log4net 1.2.9 beta has a ThreadContext context:
http://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/manual/contexts.html
Is something not working with the way you're doing it now or are you
just inquiring if there is a more effecient way?
--- Ping Xie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm writing an audit log utility for our product using log4net. There
> are
> custom fields need to be output. I used MDC to set those fields every
> time
> before calling ILog.Debut() (or Error(), Fatal()...). The following
> is the
> sample code
>
> // Set output fields
> log4net.MDC.Set("theUser", strUser);
> log4net.MDC.Set("sessionid", strSession);
> log4net.MDC.Set("machine", strClientMachine);
>
> //Output data
> log.Warn(message);
>
> Because during the same session (thread) the above data is the same.
> I'm
> wondering if there is threadsafe storage in log4net so that the
> setting
> output fields block is only called once. The audit log utility is
> used
> enormously in our product. Therefore performance is very critical.
>
> I'd appreciate it if any one can show me a better solution or point
> me to
> related documents. By the way, I'm using log4net 1.2 beta8. We can
> upgrade
> it if needed.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Ping Xie
>
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