Shell: journalctl polluted with pop-shell messages on each mouse click when click is on desktop

[BTBlueSkies]

Distribution (run cat /etc/os-release):
NAME="Pop!_OS"
VERSION="20.04 LTS"
ID=pop
ID_LIKE="ubuntu debian"
PRETTY_NAME="Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
HOME_URL="https://system76.com/pop"
SUPPORT_URL="http://support.system76.com"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://github.com/pop-os/pop/issues"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://system76.com/privacy"
VERSION_CODENAME=focal
UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal
LOGO=distributor-logo-pop-os

Related Application and/or Package Version (run apt policy $PACKAGE NAME):

Issue/Bug Description:
'journalctl -f' is reporting a constant stream of messages for each click, ie, right click press and again on right click release. These messages are as follows:

May 01 11:05:48 pop-os gnome-shell[2211]: pop-shell: [DEBUG] unblocking signals for 0,0
May 01 11:05:48 pop-os gnome-shell[2211]: ../../../gobject/gsignal.c:2696: handler '30215' of instance '0x55a325a62620' is not blocked
May 01 11:05:48 pop-os gnome-shell[2211]: ../../../gobject/gsignal.c:2696: handler '30216' of instance '0x55a325a62620' is not blocked
May 01 11:05:48 pop-os gnome-shell[2211]: ../../../gobject/gsignal.c:2696: handler '30217' of instance '0x55a325a62620' is not blocked
May 01 11:05:48 pop-os gnome-shell[2211]: ../../../gobject/gsignal.c:2696: handler '30218' of instance '0x55a325a62620' is not blocked
May 01 11:05:48 pop-os gnome-shell[2211]: pop-shell: [INFO] focused Window(0,0) {
name: Terminal,
rect: Rect(650,89,1126,848),
wm_class: "Gnome-terminal",
monitor: 2,
workspace: 0,
cmdline: /usr/libexec/gnome-terminal-server,
xid: 0x200000a,
}

Steps to reproduce (if you know):
journalctl -f and then right click desktop background

Expected behavior:
just a click.. no need for journal entries on every click

Other Notes:
This is new pop-release 20.04. I am using twin nvidia gpus (2080 TI's) on Ryzen 3900X

[pabigot]

With focus-mode = strict this happens every time the mouse moves into a new window (where it also ignores auto-raise = false and immediately raises the window).

[mmstick]

Technically not a bug. Code is executed each time you focus a window. Logs are generated to be useful in the event that we need those logs for debugging.

[BTBlueSkies]

Well, you are failing to realize that the journalctl -f that looks like below destroys the ability to use the logging system in any meaningful way as it's so polluted with garbage that it's like email these days. This is my computer these messages are rendering on... and you make my best diagnostic tool unusable.

Love pop and good work on 20.04, but this verbosity in the logs is a bad decision.. I am sure other professionals will reaffirm this issue.

ay 04 01:07:31 pop-os gnome-shell[2477]: pop-shell: [DEBUG] unblocking signals for 2,0
May 04 01:07:31 pop-os gnome-shell[2477]: ../../../gobject/gsignal.c:2696: handler '70332' of instance '0x5620e93b0dc0' is not blocked
May 04 01:07:31 pop-os gnome-shell[2477]: ../../../gobject/gsignal.c:2696: handler '70333' of instance '0x5620e93b0dc0' is not blocked
May 04 01:07:31 pop-os gnome-shell[2477]: ../../../gobject/gsignal.c:2696: handler '70334' of instance '0x5620e93b0dc0' is not blocked
May 04 01:07:31 pop-os gnome-shell[2477]: ../../../gobject/gsignal.c:2696: handler '70335' of instance '0x5620e93b0dc0' is not blocked
May 04 01:07:31 pop-os gnome-shell[2477]: pop-shell: [INFO] focused Window(2,0) {
name: Terminal,
rect: Rect(4533,25,1094,644),
wm_class: "Gnome-terminal",
monitor: 1,
workspace: 0,
cmdline: /usr/libexec/gnome-terminal-server,
xid: 0x320000a,
}
May 04 01:07:32 pop-os gnome-shell[2477]: pop-shell: [DEBUG] unblocking signals for 2,0
May 04 01:07:32 pop-os gnome-shell[2477]: ../../../gobject/gsignal.c:2696: handler '70332' of instance '0x5620e93b0dc0' is not blocked
May 04 01:07:32 pop-os gnome-shell[2477]: ../../../gobject/gsignal.c:2696: handler '70333' of instance '0x5620e93b0dc0' is not blocked
May 04 01:07:32 pop-os gnome-shell[2477]: ../../../gobject/gsignal.c:2696: handler '70334' of instance '0x5620e93b0dc0' is not blocked
May 04 01:07:32 pop-os gnome-shell[2477]: ../../../gobject/gsignal.c:2696: handler '70335' of instance '0x5620e93b0dc0' is not blocked
May 04 01:07:32 pop-os gnome-shell[2477]: pop-shell: [INFO] focused Window(2,0) {
name: Terminal,
rect: Rect(4533,25,1094,644),
wm_class: "Gnome-terminal",
monitor: 1,
workspace: 0,
cmdline: /usr/libexec/gnome-terminal-server,
xid: 0x320000a,
}

[jackpot51]

I agree, we should decrease logging in the extension to show only info or higher levels. It could potentially be changed to show debug messages with a gsetting

[mmstick]

These logs have been removed

[BTBlueSkies]

Thank you.. much appreciated!