By default, the dpdk log is out to stdout/stderr and syslog.
The rte_openlog_stream could set an external FILE* stream, but it asks
the
consumer to give it a FILE* pointer.
For C++ or other languages, it's hard to get a libc FILE*.

Support to set a hook is another choice for this scenario.

Signed-off-by: Li Feng <redacted>
---
v3: Rename the func, change the comments, add funcs in version.map.
v2: Simplify the code.

 lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 lib/librte_eal/linux/eal_log.c   | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 lib/librte_eal/version.map       |  2 ++
 lib/librte_eal/windows/eal_log.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 71 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h
index 173004fd7..566319cd4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h

@@ -97,6 +97,35 @@ int rte_openlog_stream(FILE *f);
  */
 FILE *rte_log_get_stream(void);

+/**
+ * Define a logging write function.
+ */
+typedef ssize_t rte_log_write_function(void *cookie, const char *buf, size_t size);
+
+/**
+ * Change the default stream's write action that will be used by the logging system.
+ *
+ * This should be done before the 'rte_eal_init' call. And the 'rte_openlog_stream'
+ * call will override this action.
+ *
+ * @param logf
+ *   Pointer to the log write function.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+void
+rte_log_sink_set(rte_log_write_function* logf);
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the log function used by the logging system (see rte_log_sink_set()
+ * to change it).
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   Pointer to the log function.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+rte_log_write_function*
+rte_log_sink_get(void);
+
 /**
  * Set the global log level.
  *

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal_log.c b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal_log.c
index 43c8460bf..2192b43f6 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal_log.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linux/eal_log.c

@@ -60,3 +60,24 @@ rte_eal_log_init(const char *id, int facility)

        return 0;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Change the default stream's write action that will be used by the logging system.
+ *
+ * This should be done before the 'rte_eal_init' call. And the 'rte_openlog_stream'
+ * call will override this action.
+ */
+void
+rte_log_sink_set(rte_log_write_function* logf)
+{
+    console_log_func.write = logf;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the log function used by the logging system (see rte_log_sink_set()
+ * to change it).
+ */
+rte_log_write_function*
+rte_log_sink_get(void) {
+    return console_log_func.write;
+}

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/version.map b/lib/librte_eal/version.map
index fce90a112..3cc8691a3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/version.map

@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
        rte_thread_tls_key_delete;
        rte_thread_tls_value_get;
        rte_thread_tls_value_set;
+    rte_log_sink_set;
+    rte_log_sink_get;
 };

 INTERNAL {

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/windows/eal_log.c b/lib/librte_eal/windows/eal_log.c
index 875981f13..42c2d5ff3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/windows/eal_log.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/windows/eal_log.c

@@ -14,3 +14,22 @@ rte_eal_log_init(__rte_unused const char *id, __rte_unused int facility)

        return 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Set the customized logger, it will override the default stream write action,
+ * which is writing to syslog and stdout.
+ */
+void
+rte_log_sink_set(rte_log_write_function* logf)
+{
+       RTE_SET_USED(logf);
+       return;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Retrieve the default log write function.
+ */
+rte_log_write_function*
+rte_log_sink_get(void) {
+    return NULL;
+}
--

2.29.2