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Add /var/log/kern.log to kernel log files.

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This file is present in most distros and provides most of the logs we're
looking for. We support the others if this one is not available.
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Victor Marmol 2015-04-23 19:04:58 -07:00
parent 8197d35ea2
commit a5d99c3aa8
1 changed files with 11 additions and 8 deletions
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utils/oomparser/oomparser.go
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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ package oomparser
import ( import (
"bufio" "bufio"
"errors" "fmt"
"io" "io"
"os" "os"
"os/exec" "os/exec"
@ -187,17 +187,20 @@ func trySystemd() (*OomParser, error) {
} }
// List of possible kernel log files. These are prioritized in order so that
// we will use the first one that is available.
var kernelLogFiles = []string{"/var/log/kern.log", "/var/log/messages", "/var/log/syslog"}
// looks for system files that contain kernel messages and if one is found, sets // looks for system files that contain kernel messages and if one is found, sets
// the systemFile attribute of the OomParser object // the systemFile attribute of the OomParser object
func getSystemFile() (string, error) { func getSystemFile() (string, error) {
const varLogMessages = "/var/log/messages" for _, logFile := range kernelLogFiles {
const varLogSyslog = "/var/log/syslog" if utils.FileExists(logFile) {
if utils.FileExists(varLogMessages) { glog.Infof("OOM parser using kernel log file: %q", logFile)
return varLogMessages, nil return logFile, nil
} else if utils.FileExists(varLogSyslog) { }
return varLogSyslog, nil
} }
return "", errors.New("neither " + varLogSyslog + " nor " + varLogMessages + " exists from which to read kernel errors") return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to find any kernel log file available from our set: %v", kernelLogFiles)
} }
// initializes an OomParser object and calls getSystemFile to set the systemFile // initializes an OomParser object and calls getSystemFile to set the systemFile