3 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/valgrind/monero.supp b/contrib/valgrind/monero.supp
index 16e34e82f..015b05a1c 100644
--- a/contrib/valgrind/monero.supp
+++ b/contrib/valgrind/monero.supp
@@ -17,3 +17,12 @@
    fun:maybe_unlock_and_signal_one<boost::asio::detail::scoped_lock<boost::asio::detail::posix_mutex> >
    ...
 }
+
+{
+   we leak the logger, for performance reasons in on-the-fly init
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: definite
+   fun:_Znwm
+   fun:_ZN2el4base7Storage7getELPPEv
+   ...
+}
diff --git a/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.cc b/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.cc
index 81179b0a3..c24fb80cf 100644
--- a/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.cc
+++ b/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.cc
@@ -2191,6 +2191,12 @@ void VRegistry::setFromArgs(const base::utils::CommandLineArgs* commandLineArgs)
 #   define ELPP_DEFAULT_LOGGING_FLAGS 0x0
 #endif // !defined(ELPP_DEFAULT_LOGGING_FLAGS)
 // Storage
+el::base::type::StoragePointer &el::base::Storage::getELPP()
+{
+  if (!el::base::elStorage)
+    el::base::elStorage = new el::base::Storage(el::LogBuilderPtr(new el::base::DefaultLogBuilder()));
+  return el::base::elStorage;
+}
 #if ELPP_ASYNC_LOGGING
 Storage::Storage(const LogBuilderPtr& defaultLogBuilder, base::IWorker* asyncDispatchWorker) :
 #else
diff --git a/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.h b/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.h
index 375010d46..acf2a7674 100644
--- a/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.h
+++ b/external/easylogging++/easylogging++.h
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ typedef std::ostream ostream_t;
 typedef unsigned int EnumType;
 typedef unsigned short VerboseLevel;
 typedef unsigned long int LineNumber;
-typedef std::shared_ptr<base::Storage> StoragePointer;
+typedef base::Storage *StoragePointer;
 typedef std::shared_ptr<LogDispatchCallback> LogDispatchCallbackPtr;
 typedef std::shared_ptr<PerformanceTrackingCallback> PerformanceTrackingCallbackPtr;
 typedef std::shared_ptr<LoggerRegistrationCallback> LoggerRegistrationCallbackPtr;
@@ -2734,6 +2734,8 @@ class Storage : base::NoCopy, public base::threading::ThreadSafe {
     return it->second;
   }
 
+  static el::base::type::StoragePointer &getELPP();
+
  private:
   base::RegisteredHitCounters* m_registeredHitCounters;
   base::RegisteredLoggers* m_registeredLoggers;
@@ -2768,7 +2770,7 @@ class Storage : base::NoCopy, public base::threading::ThreadSafe {
   }
 };
 extern ELPP_EXPORT base::type::StoragePointer elStorage;
-#define ELPP el::base::elStorage
+#define ELPP el::base::Storage::getELPP()
 class DefaultLogDispatchCallback : public LogDispatchCallback {
  protected:
   void handle(const LogDispatchData* data);