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Description of problem: When trying to filter out messages using write-attribute(name=filter-spec,value=not(match("some pattern"))) on a logger, it works for some cases but not for all. According to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1040961#c1 it should NOT work (but then it is not consistent with documentation and cli which allows this configuration). Message I want to filter out (an example): 12:30:48,303 ERROR [org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport] (ServerService Thread Pool -- 48) HHH000389: Unsuccessful: drop sequence hibernate_sequence If I define a logger org.hibernate, the filter is not inherited by the handlers. If I define a logger org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport, the filter is inherited by all handlers. Changing for example attribute "level" works also for org.hibernate -- changing it to "FATAL" means that the example message is not in the log (as expected). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): EAP 6.3.0.GA How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1.1. /subsystem=logging/logger=org.hibernate:add(level=INFO) 1.2. /subsystem=logging/logger=org.hibernate:write-attribute(name=filter-spec,value=not(match("HHH000389"))) 2.1 /subsystem=logging/logger=org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport:add(level=INFO) 2.2 /subsystem=logging/logger=org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport:write-attribute(name=filter-spec,value=not(match("HHH000389"))) Actual results: After step 1 the message is present in the logs After step 2 the message is not present in the logs Expected results: Either both 1 and 2 work and message is not present in the logs OR neither 1 nor 2 work and the message is present in the logs. Additional info: Either way, the functionality must be properly documented so customers know, what is the expected behaviour. Currently there is a note: A filter-spec specified for the root logger is not inherited by other handlers. The note is only in section about root logger and does not say it can work for some scenarios.
A filter on a logger is never "inherited" by any handler. You can put a filter on a logger OR a handler. The logger filter takes precedence over the filter on a handler. Logger handlers are not inherited. As you see above if you place a filter on org.hibernate but the logger is created with the name org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport then the filter will not be checked. If however you place the filter on org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport the filter will be checked on the logger. The flow works something like this. if (logger.isLoggable(level)) { if (loggerFilter.isLoggable(logRecord)) { publishToHandler(logRecord) } } Then in the handler: if (handler.isLoggable(level)) { if (handlerFilter.isLoggable(logRecord)) { // write record } } In short the behavior you're seeing is expected behavior. As the previous BZ's indicate we are considering allowing filters to the inherited on loggers. At this point it's best to put filters on handlers if you don't know the specific logger name (category).