1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 52cda84..a5a4e80 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 
 bool fDebug = false;
+bool fDebugRelay = false;
 
 // In-process cap for debug.log, in bytes. Default matches the 1G trigger of
 // the shipped logrotate policy so a long-running node stays bounded even
@@ -31,10 +32,22 @@ static bool LogCategoryDefaultOn(const char* category)
            strcmp(category, "payout") == 0;
 }
 
+// Categories so noisy they drown out everything else even under -debug:
+// per-message send traces, wallet relay rebroadcasts, raw CBlock dumps and
+// per-address discovery lines made up ~90% of a 13-hour production capture
+// (issue #35). They need /debugrelay, not merely /debug.
+static bool LogCategoryVerboseOnly(const char* category)
+{
+    return strcmp(category, "relay")          == 0 ||
+           strcmp(category, "nostrdiscovery") == 0;
+}
+
 bool LogAcceptsCategory(const char* category)
 {
     if (LogCategoryDefaultOn(category))
         return true;
+    if (LogCategoryVerboseOnly(category))
+        return fDebugRelay;
     return fDebug;
 }