xenia-project/xenia

Log files are huge

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#1526 opened on Jan 4, 2020

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Description

While playing some Demos of games, 1 megabyte of log is written every 2 seconds. After playing for a while, the log is 700 megabytes large. When the game crashes, it feels inconvenient to upload it, because it is so large. Is there any way to narrow down the log to only the most relevant information? For example, if a game crashes after playing for an hour, is there any way to determine the last few minutes of gameplay? Does this happen in all games?

It happened for me while using the Dec 4 release of Xenia (latest) while playing Diablo 3, Pixar Up, and Sonic Unleashed. I can test more games if you'd like me to

The rapid speed of writing to log was happening during 3D scenes. During 2D intro cutscenes, the logs were increasing at a slower rate

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backendperformance
Issue type
performance
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
C++Xenia internalslogging systems
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
Investigate Xenia's logging mechanism in the source code, likely in src/xenia/base/logging*. The issue reports that logs grow rapidly during 3D rendering, so focus on log output frequency related to graphics calls. Look for any existing rate limiting or log rotation features. The comments and maintainer responses (if any) may provide additional context on desired fixes.