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| author | Pieter Wuille <pieter.wuille@gmail.com> | 2015-11-29 13:03:54 +0100 |
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| committer | Pieter Wuille <pieter.wuille@gmail.com> | 2015-11-29 13:06:13 +0100 |
| commit | 5d5ef3a4cf8e32cdf584811eb5415278f4ba9628 (patch) | |
| tree | dbb3a38aacfe94fcf662fd4fd61132c5ef0623ca /doc/release-notes.md | |
| parent | c894fbbb1dc0778628fa3f246b92d673b3f70cfa (diff) | |
| parent | 49fb8e89b7036ea19a1275fc16bc0d2936619142 (diff) | |
| download | bitcoin-5d5ef3a4cf8e32cdf584811eb5415278f4ba9628.tar.xz | |
Merge pull request #7129
49fb8e8 Documentation updates for BIP 130 (Pieter Wuille)
50262d8 Allow block announcements with headers (Suhas Daftuar)
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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 009baaed51..f7958381b6 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -206,6 +206,15 @@ Libsecp256k1 has undergone very extensive testing and validation. A side effect of this change is that libconsensus no longer depends on OpenSSL. +Direct headers announcement (BIP 130) +------------------------------------- + +Between compatible peers, BIP 130 direct headers announcement is used. This +means that blocks are advertized by announcing their headers directly, instead +of just announcing the hash. In a reorganization, all new headers are sent, +instead of just the new tip. This can often prevent an extra roundtrip before +the actual block is downloaded. + 0.12.0 Change log ================= |