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author | Matt Corallo <git@bluematt.me> | 2017-02-26 12:15:47 -0500 |
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committer | Matt Corallo <git@bluematt.me> | 2017-02-27 15:29:06 -0500 |
commit | 50ae5c711a35828e91bbf880c9508776703ec51e (patch) | |
tree | fcac39bcd8226e2c2542e5d8881dd8818ae3913b | |
parent | 3584902eae2b4a547b221b98b6bfdbeb128923b7 (diff) | |
download | bitcoin-50ae5c711a35828e91bbf880c9508776703ec51e.tar.xz |
Document increase in memory usage due to mempool/dbcache sharing
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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 557f8985d0..1bf9261c8d 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -342,6 +342,16 @@ Fundrawtransaction change address reuse - Users should also consider using `getrawchangeaddress()` in conjunction with `fundrawtransaction`'s `changeAddress` option. +Unused mempool memory used by coincache +---------------------------------------- + +- Before 0.14, memory reserved for mempool (using the `-maxmempool` option) + went unused during initial block download, or IBD. In 0.14, the UTXO DB cache + (controlled with the `-dbcache` option) borrows memory from the mempool + when there is extra memory available. This may result in an increase in + memory usage during IBD for those previously relying on only the `-dbcache` + option to limit memory during that time. + 0.14.0 Change log ================= |