Merge branch 'bugfix_CNBerr_daggy' into 0.4.x

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/rpc.cpp b/src/rpc.cpp
index 786bf2987a..7f90574874 100644
--- a/src/rpc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc.cpp
@@ -1550,8 +1550,13 @@ Value getwork(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
                     delete pblock;
                 vNewBlock.clear();
             }
+
+            // Clear pindexPrev so future getworks make a new block, despite any failures from here on
+            pindexPrev = NULL;
+
+            // Store the pindexBest used before CreateNewBlock, to avoid races
             nTransactionsUpdatedLast = nTransactionsUpdated;
-            pindexPrev = pindexBest;
+            CBlockIndex* pindexPrevNew = pindexBest;
             nStart = GetTime();
 
             // Create new block
@@ -1559,6 +1564,9 @@ Value getwork(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
             if (!pblock)
                 throw JSONRPCError(-7, "Out of memory");
             vNewBlock.push_back(pblock);
+
+            // Need to update only after we know CreateNewBlock succeeded
+            pindexPrev = pindexPrevNew;
         }
 
         // Update nTime