs44yAwrLAqVRzgt53DKrun26ojHb2hmHI7HhgdcDQ= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IF6E/DKP0IJbp6Aczqdrh6DjYIaORnMwvu0uGn234u1rTRhvDp7PEANDx4krxq52ClO99O1OA== X-Received: by 2002:a05:690c:25c9:b0:6d6:c5cd:bde0 with SMTP id 00721157ae682-6e32f27cabemr6851667b3.15.1728499844293; Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:50:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hermes.local (204-195-96-226.wavecable.com. [204.195.96.226]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 00721157ae682-6e2d93848cesm19839617b3.58.2024.10.09.11.50.42 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:50:43 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 11:50:39 -0700 From: Stephen Hemminger To: Ilya Maximets Cc: David Marchand , dev@dpdk.org, stable@dpdk.org, Anoob Joseph Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: enhance the global log level documentation Message-ID: <20241009115039.7b506205@hermes.local> In-Reply-To: References: <20240626150926.1918948-1-david.marchand@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: stable@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: patches for DPDK stable branches List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: stable-bounces@dpdk.org On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:10:48 +0200 Ilya Maximets wrote: > On 6/26/24 17:09, David Marchand wrote: > > The current documentation is non intuitive in that the global log level > > can be understood as being a single knob controlling all components > > logs. > > On the contrary, all the global log level is for is to reduce verbosity > > globally. > > > > Remove examples of setting --log-level=8|debug, which is a noop. > > > > Cc: stable@dpdk.org > > > > Signed-off-by: David Marchand > > --- Yes, the global log level pre-dates the introduction of component logs. The wording would be better if it was more precise. Something like: By default, all log messages enabled by a particular component are visible. But this may be too verbose. For example, to suppress all logs below warning level: /path/to-app --log-level=warning