Set a rate limit on syslog messages from all Docker containers (#2573)

Rate limiting at 20,000 messages per 5-minute interval
sonic-net · Mar 4, 2019 · 3d56e26 · 3d56e26
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diff --git a/dockers/docker-base-stretch/etc/rsyslog.conf b/dockers/docker-base-stretch/etc/rsyslog.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
 #################
 
 $ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
+
+#
+# Set a rate limit on messages from the container
+#
+$SystemLogRateLimitInterval 300
+$SystemLogRateLimitBurst 20000
+
 #$ModLoad imklog  # provides kernel logging support
 #$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability
 

diff --git a/dockers/docker-base/etc/rsyslog.conf b/dockers/docker-base/etc/rsyslog.conf
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
 #################
 
 $ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging
+
+#
+# Set a rate limit on messages from the container
+#
+$SystemLogRateLimitInterval 300
+$SystemLogRateLimitBurst 20000
+
 #$ModLoad imklog  # provides kernel logging support
 #$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability