diff --git a/include/proto/sink.h b/include/proto/sink.h
index bab9681..d30f30a 100644
--- a/include/proto/sink.h
+++ b/include/proto/sink.h
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@
  * array <msg> to sink <sink>. Formatting according to the sink's preference is
  * done here. Lost messages are accounted for in the sink's counter. If there
  * were lost messages, an attempt is first made to indicate it.
+ * The function returns the number of Bytes effectively sent or announced.
+ * or <= 0 in other cases.
  */
-static inline void sink_write(struct sink *sink, const struct ist msg[], size_t nmsg,
+static inline ssize_t sink_write(struct sink *sink, const struct ist msg[], size_t nmsg,
                               int level, int facility, struct ist * tag,
                               struct ist *pid, struct ist *sd)
 {
@@ -72,6 +74,8 @@
  fail:
 	if (unlikely(sent <= 0))
 		HA_ATOMIC_ADD(&sink->ctx.dropped, 1);
+
+	return sent;
 }
 
 #endif /* _PROTO_SINK_H */
diff --git a/include/types/log.h b/include/types/log.h
index 868c08f..88c3a8c 100644
--- a/include/types/log.h
+++ b/include/types/log.h
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 	struct list list;
 	struct sockaddr_storage addr;
 	struct smp_info lb;
-	struct ring *ring;
+	struct sink *sink;
 	enum log_tgt type;
 	int format;
 	int facility;