log: Increase signal-to-noise in bitcoind standard output. Don't print debug output "Pre-allocating to position ..." and "Leaving block file ..." when running with -nodebug (default). #15805

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  1. practicalswift commented at 8:23 AM on April 12, 2019: contributor

    This is small usability improvement in order to increase signal-to-noise in the bitcoind standard output:

    Don't print debug output "Pre-allocating to position ..." and "Leaving block file ..." when running with -nodebug (default). Print them when running with -debug.

    Expected standard output from bitcoind (when in steady state) before this patch:

    $ src/bitcoind
…
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z Pre-allocating up to position 0x0000000 in rev00000.dat
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z Leaving block file 000: CBlockFileInfo(blocks=000, size=000000000, heights=000000...000000, time=0000-00-00...0000-00-00)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z Pre-allocating up to position 0x0000000 in blk00000.dat
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z Pre-allocating up to position 0x000000 in rev00000.dat
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z Pre-allocating up to position 0x0000000 in rev00000.dat
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)

    Expected standard output from bitcoind (when in steady state) after this patch:

    $ src/bitcoind
…
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)
0000-00-00T00:00:00Z UpdateTip: new best=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 height=000000 version=0x00000000 log0_work=00.000000 tx=000000000 date='0000-00-00T00:00:00Z' progress=0.000000 cache=000.0MiB(0000000txo)

    I find the latter alternative much easier to visually scan for anomalies.

  2. log: Increase signal-to-noise in non-debug logging. Don't print debug output "Pre-allocating to position" and "Leaving block file" when running with -nodebug. 904681cf3a
  3. fanquake added the label Utils/log/libs on Apr 12, 2019
  4. instagibbs commented at 9:26 PM on April 12, 2019: member

    concept ACK, allocation prints have never helped me debug anything ever to be honest.

  5. DrahtBot commented at 9:14 PM on May 24, 2019: member

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    Conflicts

    Reviewers, this pull request conflicts with the following ones:

    • #16688 (log: Add validation interface logging by jkczyz)
    • #16365 (Log RPC parameters (arguments) if -debug=rpcparams by LarryRuane)
    • #10102 ([experimental] Multiprocess bitcoin by ryanofsky)

    If you consider this pull request important, please also help to review the conflicting pull requests. Ideally, start with the one that should be merged first.

  6. jcliff commented at 7:25 PM on June 30, 2019: none

    ACK 904681c

  7. LarryRuane approved
  8. LarryRuane commented at 5:20 AM on July 11, 2019: contributor

    utACK 904681cf3adc5ada0e28232f8133bf6781f8ec6a Nice PR! I verified these prints don't occur in any other places (you got them all).

  9. practicalswift commented at 11:56 AM on August 15, 2019: contributor

    @MarcoFalke Would you mind taking a look at this small log readability improvement? Three utACK/ACK/Concept ACKs so far :-)

  10. practicalswift closed this on Sep 19, 2019
  11. practicalswift deleted the branch on Apr 10, 2021
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