[HDFS-5240] Separate formatting from logging in the audit logger API

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0-alpha, 3.0.0-alpha1
• Fix Version/s: 2.3.0
• Component/s: namenode
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Daryn Sharp
• Reporter: Daryn Sharp
• Created: 20/Sep/13 14:36
• Updated: 12/May/16 18:13
• Resolved: 23/Sep/13 15:34

Description

The audit logger API should be extended (in a compatible manner) to separate the formatting of the log message from the actual logging of the message.

Issue Links

• requires: HDFS-5241 Provide alternate queuing audit logger to reduce logging contention