Set Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY static

Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY is a macro with a function under the hood.
Since we're using it in cpp files, better to make it static in order to
get rid of extra public linking symbols.

Pick-to: 6.5
Change-Id: If384073993fdc70a2affab4bd3bf50c0c4129687
Reviewed-by: Qt CI Bot <qt_ci_bot@qt-project.org>
Reviewed-by: Lars Knoll <lars@knoll.priv.no>

43 files changed, 41 insertions, 48 deletions

diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/audio/qandroidaudiodecoder.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/audio/qandroidaudiodecoder.cpp
index c1b7bcd0b..12e4a0652 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/audio/qandroidaudiodecoder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/audio/qandroidaudiodecoder.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 static const char tempFile[] = "encoded.wav";
 constexpr int dequeueTimeout = 5000;
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(adLogger, "QAndroidAudioDecoder")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(adLogger, "QAndroidAudioDecoder")
 
 Decoder::Decoder()
     : m_format(AMediaFormat_new())
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/common/qandroidvideosink.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/common/qandroidvideosink.cpp
index 878e5884d..64c99c1a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/common/qandroidvideosink.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/common/qandroidvideosink.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaVideoSink, "qt.multimedia.videosink")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaVideoSink, "qt.multimedia.videosink")
 
 QAndroidVideoSink::QAndroidVideoSink(QVideoSink *parent)
     : QPlatformVideoSink(parent)
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/mediaplayer/qandroidmediaplayer.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/mediaplayer/qandroidmediaplayer.cpp
index 512523a20..0e9558d61 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/mediaplayer/qandroidmediaplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/mediaplayer/qandroidmediaplayer.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcMediaPlayer, "qt.multimedia.mediaplayer.android")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcMediaPlayer, "qt.multimedia.mediaplayer.android")
 
 class StateChangeNotifier
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/mediaplayer/qandroidmetadata.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/mediaplayer/qandroidmetadata.cpp
index 75ac8b9c6..4c83d62bd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/mediaplayer/qandroidmetadata.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/mediaplayer/qandroidmetadata.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcaMetadata, "qt.multimedia.android.metadata")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcaMetadata, "qt.multimedia.android.metadata")
 
 // Genre name ordered by ID
 // see: http://id3.org/id3v2.3.0#Appendix_A_-_Genre_List_from_ID3v1
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/wrappers/jni/androidcamera.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/wrappers/jni/androidcamera.cpp
index 7ea626fa9..f8845cfa1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/wrappers/jni/androidcamera.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/wrappers/jni/androidcamera.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcAndroidCamera, "qt.multimedia.android.camera")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcAndroidCamera, "qt.multimedia.android.camera")
 
 static const char QtCameraListenerClassName[] = "org/qtproject/qt/android/multimedia/QtCameraListener";
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/wrappers/jni/androidmediaplayer.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/wrappers/jni/androidmediaplayer.cpp
index 51e0aa46f..84ade6c4b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/wrappers/jni/androidmediaplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/wrappers/jni/androidmediaplayer.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QReadWriteLock, rwLock)
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcAudio, "qt.multimedia.audio")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcAudio, "qt.multimedia.audio")
 
 AndroidMediaPlayer::AndroidMediaPlayer()
     : QObject()
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/wrappers/jni/androidmediarecorder.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/wrappers/jni/androidmediarecorder.cpp
index 9b2815e70..261bb80f6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/android/wrappers/jni/androidmediarecorder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/android/wrappers/jni/androidmediarecorder.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcMediaRecorder, "qt.multimedia.mediarecorder.android")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcMediaRecorder, "qt.multimedia.mediarecorder.android")
 
 typedef QMap<QString, QJniObject> CamcorderProfiles;
 Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(CamcorderProfiles, g_camcorderProfiles)
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/darwin/avfaudiodecoder.mm b/src/plugins/multimedia/darwin/avfaudiodecoder.mm
index 9ada92a88..3191b7db0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/darwin/avfaudiodecoder.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/darwin/avfaudiodecoder.mm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 QT_USE_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcAVFAudioDecoder, "qt.multimedia.darwin.AVFAudioDecoder")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcAVFAudioDecoder, "qt.multimedia.darwin.AVFAudioDecoder")
 constexpr static int MAX_BUFFERS_IN_QUEUE = 5;
 
 QAudioBuffer handleNextSampleBuffer(CMSampleBufferRef sampleBuffer)
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/playbackengine/qffmpegmediadataholder.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/playbackengine/qffmpegmediadataholder.cpp
index 662ee6b22..1a016acc8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/playbackengine/qffmpegmediadataholder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/playbackengine/qffmpegmediadataholder.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaDataHolder, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.mediadataholder")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaDataHolder, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.mediadataholder")
 
 namespace QFFmpeg {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qandroidcamera.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qandroidcamera.cpp
index be9dcfc0a..d6f8bc84b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qandroidcamera.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qandroidcamera.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Q_DECLARE_JNI_TYPE(AndroidImagePlaneArray, "[Landroid/media/Image$Plane;")
 Q_DECLARE_JNI_TYPE(JavaByteBuffer, "Ljava/nio/ByteBuffer;")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLCAndroidCamera, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.androidCamera")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLCAndroidCamera, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.androidCamera")
 
 typedef QMap<QString, QAndroidCamera *> QAndroidCameraMap;
 Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QAndroidCameraMap, g_qcameras)
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qandroidvideodevices.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qandroidvideodevices.cpp
index 7e798d1cc..0fc5a2238 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qandroidvideodevices.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qandroidvideodevices.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <QJniEnvironment>
 #include <jni.h>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLCAndroidVideoDevices, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.android.videoDevices")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLCAndroidVideoDevices, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.android.videoDevices")
 
 Q_DECLARE_JNI_CLASS(QtVideoDeviceManager,
                     "org/qtproject/qt/android/multimedia/QtVideoDeviceManager");
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegaudiodecoder.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegaudiodecoder.cpp
index 803d11fc3..65e8d4148 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegaudiodecoder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegaudiodecoder.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <qloggingcategory.h>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcAudioDecoder, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.audioDecoder")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcAudioDecoder, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.audioDecoder")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegclock.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegclock.cpp
index 30e09a0a1..d9276dd8a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegclock.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegclock.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include <qffmpegclock_p.h>
 #include <qloggingcategory.h>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcClock, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.clock")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcClock, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.clock")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegencoder.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegencoder.cpp
index 504dfe2f7..e590959f4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegencoder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegencoder.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcFFmpegEncoder, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.encoder")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcFFmpegEncoder, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.encoder")
 
 namespace QFFmpeg
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpeghwaccel.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpeghwaccel.cpp
index faf28081a..affe8fd8a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpeghwaccel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpeghwaccel.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLHWAccel, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.hwaccel");
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLHWAccel, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.hwaccel");
 
 namespace QFFmpeg {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpeghwaccel_d3d11.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpeghwaccel_d3d11.cpp
index 34483c9d6..c6f28543a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpeghwaccel_d3d11.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpeghwaccel_d3d11.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaFFmpegHWAccel, "qt.multimedia.hwaccel")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaFFmpegHWAccel, "qt.multimedia.hwaccel")
 
 namespace QFFmpeg {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpeghwaccel_vaapi.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpeghwaccel_vaapi.cpp
index 490677eea..2bb857f41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpeghwaccel_vaapi.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpeghwaccel_vaapi.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include <qloggingcategory.h>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLHWAccelVAAPI, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.hwaccelvaapi");
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLHWAccelVAAPI, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.hwaccelvaapi");
 
 namespace QFFmpeg {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegimagecapture.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegimagecapture.cpp
index f328b5b9c..2569ace22 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegimagecapture.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegimagecapture.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcImageCapture, "qt.multimedia.imageCapture")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcImageCapture, "qt.multimedia.imageCapture")
 
 QFFmpegImageCapture::QFFmpegImageCapture(QImageCapture *parent)
   : QPlatformImageCapture(parent)
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediacapturesession.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediacapturesession.cpp
index ded88d7ae..a63acd1ed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediacapturesession.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediacapturesession.cpp
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaCapture, "qt.multimedia.capture")
-
-
-
 QFFmpegMediaCaptureSession::QFFmpegMediaCaptureSession()
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediaformatinfo.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediaformatinfo.cpp
index 002a73484..518a80b4b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediaformatinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediaformatinfo.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaFormatInfo, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.mediaformatinfo")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaFormatInfo, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.mediaformatinfo")
 
 static struct {
     AVCodecID id;
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediametadata.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediametadata.cpp
index eb93067df..3d169f554 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediametadata.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediametadata.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMetaData, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.metadata")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMetaData, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.metadata")
 
 namespace  {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediarecorder.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediarecorder.cpp
index e50601f90..2fe1aeb6d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediarecorder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegmediarecorder.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <qmimetype.h>
 #include <qloggingcategory.h>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaEncoder, "qt.multimedia.encoder")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaEncoder, "qt.multimedia.encoder")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegresampler.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegresampler.cpp
index ba407fd3a..9d5882504 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegresampler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegresampler.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <libavutil/opt.h>
 }
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcResampler, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.resampler")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcResampler, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.resampler")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegscreencapture.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegscreencapture.cpp
index b58615367..38a6a3775 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegscreencapture.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegscreencapture.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/qloggingcategory.h>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcFfmpegScreenCapture, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.screencapture")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcFfmpegScreenCapture, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.screencapture")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegscreencapture_dxgi.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegscreencapture_dxgi.cpp
index 9694bf29f..8c76463b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegscreencapture_dxgi.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegscreencapture_dxgi.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcScreenCaptureDxgi, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.screencapturedxgi")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcScreenCaptureDxgi, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.screencapturedxgi")
 
 using namespace std::chrono;
 using namespace QWindowsMultimediaUtils;
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegscreencapture_uwp.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegscreencapture_uwp.cpp
index 7f2a59200..4be9fd5e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegscreencapture_uwp.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegscreencapture_uwp.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ auto wait_for(Async const& async, Windows::Foundation::TimeSpan const& timeout);
 #include <system_error>
 #include <variant>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcScreenCaptureUwp, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.screencapture.uwp")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcScreenCaptureUwp, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.screencapture.uwp")
 
 namespace winrt {
     using namespace winrt::Windows::Graphics::Capture;
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegvideoframeencoder.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegvideoframeencoder.cpp
index 87ab31181..8792945a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegvideoframeencoder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qffmpegvideoframeencoder.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcVideoFrameEncoder, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.videoencoder")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcVideoFrameEncoder, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.videoencoder")
 
 namespace QFFmpeg {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qv4l2camera.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qv4l2camera.cpp
index 3e53d6322..4535e8655 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qv4l2camera.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/ffmpeg/qv4l2camera.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLV4L2Camera, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.v4l2camera");
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLV4L2Camera, "qt.multimedia.ffmpeg.v4l2camera");
 
 QV4L2CameraDevices::QV4L2CameraDevices(QPlatformMediaIntegration *integration)
     : QPlatformVideoDevices(integration)
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstappsrc.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstappsrc.cpp
index 1e81d738a..8975b9db8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstappsrc.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstappsrc.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "qnetworkreply.h"
 #include "qloggingcategory.h"
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcAppSrc, "qt.multimedia.appsrc")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcAppSrc, "qt.multimedia.appsrc")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreameraudioinput.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreameraudioinput.cpp
index 9592e38dc..1589e6c1d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreameraudioinput.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreameraudioinput.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <utility>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaAudioInput, "qt.multimedia.audioInput")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaAudioInput, "qt.multimedia.audioInput")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreameraudiooutput.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreameraudiooutput.cpp
index b61dfa29a..d70392203 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreameraudiooutput.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreameraudiooutput.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <utility>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaAudioOutput, "qt.multimedia.audiooutput")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaAudioOutput, "qt.multimedia.audiooutput")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreamermediaplayer.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreamermediaplayer.cpp
index 203b0b534..e8cf6bb7e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreamermediaplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreamermediaplayer.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaPlayer, "qt.multimedia.player")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaPlayer, "qt.multimedia.player")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreamervideooutput.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreamervideooutput.cpp
index 1ef0cbc33..d2fe30756 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreamervideooutput.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreamervideooutput.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/qloggingcategory.h>
 #include <qthread.h>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaVideoOutput, "qt.multimedia.videooutput")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaVideoOutput, "qt.multimedia.videooutput")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreamervideosink.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreamervideosink.cpp
index 1df0f5df6..808c43c58 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreamervideosink.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstreamervideosink.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaVideoSink, "qt.multimedia.videosink")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaVideoSink, "qt.multimedia.videosink")
 
 QGstreamerVideoSink::QGstreamerVideoSink(QVideoSink *parent)
     : QPlatformVideoSink(parent)
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstvideorenderersink.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstvideorenderersink.cpp
index 5ad2c9ad7..d8fbe69e2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstvideorenderersink.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/common/qgstvideorenderersink.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 //#define DEBUG_VIDEO_SURFACE_SINK
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcGstVideoRenderer, "qt.multimedia.gstvideorenderer")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcGstVideoRenderer, "qt.multimedia.gstvideorenderer")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/mediacapture/qgstreamerimagecapture.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/mediacapture/qgstreamerimagecapture.cpp
index ee44e0819..e4b368b12 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/mediacapture/qgstreamerimagecapture.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/mediacapture/qgstreamerimagecapture.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcImageCaptureGst, "qt.multimedia.imageCapture")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcImageCaptureGst, "qt.multimedia.imageCapture")
 
 QMaybe<QPlatformImageCapture *> QGstreamerImageCapture::create(QImageCapture *parent)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/mediacapture/qgstreamermediacapture.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/mediacapture/qgstreamermediacapture.cpp
index a5584a823..1b9a652b3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/mediacapture/qgstreamermediacapture.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/mediacapture/qgstreamermediacapture.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaCaptureGst, "qt.multimedia.capture")
-
-
 static void linkTeeToPad(QGstElement tee, QGstPad sink)
 {
     if (tee.isNull() || sink.isNull())
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/mediacapture/qgstreamermediaencoder.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/mediacapture/qgstreamermediaencoder.cpp
index c69233583..bf966581b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/mediacapture/qgstreamermediaencoder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/gstreamer/mediacapture/qgstreamermediaencoder.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
 #include <gst/pbutils/encoding-profile.h>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaEncoderGst, "qt.multimedia.encoder")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaEncoderGst, "qt.multimedia.encoder")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/qnx/common/qqnxaudiooutput.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/qnx/common/qqnxaudiooutput.cpp
index b92fab85b..76f8fbafd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/qnx/common/qqnxaudiooutput.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/qnx/common/qqnxaudiooutput.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/qloggingcategory.h>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaAudioOutput, "qt.multimedia.audiooutput")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcMediaAudioOutput, "qt.multimedia.audiooutput")
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/wasm/common/qwasmaudiooutput.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/wasm/common/qwasmaudiooutput.cpp
index 3ccb08dff..5aa6b9658 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/wasm/common/qwasmaudiooutput.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/wasm/common/qwasmaudiooutput.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qWasmMediaAudioOutput, "qt.multimedia.wasm.audiooutput")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qWasmMediaAudioOutput, "qt.multimedia.wasm.audiooutput")
 
 QWasmAudioOutput::QWasmAudioOutput(QAudioOutput *parent)
     : QPlatformAudioOutput(parent)
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/wasm/mediaplayer/qwasmmediaplayer.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/wasm/mediaplayer/qwasmmediaplayer.cpp
index f7fd91dc9..87e575360 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/wasm/mediaplayer/qwasmmediaplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/wasm/mediaplayer/qwasmmediaplayer.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcMediaPlayer, "qt.multimedia.mediaplayer.wasm");
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcMediaPlayer, "qt.multimedia.mediaplayer.wasm");
 
 QWasmMediaPlayer::QWasmMediaPlayer(QMediaPlayer *parent)
     : QPlatformMediaPlayer(parent),
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/wasm/qwasmmediaintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/wasm/qwasmmediaintegration.cpp
index 429b90bef..b4d0a7e5f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/wasm/qwasmmediaintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/wasm/qwasmmediaintegration.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qtWasmMediaPlugin, "qt.multimedia.wasm")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qtWasmMediaPlugin, "qt.multimedia.wasm")
 
 class QWasmMediaPlugin : public QPlatformMediaPlugin
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/multimedia/windows/evr/evrd3dpresentengine.cpp b/src/plugins/multimedia/windows/evr/evrd3dpresentengine.cpp
index e1e7ab4bc..2768c3ac7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/multimedia/windows/evr/evrd3dpresentengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/multimedia/windows/evr/evrd3dpresentengine.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcEvrD3DPresentEngine, "qt.multimedia.evrd3dpresentengine")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qLcEvrD3DPresentEngine, "qt.multimedia.evrd3dpresentengine")
 
 class IMFSampleVideoBuffer: public QAbstractVideoBuffer
 {