Most of the code in util/system.cpp that was hardcoded to use the global
ArgsManager instance `gArgs` has been changed to work with explicit ArgsManager
instances (for example in https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/20092). But a
few hardcoded references to `gArgs` remain. This commit removes the last ones
so these functions aren't reading or writing global state.
0af16e7134 doc: add release note for #25574 (Martin Zumsande)
57ef2a4812 validation: report if pruning prevents completion of verification (Martin Zumsande)
0c7785bb25 init, validation: Improve handling if VerifyDB() fails due to insufficient dbcache (Martin Zumsande)
d6f781f1cf validation: return VerifyDBResult::INTERRUPTED if verification was interrupted (Martin Zumsande)
6360b5302d validation: Change return value of VerifyDB to enum type (Martin Zumsande)
Pull request description:
`VerifyDB()` can fail to complete due to insufficient dbcache at the level 3 checks. This PR improves the error handling in this case in the following ways:
- The rpc `-verifychain` now returns false if the check can't be completed due to insufficient cache
- During init, we only log a warning if the default values for `-checkblocks` and `-checklevel` are taken and the check doesn't complete. However, if the user actively specifies one of these args, we return with an InitError if we can't complete the check.
This PR also changes `-verifychain` RPC to return `false` if the verification didn't finish due to missing block data (pruning) or due to being interrupted by the node being shutdown.
Previously, this PR also included a fix for a possible assert during verification - this was done in #27009 (now merged).
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aadd7c5b9b refactor, validation: Add ChainstateManagerOpts db options (Ryan Ofsky)
0352258148 refactor, txdb: Use DBParams struct in CBlockTreeDB (Ryan Ofsky)
c00fa1a734 refactor, txdb: Add CoinsViewOptions struct (Ryan Ofsky)
2eaeded37f refactor, dbwrapper: Add DBParams and DBOptions structs (Ryan Ofsky)
Pull request description:
Code in the libbitcoin_kernel library should not be calling `ArgsManager` methods or trying to read options from the command line. Instead it should just get options values from simple structs and function arguments that are passed in externally. This PR removes `gArgs` accesses from `dbwrapper` and `txdb` modules by defining appropriate options structs, and is a followup to PR's #25290#25487#25527 which remove other `ArgsManager` calls from kernel modules.
This PR does not change behavior in any way. It is a simpler alternative to #25623 because the only thing it does is remove `gArgs` references from kernel code. It avoids other unnecessary changes like adding options to the kernel API (they can be added separately later).
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2555a3950f p2p: ProcessAddrFetch(-seednode) is unnecessary if -connect is specified (Dhruv Mehta)
Pull request description:
If the user runs: `bitcoind -connect=X -seednode=Y`, I _think_ it is safe to ignore `-seednode`. A more populated `addrman` (via `getaddr` calls to peers in `-seednode`) is not useful in this configuration: `addrman` entries are used to initiate new outbound connections when slots are open, or to open feeler connections and keep `addrman` from getting stale. This is all done in a part of `ThreadOpenConnections` (below [this line](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/net.cpp#L1803)) which is never executed when `-connect` is supplied. With `-connect`, `ThreadOpenConnections` will run [this loop](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/net.cpp#L1785) and exit thread execution when interrupted.
Reviewers may also find it relevant that when `-connect` is used, we [soft disable](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/init.cpp#L800) `-dnsseed` in init.cpp perhaps for the same reason i.e. seeding is not useful with `-connect`.
Running `ProcessAddrFetch` does not seem to have downside except developer confusion AFAICT. I was confused by this and felt it might affect other new bitcoiners too. If there is strong preference to not remove the line, I'd also be happy to just leave a comment there mentioning `ADDR_FETCH`/`-seednode` is irrelevant when used with `-connect`.
If this change is accepted, the node will still make `getaddr` calls to peers in `-connect` and expand `addrman`. However, disabling those `getaddr` calls would leak information about the node's configuration.
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c9d548c91f net: remove CService::ToStringPort() (Vasil Dimov)
fd4f0f41e9 gui: simplify OptionsDialog::updateDefaultProxyNets() (Vasil Dimov)
96c791dd20 net: remove CService::ToString() use ToStringAddrPort() instead (Vasil Dimov)
944a9de08a net: remove CNetAddr::ToString() and use ToStringAddr() instead (Vasil Dimov)
043b9de59a scripted-diff: rename ToStringIP[Port]() to ToStringAddr[Port]() (Vasil Dimov)
Pull request description:
Before this PR we had the somewhat confusing combination of methods:
`CNetAddr::ToStringIP()`
`CNetAddr::ToString()` (duplicate of the above)
`CService::ToStringIPPort()`
`CService::ToString()` (duplicate of the above, overrides a non-virtual method from `CNetAddr`)
`CService::ToStringPort()`
Avoid [overriding non-virtual methods](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/25349/#issuecomment-1185226396).
"IP" stands for "Internet Protocol" and while sometimes "IP addresses" are called just "IPs", it is incorrect to call Tor or I2P addresses "IPs". Thus use "Addr" instead of "IP".
Change the above to:
`CNetAddr::ToStringAddr()`
`CService::ToStringAddrPort()`
The changes touch a lot of files, but are mostly mechanical.
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The rpc command verifychain now fails if the dbcache was not sufficient
to complete the verification at the specified level and depth.
In the same situation, the VerifyDB check during Init will now fail (and lead to
an early shutdown) if the user has explicitly specified -checkblocks or
-checklevel but the check couldn't be executed because of the limited
cache. If the user didn't change any of the two and is using the defaults, log a warning
but don't prevent the node from starting up.
faf7b4f1fc Add BlockManager::IsPruneMode() (MarcoFalke)
fae71fe27e Add BlockManager::GetPruneTarget() (MarcoFalke)
fa0f0436d8 Add BlockManager::LoadingBlocks() (MarcoFalke)
Pull request description:
Requested in https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/25781#discussion_r1061323795, but adding getters seems unrelated from removing globals, so I split it out for now.
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b9d5674541 init: Remove sensitive flag from rpcbind (Andrew Chow)
Pull request description:
`-rpcbind` is currently flagged as a sensitive option which means that its value will be masked when the command line args are written to the debug.log file. However this is not useful as if `rpcbind` is actually activated, the bound IP addresses will be written to the log anyways. The test `feature_config_args.py` did not catch this contradiction as the test node was not started with `rpcallowip` and so `rpcbind` was not acted upon.
This also brings `rpcbind` inline with `bind` as that is not flagged as sensitive either.
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8e85164e7d doc: release note on mempool size in -blocksonly (willcl-ark)
ae797463dc doc: Update blocksonly behaviour in reduce-memory (willcl-ark)
1134686ef9 mempool: Don't share mempool with dbcache in blocksonly (willcl-ark)
Pull request description:
Fixes #9526
When `-blocksonly` has been set reduce default mempool size to avoid surprising resource usage via sharing un-used mempool cache space with dbcache.
In comparison to https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/9569 which either set `maxmempool` size to 0 when `-blocksonly` was set or else errored on startup, this change will permit `maxmempool` options being set.
This preserves the current (surprising?) behaviour of having a functional mempool in `-blocksonly` mode, to permit whitelisted peer transaction relay, whilst reducing average runtime memory usage for blocksonly nodes which either use the default settings or have otherwise configured a `maxmempool` size.
To use the previous old defaults node operators can configure their node with: `-blocksonly -maxmempool=300`.
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d96d97ad30 doc: Add release note for shutdownnotify. (klementtan)
0bd73e2c45 util: Add -shutdownnotify option. (klementtan)
Pull request description:
**Description**: Similar to `-startupnotify`, this PR adds a new option to allow users to specify a command to be executed when Bitcoin Core shuts down.
**Note**: The `shutdownnotify` commands will not be executed if bitcoind shut down due to *unexpected* reasons (ie `killall -9 bitcoind`).
### Testing:
**Normal shutdown commands**
```
# start bitcoind with shutdownnotify optioin
./src/bitcoind -signet -shutdownnotify="touch foo.txt"
# shutdown bitcoind
./src/bitcoin-cli -signet stop
# check that foo.txt has been created
```
**Final RPC call**
Commands:
```
$ ./src/bitcoind -signet -nolisten -noconnect -shutdownnotify="./src/bitcoin-cli -signet getblockchaininfo > tmp.txt"
$ ./src/bitcoin-cli stop
$ cat tmp.txt
```
<details>
<summary>Screen Shot</summary>
</details>
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"IP" stands for "Internet Protocol".
"IP address" is sometimes shortened to just "IP" or "address".
However, Tor or I2P addresses are not "IP addresses", nor "IPs".
Thus, use "Addr" instead of "IP" for addresses that could be IP, Tor or
I2P addresses:
`CService::ToStringIPPort()` -> `CService::ToStringAddrPort()`
`CNetAddr::ToStringIP()` -> `CNetAddr::ToStringAddr()`
-BEGIN VERIFY SCRIPT-
sed -i 's/ToStringIPPort/ToStringAddrPort/g' -- $(git grep -l ToStringIPPort src)
sed -i 's/ToStringIP/ToStringAddr/g' -- $(git grep -l ToStringIP src)
-END VERIFY SCRIPT-
46339d29b1 test, refactor: Reorder sendtxrcncl tests for better readability (Gleb Naumenko)
14263c13f1 p2p, refactor: Extend logs for unexpected sendtxrcncl (Gleb Naumenko)
87493e112e p2p, test, refactor: Minor code improvements (Gleb Naumenko)
00c5dec818 p2p: Clarify sendtxrcncl policies (Gleb Naumenko)
ac6ee5ba21 test: Expand unit and functional tests for txreconciliation (Gleb Naumenko)
bc84e24a4f p2p, refactor: Switch to enum class for ReconciliationRegisterResult (Gleb Naumenko)
a60f729e29 p2p: Drop roles from sendtxrcncl (Gleb Naumenko)
6772cbf69c tests: stabilize sendtxrcncl test (Gleb Naumenko)
Pull request description:
Non-trivial changes include:
- Getting rid of roles in `sendtxrcncl` message (summarized in the [BIP PR](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/pull/1376));
- Disconnect the peer if it send `sendtxrcncl` although we are in `blocksonly` and notified the peer with `fRelay=0`;
- Don't send `sendtxrcncl` to feeler connections.
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7082ce3e88 scripted-diff: rename and de-globalise g_cs_orphans (Anthony Towns)
733d85f79c Move all g_cs_orphans locking to txorphanage (Anthony Towns)
a936f41a5d txorphanage: make m_peer_work_set private (Anthony Towns)
3614819864 txorphange: move orphan workset to txorphanage (Anthony Towns)
6f8e442ba6 net_processing: Localise orphan_work_set handling to ProcessOrphanTx (Anthony Towns)
0027174b39 net_processing: move ProcessOrphanTx docs to declaration (Anthony Towns)
9910ed755c net_processing: Pass a Peer& to ProcessOrphanTx (Anthony Towns)
89e2e0da0b net_processing: move extra transactions to msgproc mutex (Anthony Towns)
ff8d44d196 Remove unnecessary includes of txorphange.h (Anthony Towns)
Pull request description:
Moves extra transactions to be under the `m_msgproc_mutex` lock rather than `g_cs_orphans` and refactors orphan handling so that the lock can be internal to the `TxOrphange` class.
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ACK 7082ce3e88 via code review and some [basic testing](https://github.com/glozow/bitcoin/blob/review-26295/src/test/orphanage_tests.cpp#L150). I think putting txorphanage in charge of handling peer work sets is the right direction.
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6630a1e844 Add warning on first startup if free disk space is less than necessary (Ben Woosley)
Pull request description:
This reworks/revives https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/15848 to add a check for low disk space on first startup and issue a warning if disk space is below the expected space required to accommodate the blocks.
This PR was fashioned by a team of developers at the [bitcoin++](https://www.btcplusplus.dev/) conference workshop: "[Let's contribute to Bitcoin Core](https://sched.co/12P6Z)"
Fixes #15813
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aaaa7bd0ba iwyu: Add missing includes (MacroFake)
fa9ebec096 Remove g_parallel_script_checks (MacroFake)
fa7c834b9f Move ::fCheckBlockIndex into ChainstateManager (MacroFake)
fa43188d86 Move ::fCheckpointsEnabled into ChainstateManager (MacroFake)
cccca83099 Move ::nMinimumChainWork into ChainstateManager (MacroFake)
fa29d0b57c Move ::hashAssumeValid into ChainstateManager (MacroFake)
faf44876db Move ::nMaxTipAge into ChainstateManager (MacroFake)
Pull request description:
It seems preferable to assign globals to a class (in this case `ChainstateManager`), than to leave them dangling. This should clarify scope for code-readers, as well as clarifying unit test behaviour.
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b147322a7a Use `PACKAGE_NAME` in messages rather than hardcoding "Bitcoin Core" (Hennadii Stepanov)
Pull request description:
Usually, we do not hardcode "Bitcoin Core" in the user-faced messages.
See:
- bitcoin/bitcoin#18646
- bitcoin/bitcoin#19282
Also grammar has been improved -- singular instead of plural.
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This changes the flag for the bitcoin-chainstate executable. Previously
it was false, now it is the chain's default value (still false for the
main chain).
This changes the minimum chain work for the bitcoin-chainstate
executable. Previously it was uint256{}, now it is the chain's default
minimum chain work.
If we're connecting to the peer which might support
transaction reconciliation, we announce we want to reconcile
with them.
We store the reconciliation salt so that when the peer
responds with their salt, we are able to compute the
full reconciliation salt.
This behavior is enabled with a CLI flag.
Check `port` options for invalid values (ports are parsed as uint16, so
in practice values >65535 are invalid; port 0 is undefined and therefore
considered invalid too). This allows for an early rejection of faulty
values and an supplying an informative message to the user.
Splits tests in `feature_proxy.py` to cover both invalid `hostname`
and `port` values.
Adds a release-note as previously valid `-port` and `-rpcport` values
can now result in errors.
68209a7b5c rpc: make addpeeraddress work with cjdns addresses (Martin Zumsande)
a8a9ed67cc init: Abort if i2p/cjdns are chosen via -onlynet but unreachable (Martin Zumsande)
Pull request description:
If the networks i2p / cjdns are chosen via `-onlynet` but the user forgot to provide `-i2psam` / `-cjdnsreachable`, no outbound connections will be made - it would be nice to inform the user about that.
The solution proposed here mimics existing behavior for `-onlynet=onion` and non-specified `-onion`/`-proxy` where we already abort with an InitError - if reviewers would prefer to just print a warning, please say so.
The second commit adds CJDNS support to the debug-only `addpeeraddress` RPC allowing to add CJDNS addresses to addrman for testing and debug purposes. (if `-cjdnsreachable=1`)
This is the result of an [IRC discussion](https://bitcoin-irc.chaincode.com/bitcoin-core-dev/2022-09-01#848066;) with vasild.
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fa521c9603 Use steady clock for all millis bench logging (MacroFake)
Pull request description:
Currently `GetTimeMillis` is used for bench logging in milliseconds integral precision. Replace it to use a steady clock that is type-safe and steady.
Microsecond or float precision can be done in a follow-up.
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00eeb31c76 scripted-diff: rename CChainState -> Chainstate (James O'Beirne)
Pull request description:
Alright alright alright, I know: we hate refactors. We especially hate cosmetic refactors.
Nobody knows better than I that changing broad swaths of code out from under our already-abused collaborators, only to send a cascade of rebase bankruptcies, is annoying at best and sadistic at worst. And for a rename! The indignation!
But just for a second, imagine yourself. Programming `bitcoin/bitcoin`, on a sandy beach beneath a lapis lazuli sky. You go to type the name of what is probably the most commonly used data structure in the codebase, and you *only hit shift once*.
What could you do in such a world? You could do anything. [The only limit is yourself.](https://zombo.com/)
---
So maybe you like the idea of this patch but really don't want to deal with rebasing. You're in luck!
Here're the commands that will bail you out of rebase bankruptcy:
```sh
git rebase -i $(git merge-base HEAD master) \
-x 'sed -i "s/CChainState/Chainstate/g" $(git ls-files | grep -E ".*\.(py|cpp|h)$") && git commit --amend --no-edit'
# <commit changed?>
git add -u && git rebase --continue
```
---
~~Anyway I'm not sure how serious I am about this, but I figured it was worth proposing.~~ I have decided I am very serious about this.
Maybe we can have nice things every once in a while?
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2d0b4e4ff6 init: allow startup with -onlynet=onion -listenonion=1 (Vasil Dimov)
Pull request description:
It does not make sense to specify `-onlynet=onion` without providing a
Tor proxy (even if other `-onlynet=...` are given). This is checked
during startup. However, it was forgotten that a Tor proxy can also be
retrieved from "Tor control" to which we connect if `-listenonion=1`.
So, the full Tor proxy retrieval logic is:
1. get it from `-onion`
2. get it from `-proxy`
3. if `-listenonion=1`, then connect to "Tor control" and get the proxy
from there (was forgotten before this change)
Fixes https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/24980
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385f5a4c3f p2p: Don't query DNS seeds when both IPv4 and IPv6 are unreachable (Martin Zumsande)
91f0a7fbb7 p2p: add only reachable addresses to addrman (Martin Zumsande)
Pull request description:
Currently, `-onlynet` does not work well in connection with initial peer discovery, because DNS seeds only resolve to IPv6 and IPv4 adresses:
With `-onlynet=i2p`, we would load clearnet addresses from DNS seeds into addrman, be content our addrman isn't empty so we don't try to query hardcoded seeds (although these exist for i2p!), and never attempt to make an automatic outbound connection.
With `-onlynet=onion` and `-proxy` set, we wouldn't load addresses via DNS, but will make AddrFetch connections (through a tor exit node) to a random clearnet peer the DNS seed resolves to (see https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/6808#issuecomment-147652505), thus breaching the `-onlynet` preference of the user - this has been reported in the two issues listed below.
This PR proposes two changes:
1.) Don't load addresses that are unreachable (so that we wouldn't connect to them) into addrman. This is already the case for addresses received via p2p addr messages, this PR implements the same for addresses received from DNS seeds and fixed seeds. This means that in the case of `-onlynet=onion`, we wouldn't load fixed seed IPv4 addresses into addrman, only the onion ones.
2.) Skip trying the DNS seeds if neither IPv4 nor IPv6 are reachable and move directly to adding the hardcoded seeds from networks we can connect to. This is done by soft-setting `-dnsseed` to 0 in this case, unless `-dnsseed=1` was explicitly specified, in which case we abort with an `InitError`.
Fixes #6808
Fixes #12344
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vasild:
ACK 385f5a4c3f
Tree-SHA512: 33a8c29faccb2d9b937b017dba4ef72c10e05e458ccf258f1aed3893bcc37c2e984ec8de998d2ecfa54282abbf44a132e97d98bbcc24a0dcf1871566016a9b91
This happens, for example, if the user specified -onlynet=onion or
-onlynet=i2p. DNS seeds only resolve to IPv4 / IPv6 addresses,
making their answers useless to us, since we don't want to make
connections to these.
If, within the DNS seed thread, we'd instead do fallback AddrFetch
connections to one of the clearnet addresses the DNS seed resolves to,
we might get usable addresses from other networks
if lucky, but would be violating our -onlynet user preference
in doing so.
Therefore, in this case it is better to rely on fixed seeds for networks we
want to connect to.
Co-authored-by: Vasil Dimov <vd@FreeBSD.org>
