Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org
Usertags: unblock
Please unblock package util-linux, to fix a bug in logger(1).
[ Reason ]
Bug #1030285 reports that logger(1) does not update the syslog header
information for each line received on stdin. A similar report went
upstream a longer time ago and upstream fixed this, but did not make a
release yet.
[ Impact ]
logger(1) would report incorrect timestamps for common `stuff | logger`
usecases.
[ Tests ]
Manual test succeeded.
[ Risks ]
Patch is from upstream and can be trivially tested.
[ Checklist ]
[x] all changes are documented in the d/changelog
[x] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
[x] attach debdiff against the package in testing
As the debdiff will be a diff of a diff, here is the "first layer of
diff":
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/util-linux/-/commit/82443e63149b2da9a4b226e01fa07429955ea052#c428a8aed70931706a24001ebaee2aaa216085e2
unblock util-linux/2.38.1-5
diff -Nru util-linux-2.38.1/debian/changelog util-linux-2.38.1/debian/changelog
--- util-linux-2.38.1/debian/changelog 2022-11-25 15:19:08.000000000 +0000
+++ util-linux-2.38.1/debian/changelog 2023-02-13 08:48:21.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+util-linux (2.38.1-5) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ * Apply upstream patch to fix logger timestamp for stdin (Closes: #1030285)
+
+ -- Chris Hofstaedtler <z...@debian.org> Mon, 13 Feb 2023 08:48:21 +0000
+
util-linux (2.38.1-4) unstable; urgency=medium
[ Helmut Grohne ]
diff -Nru util-linux-2.38.1/debian/patches/series
util-linux-2.38.1/debian/patches/series
--- util-linux-2.38.1/debian/patches/series 2022-11-25 15:19:08.000000000
+0000
+++ util-linux-2.38.1/debian/patches/series 2023-02-13 08:48:21.000000000
+0000
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@
upstream/PATCH-1-2-lib-pty-Put-master-PTY-into-non-blocking-mode-a.patch
upstream/PATCH-2-2-lib-pty-minor-cleanups.patch
upstream/PATCH-script-abort-if-unused-arguments-are-given.patch
+upstream/logger-always-update-header-when-read-from-stdin.patch
diff -Nru
util-linux-2.38.1/debian/patches/upstream/logger-always-update-header-when-read-from-stdin.patch
util-linux-2.38.1/debian/patches/upstream/logger-always-update-header-when-read-from-stdin.patch
---
util-linux-2.38.1/debian/patches/upstream/logger-always-update-header-when-read-from-stdin.patch
1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++
util-linux-2.38.1/debian/patches/upstream/logger-always-update-header-when-read-from-stdin.patch
2023-02-13 08:48:21.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+From: Karel Zak <k...@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2022 10:30:06 +0100
+Subject: logger: always update header when read from stdin
+
+The current code updates the header only when the priority has been
+changed. It's incorrect because wanted is a valid header or each entry
+(don't forget that logger for stdin use-case is used in pipe to log
+long-time running processes).
+
+This patch also fixes the initial timestamp; it was originally generated
+on logger startup, it now generates the header on the first message.
+
+$ (sleep 2; date; sleep 2; date; sleep 2; date) | logger --stderr --no-act
+
+old:
+<13>Nov 1 10:42:14 kzak: Tue Nov 1 10:42:16 AM CET 2022
+<13>Nov 1 10:42:14 kzak: Tue Nov 1 10:42:18 AM CET 2022
+<13>Nov 1 10:42:14 kzak: Tue Nov 1 10:42:20 AM CET 2022
+
+new:
+<13>Nov 1 10:19:02 kzak: Tue Nov 1 10:19:02 AM CET 2022
+<13>Nov 1 10:19:04 kzak: Tue Nov 1 10:19:04 AM CET 2022
+<13>Nov 1 10:19:06 kzak: Tue Nov 1 10:19:06 AM CET 2022
+
+Fixes: https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues/1866
+Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <k...@redhat.com>
+---
+ misc-utils/logger.c | 18 +++++++-----------
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/misc-utils/logger.c b/misc-utils/logger.c
+index bec684f..e2b0b41 100644
+--- a/misc-utils/logger.c
++++ b/misc-utils/logger.c
+@@ -945,8 +945,6 @@ static void logger_open(struct logger_ctl *ctl)
+ ctl->tag = ctl->login = xgetlogin();
+ if (!ctl->tag)
+ ctl->tag = "<someone>";
+-
+- generate_syslog_header(ctl);
+ }
+
+ /* re-open; usually after failed connection */
+@@ -996,10 +994,8 @@ static void logger_stdin(struct logger_ctl *ctl)
+ {
+ /* note: we re-generate the syslog header for each log message to
+ * update header timestamps and to reflect possible priority changes.
+- * The initial header is generated by logger_open().
+ */
+ int default_priority = ctl->pri;
+- int last_pri = default_priority;
+ char *buf = xmalloc(ctl->max_message_size + 2 + 2);
+ int pri;
+ int c;
+@@ -1026,10 +1022,6 @@ static void logger_stdin(struct logger_ctl *ctl)
+ } else
+ ctl->pri = default_priority;
+
+- if (ctl->pri != last_pri) {
+- generate_syslog_header(ctl);
+- last_pri = ctl->pri;
+- }
+ if (c != EOF && c != '\n')
+ c = getchar();
+ }
+@@ -1040,8 +1032,10 @@ static void logger_stdin(struct logger_ctl *ctl)
+ }
+ buf[i] = '\0';
+
+- if (i > 0 || !ctl->skip_empty_lines)
++ if (i > 0 || !ctl->skip_empty_lines) {
++ generate_syslog_header(ctl);
+ write_output(ctl, buf);
++ }
+
+ if (c == '\n') /* discard line terminator */
+ c = getchar();
+@@ -1317,12 +1311,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+ abort();
+ }
+ logger_open(&ctl);
+- if (0 < argc)
++ if (0 < argc) {
++ generate_syslog_header(&ctl);
+ logger_command_line(&ctl, argv);
+- else
++ } else
+ /* Note. --file <arg> reopens stdin making the below
+ * function to be used for file inputs. */
+ logger_stdin(&ctl);
++
+ logger_close(&ctl);
+ return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+ }
