Re: [log4perl-devel] multiple different synchronized appenders

[Mike S. <msc...@ao...>]

Viner, David wrote on 11/20/2003, 7:29 PM:

 > Now, if I don't provide any 'key' argument in the log configuration
 > file for
 > either program, all 4 of these processes will use the default "_l4p"
 > as the
 > semaphore key.  I think that this means that all 4 programs will
 > synchronize
 > their logging, when in fact pid 93168 and 93169 really don't need to sync
 > with 93170 or 93171.  Is that correct?

You're correct -- and that would be overkill.

 > Is the right approach to use some program specific key for each
 > synchronized
 > program?

One key per to-be-synchronized-entity, in your case one key per logfile.

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