ArduPilot / ArduPilot/MAVProxy

Telemetry logs fill up disk

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Description

We have a setup where a MAVProxy instance is running continuously on an onboard computer attached to a Pixhawk 4. The .tlog and .tlog.raw files grow until the disk usage is at 100%. It would be great if one could either a) prevent these log files from being created completely or b) set a size limit via the command line parameters.

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Research direction

Start by locating MAVProxy's telemetry log creation and command-line option handling, then determine whether disabling logs or limiting their size is the intended scope. Check how the .tlog and .tlog.raw files are produced and define completion as preventing unbounded disk growth while preserving the selected logging behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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