What the developer wrote
Authored by Lőrinc
log: expose -logratelimit option
The existing `-logratelimit` option can disable log rate limiting, but it is hidden from ordinary help because it is registered as `DEBUG_ONLY`.
Expose it in normal help so users affected by log suppression can discover the supported runtime knob.
What changed, and why it matters
This commit simply makes an existing command-line option, -logratelimit, visible in the normal help output. It does not change how the option works, what it protects against, or any code behavior. It is a documentation/usability change only.
No security action needed. This is a non-functional documentation/visibility change.
Security signals we found
No strong security signals were identified.
Evidence from the diff
The patch removes the ArgsManager::DEBUG_ONLY flag from the -logratelimit argument registration in src/init/common.cpp. The option remains in the DEBUG_TEST category and retains the same behavior, default value, and rate-limiting logic. No functional code is modified.
Changed components
src/init/common.cpp argument registrationInspect captured patch +1 / −1
diff --git a/src/init/common.cpp b/src/init/common.cpp
index f65e3c92..91305689 100644
--- a/src/init/common.cpp
+++ b/src/init/common.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void AddLoggingArgs(ArgsManager& argsman)
argsman.AddArg("-logsourcelocations", strprintf("Prepend debug output with name of the originating source location (source file, line number and function name) (default: %u)", DEFAULT_LOGSOURCELOCATIONS), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
argsman.AddArg("-logtimemicros", strprintf("Add microsecond precision to debug timestamps (default: %u)", DEFAULT_LOGTIMEMICROS), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY | ArgsManager::DEBUG_ONLY, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
argsman.AddArg("-loglevelalways", strprintf("Always prepend a category and level (default: %u)", DEFAULT_LOGLEVELALWAYS), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
- argsman.AddArg("-logratelimit", strprintf("Apply rate limiting to unconditional logging to mitigate disk-filling attacks (default: %u)", BCLog::DEFAULT_LOGRATELIMIT), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY | ArgsManager::DEBUG_ONLY, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
+ argsman.AddArg("-logratelimit", strprintf("Apply rate limiting to unconditional logging to mitigate disk-filling attacks (default: %u)", BCLog::DEFAULT_LOGRATELIMIT), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
argsman.AddArg("-printtoconsole", "Send trace/debug info to console (default: 1 when no -daemon. To disable logging to file, set -nodebuglogfile)", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
argsman.AddArg("-shrinkdebugfile", "Shrink debug log file on client startup (default: 1 when no -debug)", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::DEBUG_TEST);
}
Why this scored 15/100
Community notes
Notes can correct, qualify, or add evidence to the AI analysis. Every note shown here has been validated by a human moderator.
The AI analysis stands alone for now. Submit a note if you can add evidence or important context.