Index: Lib/multiprocessing/util.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/multiprocessing/util.py	(revision 68727)
+++ Lib/multiprocessing/util.py	(working copy)
@@ -69,34 +69,10 @@
             atexit._exithandlers.remove((_exit_function, (), {}))
             atexit._exithandlers.append((_exit_function, (), {}))
 
-        _check_logger_class()
         _logger = logging.getLogger(LOGGER_NAME)
 
     return _logger
 
-def _check_logger_class():
-    '''
-    Make sure process name is recorded when loggers are used
-    '''
-    # XXX This function is unnecessary once logging is patched
-    import logging
-    if hasattr(logging, 'multiprocessing'):
-        return
-
-    logging._acquireLock()
-    try:
-        OldLoggerClass = logging.getLoggerClass()
-        if not getattr(OldLoggerClass, '_process_aware', False):
-            class ProcessAwareLogger(OldLoggerClass):
-                _process_aware = True
-                def makeRecord(self, *args, **kwds):
-                    record = OldLoggerClass.makeRecord(self, *args, **kwds)
-                    record.processName = current_process()._name
-                    return record
-            logging.setLoggerClass(ProcessAwareLogger)
-    finally:
-        logging._releaseLock()
-
 def log_to_stderr(level=None):
     '''
     Turn on logging and add a handler which prints to stderr
Index: Lib/logging/__init__.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/logging/__init__.py	(revision 68727)
+++ Lib/logging/__init__.py	(working copy)
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@
 logThreads = 1
 
 #
+# If you don't want multiprocessing information in the log, set this to zero
+#
+logMultiprocessing = 1
+
+#
 # If you don't want process information in the log, set this to zero
 #
 logProcesses = 1
@@ -266,6 +271,11 @@
         else:
             self.thread = None
             self.threadName = None
+        if logMultiprocessing:
+            from multiprocessing import current_process
+            self.processName = current_process().name
+        else:
+            self.processName = None
         if logProcesses and hasattr(os, 'getpid'):
             self.process = os.getpid()
         else: