[v3,07/11] eal: add log level help

Message ID 20210312181720.242252-8-thomas@monjalon.net (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: David Marchand
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Series improve options help |

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Thomas Monjalon March 12, 2021, 6:17 p.m. UTC
  The option --log-level was not completely described in the usage text,
and it was difficult to guess the names of the log types and levels.

A new value "help" is accepted after --log-level to give more details
about the syntax and listing the log types and levels.

The array "levels" used for level name parsing is replaced with
a (modified) existing function which was used in rte_log_dump().

The new function rte_log_list_types() is exported in the API
for allowing an application to give this info to the user
if not exposing the EAL option --log-level.
The list of log types cannot include all drivers if not linked in the
application (shared object plugin case).

Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
---
 lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c     | 24 +++++++++---
 lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c | 44 +++++++++++++++-------
 lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h            |  5 +++
 lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h           | 11 ++++++
 lib/librte_eal/version.map                 |  3 ++
 5 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Ray Kinsella March 15, 2021, 10:19 a.m. UTC | #1
On 12/03/2021 18:17, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> The option --log-level was not completely described in the usage text,
> and it was difficult to guess the names of the log types and levels.
> 
> A new value "help" is accepted after --log-level to give more details
> about the syntax and listing the log types and levels.
> 
> The array "levels" used for level name parsing is replaced with
> a (modified) existing function which was used in rte_log_dump().
> 
> The new function rte_log_list_types() is exported in the API
> for allowing an application to give this info to the user
> if not exposing the EAL option --log-level.
> The list of log types cannot include all drivers if not linked in the
> application (shared object plugin case).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> ---
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c     | 24 +++++++++---
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c | 44 +++++++++++++++-------
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h            |  5 +++
>  lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h           | 11 ++++++
>  lib/librte_eal/version.map                 |  3 ++
>  5 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
> index 40cac36f89..d695b04068 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
> @@ -397,12 +397,12 @@ RTE_INIT_PRIO(log_init, LOG)
>  	rte_logs.dynamic_types_len = RTE_LOGTYPE_FIRST_EXT_ID;
>  }
>  
> -static const char *
> -loglevel_to_string(uint32_t level)
> +const char *
> +eal_log_level2str(uint32_t level)
>  {
>  	switch (level) {
>  	case 0: return "disabled";
> -	case RTE_LOG_EMERG: return "emerg";
> +	case RTE_LOG_EMERG: return "emergency";
>  	case RTE_LOG_ALERT: return "alert";
>  	case RTE_LOG_CRIT: return "critical";
>  	case RTE_LOG_ERR: return "error";
> @@ -414,6 +414,20 @@ loglevel_to_string(uint32_t level)
>  	}
>  }
>  
> +/* Dump name of each logtype, one per line. */
> +void
> +rte_log_list_types(FILE *out, const char *prefix)
> +{
> +	size_t type;
> +
> +	for (type = 0; type < rte_logs.dynamic_types_len; ++type) {
> +		if (rte_logs.dynamic_types[type].name == NULL)
> +			continue;
> +		fprintf(out, "%s%s\n",
> +				prefix, rte_logs.dynamic_types[type].name);
> +	}
> +}
> +
>  /* dump global level and registered log types */
>  void
>  rte_log_dump(FILE *f)
> @@ -421,14 +435,14 @@ rte_log_dump(FILE *f)
>  	size_t i;
>  
>  	fprintf(f, "global log level is %s\n",
> -		loglevel_to_string(rte_log_get_global_level()));
> +		eal_log_level2str(rte_log_get_global_level()));
>  
>  	for (i = 0; i < rte_logs.dynamic_types_len; i++) {
>  		if (rte_logs.dynamic_types[i].name == NULL)
>  			continue;
>  		fprintf(f, "id %zu: %s, level is %s\n",
>  			i, rte_logs.dynamic_types[i].name,
> -			loglevel_to_string(rte_logs.dynamic_types[i].loglevel));
> +			eal_log_level2str(rte_logs.dynamic_types[i].loglevel));
>  	}
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
> index 2df3ae04ea..1da6583d71 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
> @@ -1227,19 +1227,31 @@ eal_parse_syslog(const char *facility, struct internal_config *conf)
>  }
>  #endif
>  
> +static void
> +eal_log_usage(void)
> +{
> +	unsigned int level;
> +
> +	printf("Log type is a pattern matching items of this list"
> +			" (plugins may be missing):\n");
> +	rte_log_list_types(stdout, "\t");
> +	printf("\n");
> +	printf("Syntax using globbing pattern:     ");
> +	printf("--"OPT_LOG_LEVEL" pattern:level\n");
> +	printf("Syntax using regular expression:   ");
> +	printf("--"OPT_LOG_LEVEL" regexp,level\n");
> +	printf("Syntax for the global level:       ");
> +	printf("--"OPT_LOG_LEVEL" level\n");
> +	printf("Logs are emitted if allowed by both global and specific levels.\n");
> +	printf("\n");
> +	printf("Log level can be a number or the first letters of its name:\n");
> +	for (level = 1; level <= RTE_LOG_MAX; level++)
> +		printf("\t%d   %s\n", level, eal_log_level2str(level));
> +}
> +
>  static int
>  eal_parse_log_priority(const char *level)
>  {
> -	static const char * const levels[] = {
> -		[RTE_LOG_EMERG]   = "emergency",
> -		[RTE_LOG_ALERT]   = "alert",
> -		[RTE_LOG_CRIT]    = "critical",
> -		[RTE_LOG_ERR]     = "error",
> -		[RTE_LOG_WARNING] = "warning",
> -		[RTE_LOG_NOTICE]  = "notice",
> -		[RTE_LOG_INFO]    = "info",
> -		[RTE_LOG_DEBUG]   = "debug",
> -	};
>  	size_t len = strlen(level);
>  	unsigned long tmp;
>  	char *end;
> @@ -1250,7 +1262,7 @@ eal_parse_log_priority(const char *level)
>  
>  	/* look for named values, skip 0 which is not a valid level */
>  	for (i = 1; i <= RTE_LOG_MAX; i++) {
> -		if (strncmp(levels[i], level, len) == 0)
> +		if (strncmp(eal_log_level2str(i), level, len) == 0)
>  			return i;
>  	}
>  
> @@ -1274,6 +1286,11 @@ eal_parse_log_level(const char *arg)
>  	char *str, *level;
>  	int priority;
>  
> +	if (strcmp(arg, "help") == 0) {

So I think the convention is to support both "?" and "help".
Qemu does this at least. 

> +		eal_log_usage();
> +		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
> +	}
> +
>  	str = strdup(arg);
>  	if (str == NULL)
>  		return -1;
> @@ -2067,9 +2084,10 @@ eal_common_usage(void)
>  #ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
>  	       "  --"OPT_SYSLOG"            Set syslog facility\n"
>  #endif
> -	       "  --"OPT_LOG_LEVEL"=<int>   Set global log level\n"
> -	       "  --"OPT_LOG_LEVEL"=<type-match>:<int>\n"
> +	       "  --"OPT_LOG_LEVEL"=<level> Set global log level\n"
> +	       "  --"OPT_LOG_LEVEL"=<type-match>:<level>\n"
>  	       "                      Set specific log level\n"
> +	       "  --"OPT_LOG_LEVEL"=help    Show log types and levels\n"
>  #ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
>  	       "  --"OPT_TRACE"=<regex-match>\n"
>  	       "                      Enable trace based on regular expression trace name.\n"
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h
> index 684650a17b..c784fa6043 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h
> @@ -24,4 +24,9 @@ void eal_log_set_default(FILE *default_log);
>  int eal_log_save_regexp(const char *regexp, uint32_t level);
>  int eal_log_save_pattern(const char *pattern, uint32_t level);
>  
> +/*
> + * Convert log level to string.
> + */
> +const char *eal_log_level2str(uint32_t level);
> +
>  #endif /* EAL_LOG_H */
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h
> index 394e8682b9..e6192892c3 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h
> @@ -240,6 +240,17 @@ int rte_log_register(const char *name);
>  __rte_experimental
>  int rte_log_register_type_and_pick_level(const char *name, uint32_t level_def);
>  
> +/**
> + * Dump name of each logtype, one per line.
> + *
> + * @param out
> + *   Stream where the list is sent.
> + * @param prefix
> + *   String preceding each logtype in the output.
> + */
> +__rte_experimental
> +void rte_log_list_types(FILE *out, const char *prefix);
> +
>  /**
>   * Dump log information.
>   *
> diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/version.map b/lib/librte_eal/version.map
> index fce90a112f..6b7876a0b9 100644
> --- a/lib/librte_eal/version.map
> +++ b/lib/librte_eal/version.map
> @@ -412,6 +412,9 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
>  	rte_thread_tls_key_delete;
>  	rte_thread_tls_value_get;
>  	rte_thread_tls_value_set;
> +
> +	# added in 21.05
> +	rte_log_list_types;
>  };
>  
>  INTERNAL {
>
  
Bruce Richardson March 15, 2021, 10:31 a.m. UTC | #2
On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 10:19:47AM +0000, Kinsella, Ray wrote:
> 
> 
> On 12/03/2021 18:17, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > The option --log-level was not completely described in the usage text,
> > and it was difficult to guess the names of the log types and levels.
> > 
> > A new value "help" is accepted after --log-level to give more details
> > about the syntax and listing the log types and levels.
> > 
> > The array "levels" used for level name parsing is replaced with
> > a (modified) existing function which was used in rte_log_dump().
> > 
> > The new function rte_log_list_types() is exported in the API
> > for allowing an application to give this info to the user
> > if not exposing the EAL option --log-level.
> > The list of log types cannot include all drivers if not linked in the
> > application (shared object plugin case).
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> > ---
> >  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c     | 24 +++++++++---
> >  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c | 44 +++++++++++++++-------
> >  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h            |  5 +++
> >  lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h           | 11 ++++++
> >  lib/librte_eal/version.map                 |  3 ++
> >  5 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> > 
<snip>
> > @@ -1274,6 +1286,11 @@ eal_parse_log_level(const char *arg)
> >  	char *str, *level;
> >  	int priority;
> >  
> > +	if (strcmp(arg, "help") == 0) {
> 
> So I think the convention is to support both "?" and "help".
> Qemu does this at least. 
> 
I've seen "/?" used for help on windows binaries, but "-?" not so much in the
linux world, where --help (and often -h for short) seem to be the standard.
  
Ray Kinsella March 15, 2021, 10:42 a.m. UTC | #3
On 15/03/2021 10:31, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 10:19:47AM +0000, Kinsella, Ray wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 12/03/2021 18:17, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>> The option --log-level was not completely described in the usage text,
>>> and it was difficult to guess the names of the log types and levels.
>>>
>>> A new value "help" is accepted after --log-level to give more details
>>> about the syntax and listing the log types and levels.
>>>
>>> The array "levels" used for level name parsing is replaced with
>>> a (modified) existing function which was used in rte_log_dump().
>>>
>>> The new function rte_log_list_types() is exported in the API
>>> for allowing an application to give this info to the user
>>> if not exposing the EAL option --log-level.
>>> The list of log types cannot include all drivers if not linked in the
>>> application (shared object plugin case).
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
>>> ---
>>>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c     | 24 +++++++++---
>>>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c | 44 +++++++++++++++-------
>>>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h            |  5 +++
>>>  lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h           | 11 ++++++
>>>  lib/librte_eal/version.map                 |  3 ++
>>>  5 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
>>>
> <snip>
>>> @@ -1274,6 +1286,11 @@ eal_parse_log_level(const char *arg)
>>>  	char *str, *level;
>>>  	int priority;
>>>  
>>> +	if (strcmp(arg, "help") == 0) {
>>
>> So I think the convention is to support both "?" and "help".
>> Qemu does this at least. 
>>
> I've seen "/?" used for help on windows binaries, but "-?" not so much in the
> linux world, where --help (and often -h for short) seem to be the standard.
> 

This is slightly different - it is where you are looking to return a list of valid 
values for a parameter. So for instance in qemu mentioned above 

 ~ > qemu-system-x86_64 -cpu ? | head -n 10
Available CPUs:
x86 486                   (alias configured by machine type)
x86 486-v1
x86 Broadwell             (alias configured by machine type)
x86 Broadwell-IBRS        (alias of Broadwell-v3)
x86 Broadwell-noTSX       (alias of Broadwell-v2)
x86 Broadwell-noTSX-IBRS  (alias of Broadwell-v4)
x86 Broadwell-v1          Intel Core Processor (Broadwell)
x86 Broadwell-v2          Intel Core Processor (Broadwell, no TSX)
x86 Broadwell-v3          Intel Core Processor (Broadwell, IBRS)
  
Thomas Monjalon March 15, 2021, 10:52 a.m. UTC | #4
15/03/2021 11:42, Kinsella, Ray:
> 
> On 15/03/2021 10:31, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 10:19:47AM +0000, Kinsella, Ray wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On 12/03/2021 18:17, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> >>> The option --log-level was not completely described in the usage text,
> >>> and it was difficult to guess the names of the log types and levels.
> >>>
> >>> A new value "help" is accepted after --log-level to give more details
> >>> about the syntax and listing the log types and levels.
> >>>
> >>> The array "levels" used for level name parsing is replaced with
> >>> a (modified) existing function which was used in rte_log_dump().
> >>>
> >>> The new function rte_log_list_types() is exported in the API
> >>> for allowing an application to give this info to the user
> >>> if not exposing the EAL option --log-level.
> >>> The list of log types cannot include all drivers if not linked in the
> >>> application (shared object plugin case).
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> >>> ---
> >>>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c     | 24 +++++++++---
> >>>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c | 44 +++++++++++++++-------
> >>>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h            |  5 +++
> >>>  lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h           | 11 ++++++
> >>>  lib/librte_eal/version.map                 |  3 ++
> >>>  5 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> >>>
> > <snip>
> >>> @@ -1274,6 +1286,11 @@ eal_parse_log_level(const char *arg)
> >>>  	char *str, *level;
> >>>  	int priority;
> >>>  
> >>> +	if (strcmp(arg, "help") == 0) {
> >>
> >> So I think the convention is to support both "?" and "help".
> >> Qemu does this at least. 
> >>
> > I've seen "/?" used for help on windows binaries, but "-?" not so much in the
> > linux world, where --help (and often -h for short) seem to be the standard.
> > 
> 
> This is slightly different - it is where you are looking to return a list of valid 
> values for a parameter. So for instance in qemu mentioned above 
> 
>  ~ > qemu-system-x86_64 -cpu ? | head -n 10

"?" is a special character.
In my zsh, I need to quote it to avoid globbing parsing,
so I'm not a fan.

I will let you extend the syntax in a separate patch :)
  
Stephen Hemminger March 15, 2021, 3:59 p.m. UTC | #5
On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:52:13 +0100
Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net> wrote:

> 15/03/2021 11:42, Kinsella, Ray:
> > 
> > On 15/03/2021 10:31, Bruce Richardson wrote:  
> > > On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 10:19:47AM +0000, Kinsella, Ray wrote:  
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On 12/03/2021 18:17, Thomas Monjalon wrote:  
> > >>> The option --log-level was not completely described in the usage text,
> > >>> and it was difficult to guess the names of the log types and levels.
> > >>>
> > >>> A new value "help" is accepted after --log-level to give more details
> > >>> about the syntax and listing the log types and levels.
> > >>>
> > >>> The array "levels" used for level name parsing is replaced with
> > >>> a (modified) existing function which was used in rte_log_dump().
> > >>>
> > >>> The new function rte_log_list_types() is exported in the API
> > >>> for allowing an application to give this info to the user
> > >>> if not exposing the EAL option --log-level.
> > >>> The list of log types cannot include all drivers if not linked in the
> > >>> application (shared object plugin case).
> > >>>
> > >>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> > >>> ---
> > >>>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c     | 24 +++++++++---
> > >>>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c | 44 +++++++++++++++-------
> > >>>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h            |  5 +++
> > >>>  lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h           | 11 ++++++
> > >>>  lib/librte_eal/version.map                 |  3 ++
> > >>>  5 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> > >>>  
> > > <snip>  
> > >>> @@ -1274,6 +1286,11 @@ eal_parse_log_level(const char *arg)
> > >>>  	char *str, *level;
> > >>>  	int priority;
> > >>>  
> > >>> +	if (strcmp(arg, "help") == 0) {  
> > >>
> > >> So I think the convention is to support both "?" and "help".
> > >> Qemu does this at least. 
> > >>  
> > > I've seen "/?" used for help on windows binaries, but "-?" not so much in the
> > > linux world, where --help (and often -h for short) seem to be the standard.
> > >   
> > 
> > This is slightly different - it is where you are looking to return a list of valid 
> > values for a parameter. So for instance in qemu mentioned above 
> > 
> >  ~ > qemu-system-x86_64 -cpu ? | head -n 10  
> 
> "?" is a special character.
> In my zsh, I need to quote it to avoid globbing parsing,
> so I'm not a fan.
> 
> I will let you extend the syntax in a separate patch :)
> 
> 

Also '?' is used by getopt to match unknown option. So qemu might just be
doing that as unintended side effect of any unknown option
  
Ray Kinsella March 15, 2021, 5:01 p.m. UTC | #6
On 15/03/2021 15:59, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:52:13 +0100
> Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net> wrote:
> 
>> 15/03/2021 11:42, Kinsella, Ray:
>>>
>>> On 15/03/2021 10:31, Bruce Richardson wrote:  
>>>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 10:19:47AM +0000, Kinsella, Ray wrote:  
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 12/03/2021 18:17, Thomas Monjalon wrote:  
>>>>>> The option --log-level was not completely described in the usage text,
>>>>>> and it was difficult to guess the names of the log types and levels.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A new value "help" is accepted after --log-level to give more details
>>>>>> about the syntax and listing the log types and levels.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The array "levels" used for level name parsing is replaced with
>>>>>> a (modified) existing function which was used in rte_log_dump().
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The new function rte_log_list_types() is exported in the API
>>>>>> for allowing an application to give this info to the user
>>>>>> if not exposing the EAL option --log-level.
>>>>>> The list of log types cannot include all drivers if not linked in the
>>>>>> application (shared object plugin case).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c     | 24 +++++++++---
>>>>>>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c | 44 +++++++++++++++-------
>>>>>>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h            |  5 +++
>>>>>>  lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h           | 11 ++++++
>>>>>>  lib/librte_eal/version.map                 |  3 ++
>>>>>>  5 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
>>>>>>  
>>>> <snip>  
>>>>>> @@ -1274,6 +1286,11 @@ eal_parse_log_level(const char *arg)
>>>>>>  	char *str, *level;
>>>>>>  	int priority;
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> +	if (strcmp(arg, "help") == 0) {  
>>>>>
>>>>> So I think the convention is to support both "?" and "help".
>>>>> Qemu does this at least. 
>>>>>  
>>>> I've seen "/?" used for help on windows binaries, but "-?" not so much in the
>>>> linux world, where --help (and often -h for short) seem to be the standard.
>>>>   
>>>
>>> This is slightly different - it is where you are looking to return a list of valid 
>>> values for a parameter. So for instance in qemu mentioned above 
>>>
>>>  ~ > qemu-system-x86_64 -cpu ? | head -n 10  
>>
>> "?" is a special character.
>> In my zsh, I need to quote it to avoid globbing parsing,
>> so I'm not a fan.
>>
>> I will let you extend the syntax in a separate patch :)
>>
>>
> 
> Also '?' is used by getopt to match unknown option. So qemu might just be
> doing that as unintended side effect of any unknown option
> 

for other unknowns it explicitly complains ... 

~ > qemu-system-x86_64 -cpu unknown
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
qemu-system-x86_64: unable to find CPU model 'unknown
  

Patch

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
index 40cac36f89..d695b04068 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
@@ -397,12 +397,12 @@  RTE_INIT_PRIO(log_init, LOG)
 	rte_logs.dynamic_types_len = RTE_LOGTYPE_FIRST_EXT_ID;
 }
 
-static const char *
-loglevel_to_string(uint32_t level)
+const char *
+eal_log_level2str(uint32_t level)
 {
 	switch (level) {
 	case 0: return "disabled";
-	case RTE_LOG_EMERG: return "emerg";
+	case RTE_LOG_EMERG: return "emergency";
 	case RTE_LOG_ALERT: return "alert";
 	case RTE_LOG_CRIT: return "critical";
 	case RTE_LOG_ERR: return "error";
@@ -414,6 +414,20 @@  loglevel_to_string(uint32_t level)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Dump name of each logtype, one per line. */
+void
+rte_log_list_types(FILE *out, const char *prefix)
+{
+	size_t type;
+
+	for (type = 0; type < rte_logs.dynamic_types_len; ++type) {
+		if (rte_logs.dynamic_types[type].name == NULL)
+			continue;
+		fprintf(out, "%s%s\n",
+				prefix, rte_logs.dynamic_types[type].name);
+	}
+}
+
 /* dump global level and registered log types */
 void
 rte_log_dump(FILE *f)
@@ -421,14 +435,14 @@  rte_log_dump(FILE *f)
 	size_t i;
 
 	fprintf(f, "global log level is %s\n",
-		loglevel_to_string(rte_log_get_global_level()));
+		eal_log_level2str(rte_log_get_global_level()));
 
 	for (i = 0; i < rte_logs.dynamic_types_len; i++) {
 		if (rte_logs.dynamic_types[i].name == NULL)
 			continue;
 		fprintf(f, "id %zu: %s, level is %s\n",
 			i, rte_logs.dynamic_types[i].name,
-			loglevel_to_string(rte_logs.dynamic_types[i].loglevel));
+			eal_log_level2str(rte_logs.dynamic_types[i].loglevel));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
index 2df3ae04ea..1da6583d71 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_options.c
@@ -1227,19 +1227,31 @@  eal_parse_syslog(const char *facility, struct internal_config *conf)
 }
 #endif
 
+static void
+eal_log_usage(void)
+{
+	unsigned int level;
+
+	printf("Log type is a pattern matching items of this list"
+			" (plugins may be missing):\n");
+	rte_log_list_types(stdout, "\t");
+	printf("\n");
+	printf("Syntax using globbing pattern:     ");
+	printf("--"OPT_LOG_LEVEL" pattern:level\n");
+	printf("Syntax using regular expression:   ");
+	printf("--"OPT_LOG_LEVEL" regexp,level\n");
+	printf("Syntax for the global level:       ");
+	printf("--"OPT_LOG_LEVEL" level\n");
+	printf("Logs are emitted if allowed by both global and specific levels.\n");
+	printf("\n");
+	printf("Log level can be a number or the first letters of its name:\n");
+	for (level = 1; level <= RTE_LOG_MAX; level++)
+		printf("\t%d   %s\n", level, eal_log_level2str(level));
+}
+
 static int
 eal_parse_log_priority(const char *level)
 {
-	static const char * const levels[] = {
-		[RTE_LOG_EMERG]   = "emergency",
-		[RTE_LOG_ALERT]   = "alert",
-		[RTE_LOG_CRIT]    = "critical",
-		[RTE_LOG_ERR]     = "error",
-		[RTE_LOG_WARNING] = "warning",
-		[RTE_LOG_NOTICE]  = "notice",
-		[RTE_LOG_INFO]    = "info",
-		[RTE_LOG_DEBUG]   = "debug",
-	};
 	size_t len = strlen(level);
 	unsigned long tmp;
 	char *end;
@@ -1250,7 +1262,7 @@  eal_parse_log_priority(const char *level)
 
 	/* look for named values, skip 0 which is not a valid level */
 	for (i = 1; i <= RTE_LOG_MAX; i++) {
-		if (strncmp(levels[i], level, len) == 0)
+		if (strncmp(eal_log_level2str(i), level, len) == 0)
 			return i;
 	}
 
@@ -1274,6 +1286,11 @@  eal_parse_log_level(const char *arg)
 	char *str, *level;
 	int priority;
 
+	if (strcmp(arg, "help") == 0) {
+		eal_log_usage();
+		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+	}
+
 	str = strdup(arg);
 	if (str == NULL)
 		return -1;
@@ -2067,9 +2084,10 @@  eal_common_usage(void)
 #ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
 	       "  --"OPT_SYSLOG"            Set syslog facility\n"
 #endif
-	       "  --"OPT_LOG_LEVEL"=<int>   Set global log level\n"
-	       "  --"OPT_LOG_LEVEL"=<type-match>:<int>\n"
+	       "  --"OPT_LOG_LEVEL"=<level> Set global log level\n"
+	       "  --"OPT_LOG_LEVEL"=<type-match>:<level>\n"
 	       "                      Set specific log level\n"
+	       "  --"OPT_LOG_LEVEL"=help    Show log types and levels\n"
 #ifndef RTE_EXEC_ENV_WINDOWS
 	       "  --"OPT_TRACE"=<regex-match>\n"
 	       "                      Enable trace based on regular expression trace name.\n"
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h
index 684650a17b..c784fa6043 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_log.h
@@ -24,4 +24,9 @@  void eal_log_set_default(FILE *default_log);
 int eal_log_save_regexp(const char *regexp, uint32_t level);
 int eal_log_save_pattern(const char *pattern, uint32_t level);
 
+/*
+ * Convert log level to string.
+ */
+const char *eal_log_level2str(uint32_t level);
+
 #endif /* EAL_LOG_H */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h
index 394e8682b9..e6192892c3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/include/rte_log.h
@@ -240,6 +240,17 @@  int rte_log_register(const char *name);
 __rte_experimental
 int rte_log_register_type_and_pick_level(const char *name, uint32_t level_def);
 
+/**
+ * Dump name of each logtype, one per line.
+ *
+ * @param out
+ *   Stream where the list is sent.
+ * @param prefix
+ *   String preceding each logtype in the output.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+void rte_log_list_types(FILE *out, const char *prefix);
+
 /**
  * Dump log information.
  *
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/version.map b/lib/librte_eal/version.map
index fce90a112f..6b7876a0b9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/version.map
@@ -412,6 +412,9 @@  EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_thread_tls_key_delete;
 	rte_thread_tls_value_get;
 	rte_thread_tls_value_set;
+
+	# added in 21.05
+	rte_log_list_types;
 };
 
 INTERNAL {