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commit 671938c8b7baf46645efe1eb63545747345ae920 Author: Matthias Langer <[email protected]> AuthorDate: Mon Nov 10 10:36:11 2025 +0100 Fix `BurstFilter` documentation regarding the level parameter (#3983) Co-authored-by: Volkan Yazıcı <[email protected]> --- src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/manual/filters.adoc | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/manual/filters.adoc b/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/manual/filters.adoc index be716654ae..f5ecc6f6f3 100644 --- a/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/manual/filters.adoc +++ b/src/site/antora/modules/ROOT/pages/manual/filters.adoc @@ -385,8 +385,7 @@ Timestamp filters use the timestamp of log events to decide whether to accept th [#BurstFilter] ==== `BurstFilter` -The `BurstFilter` limits the rate of log events. -The rate limit is only applied to log events less severe than a configured log level. +The `BurstFilter` limits the rate of log events at or below a configured severity level. Besides the <<common-configuration-attributes,common configuration attributes>>, the `BurstFilter` supports the following parameters: @@ -399,8 +398,8 @@ the `BurstFilter` supports the following parameters: | level | link:../javadoc/log4j-api/org/apache/logging/log4j/Level.html[`Level`] | link:../javadoc/log4j-api/org/apache/logging/log4j/Level.html#WARN[`WARN`] -| The rate limit only applies to log events less severe than this level. -Events at least as severe as this level will always match. +| The rate limit is only applied up until and including this level. +Events more severe than this level will always match. | rate | `float`
