perf: stop per-frame SQLite writes and console spam, make perf.log opt-in

- Explorer: the tip check runs every frame the Explorer tab is open,
  and it read both tip rows and rewrote them each time (two autocommit
  WAL writes per frame). A steady tip is now kept in memory and skips
  SQLite. A new tip writes both rows in one savepoint, so a crash
  between them can't pair a new height with the old hash. A test
  checks that 100 steady checks write nothing.
- Console: while the daemon was in the Error state the Console tab
  added its error line on every poll, i.e. every frame, re-laying out
  the whole buffer each time. It prints once per error now: on entering
  Error, when the message changes, or after another crash
  (EmbeddedDaemon::getUnexpectedExitCount(), never reset). setState
  writes the message before the state, so a reader that sees Error sees
  that error's message. The stray " ===" suffix is gone.
- perf.log: the profiler appended a block every 300 frames on every
  run and never rotated the file (tens of MB a day for a wallet left
  open). It is now off unless the app starts with DRAGONX_PERFLOG=1;
  otherwise its zone hooks are near no-ops.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/ui/explorer/explorer_block_cache.cpp

@@ -229,7 +229,16 @@ ExplorerBlockCache::SavedTipValidation ExplorerBlockCache::prepareValidation(
     int currentHeight, const std::string& currentBestHash)
 {
     SavedTipValidation validation;
-    if (currentHeight <= 0 || !ensureOpen()) return validation;
+    if (currentHeight <= 0) return validation;
+
+    // Steady state: the tip hasn't moved since it was saved. This runs every frame the Explorer is
+    // open, and used to read both meta rows and rewrite them each time (two autocommit WAL writes per
+    // frame). Only an exact match takes the shortcut; anything else goes through the checks below.
+    if (tip_known_ && !currentBestHash.empty() &&
+        currentHeight == tip_height_ && currentBestHash == tip_hash_) {
+        return validation;
+    }
+    if (!ensureOpen()) return validation;
 
     int savedHeight = getMetaInt("tip_height", 0);
     std::string savedHash = getMetaValue("tip_hash");
@@ -248,8 +257,15 @@ ExplorerBlockCache::SavedTipValidation ExplorerBlockCache::prepareValidation(
 
     if (currentHeight == savedHeight) {
         if (currentBestHash.empty()) return validation;
-        if (currentBestHash != savedHash) clearBlocks();
-        updateTip(currentHeight, currentBestHash);
+        if (currentBestHash != savedHash) {
+            clearBlocks();   // same height, different block: a reorg
+            updateTip(currentHeight, currentBestHash);
+        } else {
+            // Already saved: remember it so later frames skip SQLite (nothing to write).
+            tip_known_ = true;
+            tip_height_ = savedHeight;
+            tip_hash_ = savedHash;
+        }
         return validation;
     }
 
@@ -280,9 +296,26 @@ void ExplorerBlockCache::applySavedTipValidation(const SavedTipValidation& valid
 
 void ExplorerBlockCache::updateTip(int height, const std::string& hash)
 {
+    tip_known_ = false;
     if (!ensureOpen()) return;
-    setMetaValue("tip_height", std::to_string(std::max(0, height)));
-    setMetaValue("tip_hash", hash);
+    // Both rows in one transaction, so a crash between them can't save a new height with the old hash
+    // (which would wipe the cache for nothing on the next run). A savepoint, not BEGIN, so it nests
+    // inside a caller's transaction instead of failing.
+    if (!exec("SAVEPOINT explorer_tip")) return;
+    const bool written = setMetaValue("tip_height", std::to_string(std::max(0, height))) &&
+                         setMetaValue("tip_hash", hash);
+    if (!written) exec("ROLLBACK TO explorer_tip");
+    const bool released = exec("RELEASE explorer_tip");
+    if (written && released && height > 0 && !hash.empty()) {
+        tip_known_ = true;
+        tip_height_ = height;
+        tip_hash_ = hash;
+    }
+}
+
+int ExplorerBlockCache::totalChanges() const
+{
+    return db_ ? sqlite3_total_changes(db_) : 0;
 }
 
 bool ExplorerBlockCache::exec(const char* sql)
@@ -322,16 +355,16 @@ int ExplorerBlockCache::getMetaInt(const std::string& key, int fallback)
     }
 }
 
-void ExplorerBlockCache::setMetaValue(const std::string& key, const std::string& value)
+bool ExplorerBlockCache::setMetaValue(const std::string& key, const std::string& value)
 {
-    if (!ensureOpen()) return;
+    if (!ensureOpen()) return false;
 
     Statement statement(db_,
         "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO explorer_cache_meta (key, value) VALUES (?, ?)");
-    if (!statement.handle) return;
-    if (!bindText(statement.handle, 1, key)) return;
-    if (!bindText(statement.handle, 2, value)) return;
-    sqlite3_step(statement.handle);
+    if (!statement.handle) return false;
+    if (!bindText(statement.handle, 1, key)) return false;
+    if (!bindText(statement.handle, 2, value)) return false;
+    return sqlite3_step(statement.handle) == SQLITE_DONE;
 }
 
 bool ExplorerBlockCache::createSchema()
@@ -392,6 +425,7 @@ void ExplorerBlockCache::migrateLegacyJsonIfNeeded()
 
 void ExplorerBlockCache::close()
 {
+    tip_known_ = false;
     if (!db_) return;
     sqlite3_close(db_);
     db_ = nullptr;

src/ui/explorer/explorer_block_cache.h

@@ -56,11 +56,15 @@ public:
                                  const std::string& currentBestHash);
     void updateTip(int height, const std::string& hash);
 
+    // Rows changed through this connection since it opened (sqlite3_total_changes); 0 when closed.
+    // Lets tests check that a steady tip writes nothing.
+    int totalChanges() const;
+
 private:
     bool exec(const char* sql);
     std::string getMetaValue(const std::string& key);
     int getMetaInt(const std::string& key, int fallback);
-    void setMetaValue(const std::string& key, const std::string& value);
+    bool setMetaValue(const std::string& key, const std::string& value);
     bool createSchema();
     void migrateLegacyJsonIfNeeded();
     void close();
@@ -68,6 +72,12 @@ private:
     sqlite3* db_ = nullptr;
     std::string database_path_;
     std::string legacy_json_path_;
+
+    // The saved tip as last written or read, so the per-frame check can skip SQLite while the chain
+    // tip hasn't moved. The database stays the source of truth; this is only a copy of it.
+    bool tip_known_ = false;
+    int tip_height_ = 0;
+    std::string tip_hash_;
 };
 
 } // namespace ui

src/ui/windows/console_command_executor.cpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "console_channel.h"
 #include "console_command_reference.h"  // consoleCommandCategories / liteConsoleCommandCategories
 #include "console_input_model.h"  // BuildConsoleRpcCall
+#include "console_tab_helpers.h"  // ShouldPrintDaemonErrorLine
 
 #include "../../app.h"
 #include "../../data/wallet_state.h"
@@ -126,7 +127,16 @@ void FullNodeConsoleExecutor::pollLogLines(const ConsoleAddLineFn& add)
             add("", ConsoleChannel::None);
             add(TR("console_daemon_stopped"), ConsoleChannel::Info);
         } else if (cur == DState::Error) {
-            add(std::string(TR("console_daemon_error")) + d->getLastError() + " ===", ConsoleChannel::Error);
+            // Once per error (see ShouldPrintDaemonErrorLine): printing on every poll added a line per
+            // frame and made the console re-lay-out its whole buffer each time.
+            std::string err = d->getLastError();
+            const std::uint64_t exits = d->getUnexpectedExitCount();
+            if (ShouldPrintDaemonErrorLine(prev == static_cast<int>(DState::Error), true, err, last_daemon_error_,
+                                           exits != last_printed_exit_count_)) {
+                add(std::string(TR("console_daemon_error")) + " " + err, ConsoleChannel::Error);
+                last_daemon_error_ = std::move(err);
+                last_printed_exit_count_ = exits;
+            }
         }
         last_daemon_state_ = static_cast<int>(cur);
     }

src/ui/windows/console_command_executor.h

@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ private:
     size_t last_daemon_output_size_ = 0;
     size_t last_xmrig_output_size_  = 0;
     int    last_daemon_state_       = -1;  // daemon::EmbeddedDaemon::State as int
+    std::string last_daemon_error_;         // error text last printed (main thread only)
+    std::uint64_t last_printed_exit_count_ = 0;   // daemon unexpected-exit count at that print
     bool   last_rpc_connected_      = false;
     std::deque<std::pair<std::string, bool>> results_;  // {text, isError}
     std::mutex results_mutex_;

src/ui/windows/console_tab_helpers.cpp

@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ float ClampConsoleWrapWidth(float contentWidth, float paddingX)
     return std::max(50.0f, contentWidth - paddingX * 2.0f);
 }
 
+bool ShouldPrintDaemonErrorLine(bool wasError, bool isError,
+                                const std::string& error, const std::string& lastPrinted,
+                                bool newUnexpectedExit)
+{
+    return isError && (!wasError || error != lastPrinted || newUnexpectedExit);
+}
+
 bool ConsoleCommandCarriesSecret(const std::string& cmd)
 {
     size_t end = 0;

src/ui/windows/console_tab_helpers.h

@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ float ComputeConsoleOutputHeight(float availableHeight,
                                  float minHeightRatio);
 float ClampConsoleWrapWidth(float contentWidth, float paddingX);
 
+// The console's daemon-error line prints once per error: on entering the Error state, when the
+// reason changes while still in it, or when the daemon crashed again meanwhile (the console only polls
+// while its tab is shown, so it can miss the Running state between two identical crashes). It used to
+// print on every poll, i.e. every frame, while in Error.
+bool ShouldPrintDaemonErrorLine(bool wasError, bool isError,
+                                const std::string& error, const std::string& lastPrinted,
+                                bool newUnexpectedExit = false);
+
 // True if `cmd`'s first token names a console/RPC command that carries a SECRET on its command line
 // (passphrase, private/spending/viewing key, mnemonic). Output-secret commands (dumpprivkey,
 // z_exportkey, z_exportmnemonic) are NOT covered — their secret is in the result, a separate concern.