Added a ring buffer log target to store the last N log messages.

The log target can be used via log alarms and show alarms.
Why? This feature was proposed/requested at
http://openbsc.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/Tasks/ErrorLogTarget
All messages use the same amount of space, prioritizing simplicity.

1 files changed, 58 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/strrb.h b/include/osmocom/core/strrb.h
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+#ifndef _STRRB_H
+#define _STRRB_H
+
+/* (C) 2012-2013 by Katerina Barone-Adesi <kat.obsc@gmail.com>
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+/*! \defgroup osmo_strrb Osmocom ringbuffers for log strings
+ *  @{
+ */
+
+/*! \file strrb.h
+ *  \brief Osmocom string ringbuffer handling routines
+ */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
+
+/*! \brief A structure representing an osmocom string ringbuffer */
+
+#define RB_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE 240
+struct osmo_strrb {
+	uint16_t start;		/*!< \brief index of the first slot */
+	uint16_t end;		/*!< \brief index of the last slot */
+	uint16_t size;		/*!< \brief max number of messages to store */
+	char **buffer;		/*!< \brief storage for messages */
+};
+
+struct osmo_strrb *osmo_strrb_create(TALLOC_CTX * ctx, size_t rb_size);
+bool osmo_strrb_is_empty(const struct osmo_strrb *rb);
+const char *osmo_strrb_get_nth(const struct osmo_strrb *rb,
+			       unsigned int string_index);
+bool _osmo_strrb_is_bufindex_valid(const struct osmo_strrb *rb,
+				   unsigned int offset);
+size_t osmo_strrb_elements(const struct osmo_strrb *rb);
+int osmo_strrb_add(struct osmo_strrb *rb, const char *data);
+
+/*! @} */
+
+#endif /* _STRRB_H */