[PATCH v2 1/2] Export linux/syslog.h

From: Paul Bolle
Date: Tue Feb 08 2011 - 17:15:26 EST


Userspace programs (like util-linux' dmesg) still use magic numbers for
the klogctl function (glibc's interface to the syslog system call).
Exporting linux/syslog.h makes the more descriptive named constants
available as a single reference for these values.

Signed-off-by: Paul Bolle <pebolle@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- dropped the "Syslog internals" comment;
- dropped Kees' Singed-off-by, since the patch has changed.

include/linux/Kbuild | 1 +
include/linux/syslog.h | 6 +++---
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/Kbuild b/include/linux/Kbuild
index b0ada6f..c80f55f 100644
--- a/include/linux/Kbuild
+++ b/include/linux/Kbuild
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ header-y += suspend_ioctls.h
header-y += swab.h
header-y += synclink.h
header-y += sysctl.h
+header-y += syslog.h
header-y += taskstats.h
header-y += tcp.h
header-y += telephony.h
diff --git a/include/linux/syslog.h b/include/linux/syslog.h
index 3891139..69b85e6 100644
--- a/include/linux/syslog.h
+++ b/include/linux/syslog.h
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-/* Syslog internals
- *
- * Copyright 2010 Canonical, Ltd.
+/* Copyright 2010 Canonical, Ltd.
* Author: Kees Cook <kees.cook@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -44,9 +42,11 @@
/* Return size of the log buffer */
#define SYSLOG_ACTION_SIZE_BUFFER 10

+#ifdef __KERNEL__
#define SYSLOG_FROM_CALL 0
#define SYSLOG_FROM_FILE 1

int do_syslog(int type, char __user *buf, int count, bool from_file);
+#endif

#endif /* _LINUX_SYSLOG_H */
--
1.7.4

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