Bug 763225 (GLUSTER-1493)

Summary: log enhancement to print calling function..
Product: [Community] GlusterFS Reporter: Amar Tumballi <amarts>
Component: loggingAssignee: Amar Tumballi <amarts>
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Description Amar Tumballi 2010-08-31 16:09:35 UTC 
checkout below messages :

[2010-08-31 10:52:17.688451] D [dict.c:324:dict_get] dict: @this=(nil) @key=0x2aaaaca5ac34
[2010-08-31 10:52:17.688466] D [dict.c:324:dict_get] dict: @this=(nil) @key=0x2aaaaca5aca6


This doesn't make any sense other than knowing that someone sent dict_get on NULL dictionary.

We need a mechanism to print the calling function in these cases. Can use the backtrace() itself.. some macro like 'char *get_calling_function(void)' which returns the name of the calling function.
Comment 1 Vijay Bellur 2010-09-09 05:04:25 UTC 
PATCH: http://patches.gluster.com/patch/4698 in master (dict.c: fix a redundant log in DEBUG level)
Comment 2 Vijay Bellur 2010-09-13 10:44:53 UTC 
PATCH: http://patches.gluster.com/patch/4730 in master (logging: provide a API to print calling functions)