move reading of os.environ out of a global which prohibits

setting of os.environ at runtime

diff --git a/src/openpower/util.py b/src/openpower/util.py
index 7c0a29bf002e7006a655de217021057bd1b36845..71952de5e9229a21e6889a8ed65b307c5a7d0232 100644 (file)
--- a/src/openpower/util.py
+++ b/src/openpower/util.py
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ def parse_log_env_vars():
     return retval
 
 
-LOG_KINDS_SILENCED = parse_log_env_vars()
 
 
 def log(*args, kind=LogKind.Default, **kwargs):
@@ -139,6 +138,9 @@ def log(*args, kind=LogKind.Default, **kwargs):
     """
     # look up in a dict rather than os.environ so we don't
     # trigger breakpoints on raising exceptions.
+    # read os.environ so that modifications to os.environ at runtime
+    # are picked up
+    LOG_KINDS_SILENCED = parse_log_env_vars()
     if LOG_KINDS_SILENCED[kind]:
         return
     print(*args, **kwargs)