net: pass CConnman via pointer rather than reference

There are a few too many edge-cases here to make this a scripted diff.

The following commits will move a few functions into PeerLogicValidation, where
the local connman instance can be used. This change prepares for that usage.

5 files changed, 104 insertions, 104 deletions

diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 1eb867b48b..5e29e6fee4 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ void CConnman::AcceptConnection(const ListenSocket& hListenSocket) {
     CNode* pnode = new CNode(id, nLocalServices, GetBestHeight(), hSocket, addr, CalculateKeyedNetGroup(addr), nonce, addr_bind, "", true);
     pnode->AddRef();
     pnode->fWhitelisted = whitelisted;
-    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(pnode, *this);
+    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(pnode, this);
 
     LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "connection from %s accepted\n", addr.ToString());
 
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ bool CConnman::OpenNetworkConnection(const CAddress& addrConnect, bool fCountFai
     if (fAddnode)
         pnode->fAddnode = true;
 
-    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(pnode, *this);
+    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(pnode, this);
     {
         LOCK(cs_vNodes);
         vNodes.push_back(pnode);
@@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@ void CConnman::ThreadMessageHandler()
                 continue;
 
             // Receive messages
-            bool fMoreNodeWork = GetNodeSignals().ProcessMessages(pnode, *this, flagInterruptMsgProc);
+            bool fMoreNodeWork = GetNodeSignals().ProcessMessages(pnode, this, flagInterruptMsgProc);
             fMoreWork |= (fMoreNodeWork && !pnode->fPauseSend);
             if (flagInterruptMsgProc)
                 return;
@@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@ void CConnman::ThreadMessageHandler()
             // Send messages
             {
                 LOCK(pnode->cs_sendProcessing);
-                GetNodeSignals().SendMessages(pnode, *this, flagInterruptMsgProc);
+                GetNodeSignals().SendMessages(pnode, this, flagInterruptMsgProc);
             }
             if (flagInterruptMsgProc)
                 return;
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 244930d8f0..f170cdac25 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -441,9 +441,9 @@ struct CombinerAll
 // Signals for message handling
 struct CNodeSignals
 {
-    boost::signals2::signal<bool (CNode*, CConnman&, std::atomic<bool>&), CombinerAll> ProcessMessages;
-    boost::signals2::signal<bool (CNode*, CConnman&, std::atomic<bool>&), CombinerAll> SendMessages;
-    boost::signals2::signal<void (CNode*, CConnman&)> InitializeNode;
+    boost::signals2::signal<bool (CNode*, CConnman*, std::atomic<bool>&), CombinerAll> ProcessMessages;
+    boost::signals2::signal<bool (CNode*, CConnman*, std::atomic<bool>&), CombinerAll> SendMessages;
+    boost::signals2::signal<void (CNode*, CConnman*)> InitializeNode;
     boost::signals2::signal<void (NodeId, bool&)> FinalizeNode;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index cc44876712..1e4713235d 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void UpdatePreferredDownload(CNode* node, CNodeState* state)
     nPreferredDownload += state->fPreferredDownload;
 }
 
-void PushNodeVersion(CNode *pnode, CConnman& connman, int64_t nTime)
+void PushNodeVersion(CNode *pnode, CConnman* connman, int64_t nTime)
 {
     ServiceFlags nLocalNodeServices = pnode->GetLocalServices();
     uint64_t nonce = pnode->GetLocalNonce();
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void PushNodeVersion(CNode *pnode, CConnman& connman, int64_t nTime)
     CAddress addrYou = (addr.IsRoutable() && !IsProxy(addr) ? addr : CAddress(CService(), addr.nServices));
     CAddress addrMe = CAddress(CService(), nLocalNodeServices);
 
-    connman.PushMessage(pnode, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::VERSION, PROTOCOL_VERSION, (uint64_t)nLocalNodeServices, nTime, addrYou, addrMe,
+    connman->PushMessage(pnode, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::VERSION, PROTOCOL_VERSION, (uint64_t)nLocalNodeServices, nTime, addrYou, addrMe,
             nonce, strSubVersion, nNodeStartingHeight, ::fRelayTxes));
 
     if (fLogIPs) {
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ void PushNodeVersion(CNode *pnode, CConnman& connman, int64_t nTime)
     }
 }
 
-void InitializeNode(CNode *pnode, CConnman& connman) {
+void InitializeNode(CNode *pnode, CConnman* connman) {
     CAddress addr = pnode->addr;
     std::string addrName = pnode->GetAddrName();
     NodeId nodeid = pnode->GetId();
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void UpdateBlockAvailability(NodeId nodeid, const uint256 &hash) {
     }
 }
 
-void MaybeSetPeerAsAnnouncingHeaderAndIDs(NodeId nodeid, CConnman& connman) {
+void MaybeSetPeerAsAnnouncingHeaderAndIDs(NodeId nodeid, CConnman* connman) {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
     CNodeState* nodestate = State(nodeid);
     if (!nodestate || !nodestate->fSupportsDesiredCmpctVersion) {
@@ -419,20 +419,20 @@ void MaybeSetPeerAsAnnouncingHeaderAndIDs(NodeId nodeid, CConnman& connman) {
                 return;
             }
         }
-        connman.ForNode(nodeid, [&connman](CNode* pfrom){
+        connman->ForNode(nodeid, [connman](CNode* pfrom){
             bool fAnnounceUsingCMPCTBLOCK = false;
             uint64_t nCMPCTBLOCKVersion = (pfrom->GetLocalServices() & NODE_WITNESS) ? 2 : 1;
             if (lNodesAnnouncingHeaderAndIDs.size() >= 3) {
                 // As per BIP152, we only get 3 of our peers to announce
                 // blocks using compact encodings.
-                connman.ForNode(lNodesAnnouncingHeaderAndIDs.front(), [&connman, fAnnounceUsingCMPCTBLOCK, nCMPCTBLOCKVersion](CNode* pnodeStop){
-                    connman.PushMessage(pnodeStop, CNetMsgMaker(pnodeStop->GetSendVersion()).Make(NetMsgType::SENDCMPCT, fAnnounceUsingCMPCTBLOCK, nCMPCTBLOCKVersion));
+                connman->ForNode(lNodesAnnouncingHeaderAndIDs.front(), [connman, fAnnounceUsingCMPCTBLOCK, nCMPCTBLOCKVersion](CNode* pnodeStop){
+                    connman->PushMessage(pnodeStop, CNetMsgMaker(pnodeStop->GetSendVersion()).Make(NetMsgType::SENDCMPCT, fAnnounceUsingCMPCTBLOCK, nCMPCTBLOCKVersion));
                     return true;
                 });
                 lNodesAnnouncingHeaderAndIDs.pop_front();
             }
             fAnnounceUsingCMPCTBLOCK = true;
-            connman.PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(pfrom->GetSendVersion()).Make(NetMsgType::SENDCMPCT, fAnnounceUsingCMPCTBLOCK, nCMPCTBLOCKVersion));
+            connman->PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(pfrom->GetSendVersion()).Make(NetMsgType::SENDCMPCT, fAnnounceUsingCMPCTBLOCK, nCMPCTBLOCKVersion));
             lNodesAnnouncingHeaderAndIDs.push_back(pfrom->GetId());
             return true;
         });
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ void PeerLogicValidation::BlockChecked(const CBlock& block, const CValidationSta
              !IsInitialBlockDownload() &&
              mapBlocksInFlight.count(hash) == mapBlocksInFlight.size()) {
         if (it != mapBlockSource.end()) {
-            MaybeSetPeerAsAnnouncingHeaderAndIDs(it->second.first, *connman);
+            MaybeSetPeerAsAnnouncingHeaderAndIDs(it->second.first, connman);
         }
     }
     if (it != mapBlockSource.end())
@@ -912,16 +912,16 @@ bool static AlreadyHave(const CInv& inv) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main)
     return true;
 }
 
-static void RelayTransaction(const CTransaction& tx, CConnman& connman)
+static void RelayTransaction(const CTransaction& tx, CConnman* connman)
 {
     CInv inv(MSG_TX, tx.GetHash());
-    connman.ForEachNode([&inv](CNode* pnode)
+    connman->ForEachNode([&inv](CNode* pnode)
     {
         pnode->PushInventory(inv);
     });
 }
 
-static void RelayAddress(const CAddress& addr, bool fReachable, CConnman& connman)
+static void RelayAddress(const CAddress& addr, bool fReachable, CConnman* connman)
 {
     unsigned int nRelayNodes = fReachable ? 2 : 1; // limited relaying of addresses outside our network(s)
 
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ static void RelayAddress(const CAddress& addr, bool fReachable, CConnman& connma
     // Use deterministic randomness to send to the same nodes for 24 hours
     // at a time so the addrKnowns of the chosen nodes prevent repeats
     uint64_t hashAddr = addr.GetHash();
-    const CSipHasher hasher = connman.GetDeterministicRandomizer(RANDOMIZER_ID_ADDRESS_RELAY).Write(hashAddr << 32).Write((GetTime() + hashAddr) / (24*60*60));
+    const CSipHasher hasher = connman->GetDeterministicRandomizer(RANDOMIZER_ID_ADDRESS_RELAY).Write(hashAddr << 32).Write((GetTime() + hashAddr) / (24*60*60));
     FastRandomContext insecure_rand;
 
     std::array<std::pair<uint64_t, CNode*>,2> best{{{0, nullptr}, {0, nullptr}}};
@@ -954,10 +954,10 @@ static void RelayAddress(const CAddress& addr, bool fReachable, CConnman& connma
         }
     };
 
-    connman.ForEachNodeThen(std::move(sortfunc), std::move(pushfunc));
+    connman->ForEachNodeThen(std::move(sortfunc), std::move(pushfunc));
 }
 
-void static ProcessGetData(CNode* pfrom, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
+void static ProcessGetData(CNode* pfrom, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams, CConnman* connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
 {
     std::deque<CInv>::iterator it = pfrom->vRecvGetData.begin();
     std::vector<CInv> vNotFound;
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ void static ProcessGetData(CNode* pfrom, const Consensus::Params& consensusParam
                 // disconnect node in case we have reached the outbound limit for serving historical blocks
                 // never disconnect whitelisted nodes
                 static const int nOneWeek = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60; // assume > 1 week = historical
-                if (send && connman.OutboundTargetReached(true) && ( ((pindexBestHeader != nullptr) && (pindexBestHeader->GetBlockTime() - mi->second->GetBlockTime() > nOneWeek)) || inv.type == MSG_FILTERED_BLOCK) && !pfrom->fWhitelisted)
+                if (send && connman->OutboundTargetReached(true) && ( ((pindexBestHeader != nullptr) && (pindexBestHeader->GetBlockTime() - mi->second->GetBlockTime() > nOneWeek)) || inv.type == MSG_FILTERED_BLOCK) && !pfrom->fWhitelisted)
                 {
                     LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "historical block serving limit reached, disconnect peer=%d\n", pfrom->GetId());
 
@@ -1042,9 +1042,9 @@ void static ProcessGetData(CNode* pfrom, const Consensus::Params& consensusParam
                         pblock = pblockRead;
                     }
                     if (inv.type == MSG_BLOCK)
-                        connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(SERIALIZE_TRANSACTION_NO_WITNESS, NetMsgType::BLOCK, *pblock));
+                        connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(SERIALIZE_TRANSACTION_NO_WITNESS, NetMsgType::BLOCK, *pblock));
                     else if (inv.type == MSG_WITNESS_BLOCK)
-                        connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::BLOCK, *pblock));
+                        connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::BLOCK, *pblock));
                     else if (inv.type == MSG_FILTERED_BLOCK)
                     {
                         bool sendMerkleBlock = false;
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ void static ProcessGetData(CNode* pfrom, const Consensus::Params& consensusParam
                             }
                         }
                         if (sendMerkleBlock) {
-                            connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::MERKLEBLOCK, merkleBlock));
+                            connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::MERKLEBLOCK, merkleBlock));
                             // CMerkleBlock just contains hashes, so also push any transactions in the block the client did not see
                             // This avoids hurting performance by pointlessly requiring a round-trip
                             // Note that there is currently no way for a node to request any single transactions we didn't send here -
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ void static ProcessGetData(CNode* pfrom, const Consensus::Params& consensusParam
                             // however we MUST always provide at least what the remote peer needs
                             typedef std::pair<unsigned int, uint256> PairType;
                             for (PairType& pair : merkleBlock.vMatchedTxn)
-                                connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(SERIALIZE_TRANSACTION_NO_WITNESS, NetMsgType::TX, *pblock->vtx[pair.first]));
+                                connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(SERIALIZE_TRANSACTION_NO_WITNESS, NetMsgType::TX, *pblock->vtx[pair.first]));
                         }
                         // else
                             // no response
@@ -1081,13 +1081,13 @@ void static ProcessGetData(CNode* pfrom, const Consensus::Params& consensusParam
                         int nSendFlags = fPeerWantsWitness ? 0 : SERIALIZE_TRANSACTION_NO_WITNESS;
                         if (CanDirectFetch(consensusParams) && mi->second->nHeight >= chainActive.Height() - MAX_CMPCTBLOCK_DEPTH) {
                             if ((fPeerWantsWitness || !fWitnessesPresentInARecentCompactBlock) && a_recent_compact_block && a_recent_compact_block->header.GetHash() == mi->second->GetBlockHash()) {
-                                connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::CMPCTBLOCK, *a_recent_compact_block));
+                                connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::CMPCTBLOCK, *a_recent_compact_block));
                             } else {
                                 CBlockHeaderAndShortTxIDs cmpctblock(*pblock, fPeerWantsWitness);
-                                connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::CMPCTBLOCK, cmpctblock));
+                                connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::CMPCTBLOCK, cmpctblock));
                             }
                         } else {
-                            connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::BLOCK, *pblock));
+                            connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::BLOCK, *pblock));
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ void static ProcessGetData(CNode* pfrom, const Consensus::Params& consensusParam
                         // wait for other stuff first.
                         std::vector<CInv> vInv;
                         vInv.push_back(CInv(MSG_BLOCK, chainActive.Tip()->GetBlockHash()));
-                        connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::INV, vInv));
+                        connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::INV, vInv));
                         pfrom->hashContinue.SetNull();
                     }
                 }
@@ -1111,14 +1111,14 @@ void static ProcessGetData(CNode* pfrom, const Consensus::Params& consensusParam
                 auto mi = mapRelay.find(inv.hash);
                 int nSendFlags = (inv.type == MSG_TX ? SERIALIZE_TRANSACTION_NO_WITNESS : 0);
                 if (mi != mapRelay.end()) {
-                    connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::TX, *mi->second));
+                    connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::TX, *mi->second));
                     push = true;
                 } else if (pfrom->timeLastMempoolReq) {
                     auto txinfo = mempool.info(inv.hash);
                     // To protect privacy, do not answer getdata using the mempool when
                     // that TX couldn't have been INVed in reply to a MEMPOOL request.
                     if (txinfo.tx && txinfo.nTime <= pfrom->timeLastMempoolReq) {
-                        connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::TX, *txinfo.tx));
+                        connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::TX, *txinfo.tx));
                         push = true;
                     }
                 }
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ void static ProcessGetData(CNode* pfrom, const Consensus::Params& consensusParam
         // do that because they want to know about (and store and rebroadcast and
         // risk analyze) the dependencies of transactions relevant to them, without
         // having to download the entire memory pool.
-        connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::NOTFOUND, vNotFound));
+        connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::NOTFOUND, vNotFound));
     }
 }
 
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ uint32_t GetFetchFlags(CNode* pfrom) {
     return nFetchFlags;
 }
 
-inline void static SendBlockTransactions(const CBlock& block, const BlockTransactionsRequest& req, CNode* pfrom, CConnman& connman) {
+inline void static SendBlockTransactions(const CBlock& block, const BlockTransactionsRequest& req, CNode* pfrom, CConnman* connman) {
     BlockTransactions resp(req);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < req.indexes.size(); i++) {
         if (req.indexes[i] >= block.vtx.size()) {
@@ -1171,10 +1171,10 @@ inline void static SendBlockTransactions(const CBlock& block, const BlockTransac
     LOCK(cs_main);
     const CNetMsgMaker msgMaker(pfrom->GetSendVersion());
     int nSendFlags = State(pfrom->GetId())->fWantsCmpctWitness ? 0 : SERIALIZE_TRANSACTION_NO_WITNESS;
-    connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::BLOCKTXN, resp));
+    connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::BLOCKTXN, resp));
 }
 
-bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv, int64_t nTimeReceived, const CChainParams& chainparams, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
+bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv, int64_t nTimeReceived, const CChainParams& chainparams, CConnman* connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
 {
     LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "received: %s (%u bytes) peer=%d\n", SanitizeString(strCommand), vRecv.size(), pfrom->GetId());
     if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-dropmessagestest") && GetRand(gArgs.GetArg("-dropmessagestest", 0)) == 0)
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         // Each connection can only send one version message
         if (pfrom->nVersion != 0)
         {
-            connman.PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::REJECT, strCommand, REJECT_DUPLICATE, std::string("Duplicate version message")));
+            connman->PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::REJECT, strCommand, REJECT_DUPLICATE, std::string("Duplicate version message")));
             LOCK(cs_main);
             Misbehaving(pfrom->GetId(), 1);
             return false;
@@ -1251,12 +1251,12 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         nServices = ServiceFlags(nServiceInt);
         if (!pfrom->fInbound)
         {
-            connman.SetServices(pfrom->addr, nServices);
+            connman->SetServices(pfrom->addr, nServices);
         }
         if (pfrom->nServicesExpected & ~nServices)
         {
             LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "peer=%d does not offer the expected services (%08x offered, %08x expected); disconnecting\n", pfrom->GetId(), nServices, pfrom->nServicesExpected);
-            connman.PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::REJECT, strCommand, REJECT_NONSTANDARD,
+            connman->PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::REJECT, strCommand, REJECT_NONSTANDARD,
                                strprintf("Expected to offer services %08x", pfrom->nServicesExpected)));
             pfrom->fDisconnect = true;
             return false;
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         {
             // disconnect from peers older than this proto version
             LogPrintf("peer=%d using obsolete version %i; disconnecting\n", pfrom->GetId(), nVersion);
-            connman.PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::REJECT, strCommand, REJECT_OBSOLETE,
+            connman->PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::REJECT, strCommand, REJECT_OBSOLETE,
                                strprintf("Version must be %d or greater", MIN_PEER_PROTO_VERSION)));
             pfrom->fDisconnect = true;
             return false;
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         if (!vRecv.empty())
             vRecv >> fRelay;
         // Disconnect if we connected to ourself
-        if (pfrom->fInbound && !connman.CheckIncomingNonce(nNonce))
+        if (pfrom->fInbound && !connman->CheckIncomingNonce(nNonce))
         {
             LogPrintf("connected to self at %s, disconnecting\n", pfrom->addr.ToString());
             pfrom->fDisconnect = true;
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         if (pfrom->fInbound)
             PushNodeVersion(pfrom, connman, GetAdjustedTime());
 
-        connman.PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::VERACK));
+        connman->PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::VERACK));
 
         pfrom->nServices = nServices;
         pfrom->SetAddrLocal(addrMe);
@@ -1364,12 +1364,12 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
             }
 
             // Get recent addresses
-            if (pfrom->fOneShot || pfrom->nVersion >= CADDR_TIME_VERSION || connman.GetAddressCount() < 1000)
+            if (pfrom->fOneShot || pfrom->nVersion >= CADDR_TIME_VERSION || connman->GetAddressCount() < 1000)
             {
-                connman.PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(nSendVersion).Make(NetMsgType::GETADDR));
+                connman->PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(nSendVersion).Make(NetMsgType::GETADDR));
                 pfrom->fGetAddr = true;
             }
-            connman.MarkAddressGood(pfrom->addr);
+            connman->MarkAddressGood(pfrom->addr);
         }
 
         std::string remoteAddr;
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         // If the peer is old enough to have the old alert system, send it the final alert.
         if (pfrom->nVersion <= 70012) {
             CDataStream finalAlert(ParseHex("60010000000000000000000000ffffff7f00000000ffffff7ffeffff7f01ffffff7f00000000ffffff7f00ffffff7f002f555247454e543a20416c657274206b657920636f6d70726f6d697365642c2075706772616465207265717569726564004630440220653febd6410f470f6bae11cad19c48413becb1ac2c17f908fd0fd53bdc3abd5202206d0e9c96fe88d4a0f01ed9dedae2b6f9e00da94cad0fecaae66ecf689bf71b50"), SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-            connman.PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(nSendVersion).Make("alert", finalAlert));
+            connman->PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(nSendVersion).Make("alert", finalAlert));
         }
 
         // Feeler connections exist only to verify if address is online.
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
             // We send this to non-NODE NETWORK peers as well, because even
             // non-NODE NETWORK peers can announce blocks (such as pruning
             // nodes)
-            connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::SENDHEADERS));
+            connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::SENDHEADERS));
         }
         if (pfrom->nVersion >= SHORT_IDS_BLOCKS_VERSION) {
             // Tell our peer we are willing to provide version 1 or 2 cmpctblocks
@@ -1437,9 +1437,9 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
             bool fAnnounceUsingCMPCTBLOCK = false;
             uint64_t nCMPCTBLOCKVersion = 2;
             if (pfrom->GetLocalServices() & NODE_WITNESS)
-                connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::SENDCMPCT, fAnnounceUsingCMPCTBLOCK, nCMPCTBLOCKVersion));
+                connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::SENDCMPCT, fAnnounceUsingCMPCTBLOCK, nCMPCTBLOCKVersion));
             nCMPCTBLOCKVersion = 1;
-            connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::SENDCMPCT, fAnnounceUsingCMPCTBLOCK, nCMPCTBLOCKVersion));
+            connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::SENDCMPCT, fAnnounceUsingCMPCTBLOCK, nCMPCTBLOCKVersion));
         }
         pfrom->fSuccessfullyConnected = true;
     }
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         vRecv >> vAddr;
 
         // Don't want addr from older versions unless seeding
-        if (pfrom->nVersion < CADDR_TIME_VERSION && connman.GetAddressCount() > 1000)
+        if (pfrom->nVersion < CADDR_TIME_VERSION && connman->GetAddressCount() > 1000)
             return true;
         if (vAddr.size() > 1000)
         {
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
             if (fReachable)
                 vAddrOk.push_back(addr);
         }
-        connman.AddNewAddresses(vAddrOk, pfrom->addr, 2 * 60 * 60);
+        connman->AddNewAddresses(vAddrOk, pfrom->addr, 2 * 60 * 60);
         if (vAddr.size() < 1000)
             pfrom->fGetAddr = false;
         if (pfrom->fOneShot)
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
                     // fell back to inv we probably have a reorg which we should get the headers for first,
                     // we now only provide a getheaders response here. When we receive the headers, we will
                     // then ask for the blocks we need.
-                    connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETHEADERS, chainActive.GetLocator(pindexBestHeader), inv.hash));
+                    connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETHEADERS, chainActive.GetLocator(pindexBestHeader), inv.hash));
                     LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "getheaders (%d) %s to peer=%d\n", pindexBestHeader->nHeight, inv.hash.ToString(), pfrom->GetId());
                 }
             }
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         // will re-announce the new block via headers (or compact blocks again)
         // in the SendMessages logic.
         nodestate->pindexBestHeaderSent = pindex ? pindex : chainActive.Tip();
-        connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::HEADERS, vHeaders));
+        connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::HEADERS, vHeaders));
     }
 
 
@@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
                 pfrom->GetId(),
                 FormatStateMessage(state));
             if (state.GetRejectCode() > 0 && state.GetRejectCode() < REJECT_INTERNAL) // Never send AcceptToMemoryPool's internal codes over P2P
-                connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::REJECT, strCommand, (unsigned char)state.GetRejectCode(),
+                connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::REJECT, strCommand, (unsigned char)state.GetRejectCode(),
                                    state.GetRejectReason().substr(0, MAX_REJECT_MESSAGE_LENGTH), inv.hash));
             if (nDoS > 0) {
                 Misbehaving(pfrom->GetId(), nDoS);
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         if (mapBlockIndex.find(cmpctblock.header.hashPrevBlock) == mapBlockIndex.end()) {
             // Doesn't connect (or is genesis), instead of DoSing in AcceptBlockHeader, request deeper headers
             if (!IsInitialBlockDownload())
-                connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETHEADERS, chainActive.GetLocator(pindexBestHeader), uint256()));
+                connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETHEADERS, chainActive.GetLocator(pindexBestHeader), uint256()));
             return true;
         }
         }
@@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
                 // so we just grab the block via normal getdata
                 std::vector<CInv> vInv(1);
                 vInv[0] = CInv(MSG_BLOCK | GetFetchFlags(pfrom), cmpctblock.header.GetHash());
-                connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, vInv));
+                connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, vInv));
             }
             return true;
         }
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
                     // Duplicate txindexes, the block is now in-flight, so just request it
                     std::vector<CInv> vInv(1);
                     vInv[0] = CInv(MSG_BLOCK | GetFetchFlags(pfrom), cmpctblock.header.GetHash());
-                    connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, vInv));
+                    connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, vInv));
                     return true;
                 }
 
@@ -2093,7 +2093,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
                     fProcessBLOCKTXN = true;
                 } else {
                     req.blockhash = pindex->GetBlockHash();
-                    connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETBLOCKTXN, req));
+                    connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETBLOCKTXN, req));
                 }
             } else {
                 // This block is either already in flight from a different
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
                 // mempool will probably be useless - request the block normally
                 std::vector<CInv> vInv(1);
                 vInv[0] = CInv(MSG_BLOCK | GetFetchFlags(pfrom), cmpctblock.header.GetHash());
-                connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, vInv));
+                connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, vInv));
                 return true;
             } else {
                 // If this was an announce-cmpctblock, we want the same treatment as a header message
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
                 // Might have collided, fall back to getdata now :(
                 std::vector<CInv> invs;
                 invs.push_back(CInv(MSG_BLOCK | GetFetchFlags(pfrom), resp.blockhash));
-                connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, invs));
+                connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, invs));
             } else {
                 // Block is either okay, or possibly we received
                 // READ_STATUS_CHECKBLOCK_FAILED.
@@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         //   nUnconnectingHeaders gets reset back to 0.
         if (mapBlockIndex.find(headers[0].hashPrevBlock) == mapBlockIndex.end() && nCount < MAX_BLOCKS_TO_ANNOUNCE) {
             nodestate->nUnconnectingHeaders++;
-            connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETHEADERS, chainActive.GetLocator(pindexBestHeader), uint256()));
+            connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETHEADERS, chainActive.GetLocator(pindexBestHeader), uint256()));
             LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "received header %s: missing prev block %s, sending getheaders (%d) to end (peer=%d, nUnconnectingHeaders=%d)\n",
                     headers[0].GetHash().ToString(),
                     headers[0].hashPrevBlock.ToString(),
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
             // TODO: optimize: if pindexLast is an ancestor of chainActive.Tip or pindexBestHeader, continue
             // from there instead.
             LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "more getheaders (%d) to end to peer=%d (startheight:%d)\n", pindexLast->nHeight, pfrom->GetId(), pfrom->nStartingHeight);
-            connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETHEADERS, chainActive.GetLocator(pindexLast), uint256()));
+            connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETHEADERS, chainActive.GetLocator(pindexLast), uint256()));
         }
 
         bool fCanDirectFetch = CanDirectFetch(chainparams.GetConsensus());
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
                         // In any case, we want to download using a compact block, not a regular one
                         vGetData[0] = CInv(MSG_CMPCT_BLOCK, vGetData[0].hash);
                     }
-                    connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, vGetData));
+                    connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, vGetData));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
         pfrom->fSentAddr = true;
 
         pfrom->vAddrToSend.clear();
-        std::vector<CAddress> vAddr = connman.GetAddresses();
+        std::vector<CAddress> vAddr = connman->GetAddresses();
         FastRandomContext insecure_rand;
         for (const CAddress &addr : vAddr)
             pfrom->PushAddress(addr, insecure_rand);
@@ -2456,7 +2456,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (connman.OutboundTargetReached(false) && !pfrom->fWhitelisted)
+        if (connman->OutboundTargetReached(false) && !pfrom->fWhitelisted)
         {
             LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "mempool request with bandwidth limit reached, disconnect peer=%d\n", pfrom->GetId());
             pfrom->fDisconnect = true;
@@ -2485,7 +2485,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
             // it, if the remote node sends a ping once per second and this node takes 5
             // seconds to respond to each, the 5th ping the remote sends would appear to
             // return very quickly.
-            connman.PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::PONG, nonce));
+            connman->PushMessage(pfrom, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::PONG, nonce));
         }
     }
 
@@ -2631,13 +2631,13 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, const std::string& strCommand, CDataStr
     return true;
 }
 
-static bool SendRejectsAndCheckIfBanned(CNode* pnode, CConnman& connman)
+static bool SendRejectsAndCheckIfBanned(CNode* pnode, CConnman* connman)
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
     CNodeState &state = *State(pnode->GetId());
 
     for (const CBlockReject& reject : state.rejects) {
-        connman.PushMessage(pnode, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::REJECT, (std::string)NetMsgType::BLOCK, reject.chRejectCode, reject.strRejectReason, reject.hashBlock));
+        connman->PushMessage(pnode, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::REJECT, (std::string)NetMsgType::BLOCK, reject.chRejectCode, reject.strRejectReason, reject.hashBlock));
     }
     state.rejects.clear();
 
@@ -2653,7 +2653,7 @@ static bool SendRejectsAndCheckIfBanned(CNode* pnode, CConnman& connman)
                 LogPrintf("Warning: not banning local peer %s!\n", pnode->addr.ToString());
             else
             {
-                connman.Ban(pnode->addr, BanReasonNodeMisbehaving);
+                connman->Ban(pnode->addr, BanReasonNodeMisbehaving);
             }
         }
         return true;
@@ -2661,7 +2661,7 @@ static bool SendRejectsAndCheckIfBanned(CNode* pnode, CConnman& connman)
     return false;
 }
 
-bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
+bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman* connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
 {
     const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
     //
@@ -2695,7 +2695,7 @@ bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& i
         // Just take one message
         msgs.splice(msgs.begin(), pfrom->vProcessMsg, pfrom->vProcessMsg.begin());
         pfrom->nProcessQueueSize -= msgs.front().vRecv.size() + CMessageHeader::HEADER_SIZE;
-        pfrom->fPauseRecv = pfrom->nProcessQueueSize > connman.GetReceiveFloodSize();
+        pfrom->fPauseRecv = pfrom->nProcessQueueSize > connman->GetReceiveFloodSize();
         fMoreWork = !pfrom->vProcessMsg.empty();
     }
     CNetMessage& msg(msgs.front());
@@ -2744,7 +2744,7 @@ bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& i
     }
     catch (const std::ios_base::failure& e)
     {
-        connman.PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::REJECT, strCommand, REJECT_MALFORMED, std::string("error parsing message")));
+        connman->PushMessage(pfrom, CNetMsgMaker(INIT_PROTO_VERSION).Make(NetMsgType::REJECT, strCommand, REJECT_MALFORMED, std::string("error parsing message")));
         if (strstr(e.what(), "end of data"))
         {
             // Allow exceptions from under-length message on vRecv
@@ -2798,7 +2798,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
+bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman* connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
 {
     const Consensus::Params& consensusParams = Params().GetConsensus();
     {
@@ -2830,11 +2830,11 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
             pto->nPingUsecStart = GetTimeMicros();
             if (pto->nVersion > BIP0031_VERSION) {
                 pto->nPingNonceSent = nonce;
-                connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::PING, nonce));
+                connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::PING, nonce));
             } else {
                 // Peer is too old to support ping command with nonce, pong will never arrive.
                 pto->nPingNonceSent = 0;
-                connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::PING));
+                connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::PING));
             }
         }
 
@@ -2869,14 +2869,14 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
                     // receiver rejects addr messages larger than 1000
                     if (vAddr.size() >= 1000)
                     {
-                        connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::ADDR, vAddr));
+                        connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::ADDR, vAddr));
                         vAddr.clear();
                     }
                 }
             }
             pto->vAddrToSend.clear();
             if (!vAddr.empty())
-                connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::ADDR, vAddr));
+                connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::ADDR, vAddr));
             // we only send the big addr message once
             if (pto->vAddrToSend.capacity() > 40)
                 pto->vAddrToSend.shrink_to_fit();
@@ -2903,7 +2903,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
                 if (pindexStart->pprev)
                     pindexStart = pindexStart->pprev;
                 LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "initial getheaders (%d) to peer=%d (startheight:%d)\n", pindexStart->nHeight, pto->GetId(), pto->nStartingHeight);
-                connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETHEADERS, chainActive.GetLocator(pindexStart), uint256()));
+                connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETHEADERS, chainActive.GetLocator(pindexStart), uint256()));
             }
         }
 
@@ -2912,7 +2912,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
         // transactions become unconfirmed and spams other nodes.
         if (!fReindex && !fImporting && !IsInitialBlockDownload())
         {
-            GetMainSignals().Broadcast(nTimeBestReceived, &connman);
+            GetMainSignals().Broadcast(nTimeBestReceived, connman);
         }
 
         //
@@ -2996,10 +2996,10 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
                         LOCK(cs_most_recent_block);
                         if (most_recent_block_hash == pBestIndex->GetBlockHash()) {
                             if (state.fWantsCmpctWitness || !fWitnessesPresentInMostRecentCompactBlock)
-                                connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::CMPCTBLOCK, *most_recent_compact_block));
+                                connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::CMPCTBLOCK, *most_recent_compact_block));
                             else {
                                 CBlockHeaderAndShortTxIDs cmpctblock(*most_recent_block, state.fWantsCmpctWitness);
-                                connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::CMPCTBLOCK, cmpctblock));
+                                connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::CMPCTBLOCK, cmpctblock));
                             }
                             fGotBlockFromCache = true;
                         }
@@ -3009,7 +3009,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
                         bool ret = ReadBlockFromDisk(block, pBestIndex, consensusParams);
                         assert(ret);
                         CBlockHeaderAndShortTxIDs cmpctblock(block, state.fWantsCmpctWitness);
-                        connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::CMPCTBLOCK, cmpctblock));
+                        connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(nSendFlags, NetMsgType::CMPCTBLOCK, cmpctblock));
                     }
                     state.pindexBestHeaderSent = pBestIndex;
                 } else if (state.fPreferHeaders) {
@@ -3022,7 +3022,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
                         LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "%s: sending header %s to peer=%d\n", __func__,
                                 vHeaders.front().GetHash().ToString(), pto->GetId());
                     }
-                    connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::HEADERS, vHeaders));
+                    connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::HEADERS, vHeaders));
                     state.pindexBestHeaderSent = pBestIndex;
                 } else
                     fRevertToInv = true;
@@ -3068,7 +3068,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
             for (const uint256& hash : pto->vInventoryBlockToSend) {
                 vInv.push_back(CInv(MSG_BLOCK, hash));
                 if (vInv.size() == MAX_INV_SZ) {
-                    connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::INV, vInv));
+                    connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::INV, vInv));
                     vInv.clear();
                 }
             }
@@ -3114,7 +3114,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
                     pto->filterInventoryKnown.insert(hash);
                     vInv.push_back(inv);
                     if (vInv.size() == MAX_INV_SZ) {
-                        connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::INV, vInv));
+                        connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::INV, vInv));
                         vInv.clear();
                     }
                 }
@@ -3180,7 +3180,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
                         }
                     }
                     if (vInv.size() == MAX_INV_SZ) {
-                        connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::INV, vInv));
+                        connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::INV, vInv));
                         vInv.clear();
                     }
                     pto->filterInventoryKnown.insert(hash);
@@ -3188,7 +3188,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
             }
         }
         if (!vInv.empty())
-            connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::INV, vInv));
+            connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::INV, vInv));
 
         // Detect whether we're stalling
         nNow = GetTimeMicros();
@@ -3283,7 +3283,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
                 vGetData.push_back(inv);
                 if (vGetData.size() >= 1000)
                 {
-                    connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, vGetData));
+                    connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, vGetData));
                     vGetData.clear();
                 }
             } else {
@@ -3293,7 +3293,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
             pto->mapAskFor.erase(pto->mapAskFor.begin());
         }
         if (!vGetData.empty())
-            connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, vGetData));
+            connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::GETDATA, vGetData));
 
         //
         // Message: feefilter
@@ -3310,7 +3310,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interr
                 // We always have a fee filter of at least minRelayTxFee
                 filterToSend = std::max(filterToSend, ::minRelayTxFee.GetFeePerK());
                 if (filterToSend != pto->lastSentFeeFilter) {
-                    connman.PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::FEEFILTER, filterToSend));
+                    connman->PushMessage(pto, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::FEEFILTER, filterToSend));
                     pto->lastSentFeeFilter = filterToSend;
                 }
                 pto->nextSendTimeFeeFilter = PoissonNextSend(timeNow, AVG_FEEFILTER_BROADCAST_INTERVAL);
diff --git a/src/net_processing.h b/src/net_processing.h
index f4a43980a5..461dc9a90d 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.h
+++ b/src/net_processing.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ bool GetNodeStateStats(NodeId nodeid, CNodeStateStats &stats);
 void Misbehaving(NodeId nodeid, int howmuch);
 
 /** Process protocol messages received from a given node */
-bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interrupt);
+bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman* connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interrupt);
 /**
  * Send queued protocol messages to be sent to a give node.
  *
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& i
  * @param[in]   interrupt       Interrupt condition for processing threads
  * @return                      True if there is more work to be done
  */
-bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman& connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interrupt);
+bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman* connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interrupt);
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_NET_PROCESSING_H
diff --git a/src/test/DoS_tests.cpp b/src/test/DoS_tests.cpp
index ffbeeb7d91..39a75f7c82 100644
--- a/src/test/DoS_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/DoS_tests.cpp
@@ -50,26 +50,26 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DoS_banning)
     CAddress addr1(ip(0xa0b0c001), NODE_NONE);
     CNode dummyNode1(id++, NODE_NETWORK, 0, INVALID_SOCKET, addr1, 0, 0, CAddress(), "", true);
     dummyNode1.SetSendVersion(PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(&dummyNode1, *connman);
+    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(&dummyNode1, connman);
     dummyNode1.nVersion = 1;
     dummyNode1.fSuccessfullyConnected = true;
     Misbehaving(dummyNode1.GetId(), 100); // Should get banned
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode1, *connman, interruptDummy);
+    SendMessages(&dummyNode1, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(connman->IsBanned(addr1));
     BOOST_CHECK(!connman->IsBanned(ip(0xa0b0c001|0x0000ff00))); // Different IP, not banned
 
     CAddress addr2(ip(0xa0b0c002), NODE_NONE);
     CNode dummyNode2(id++, NODE_NETWORK, 0, INVALID_SOCKET, addr2, 1, 1, CAddress(), "", true);
     dummyNode2.SetSendVersion(PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(&dummyNode2, *connman);
+    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(&dummyNode2, connman);
     dummyNode2.nVersion = 1;
     dummyNode2.fSuccessfullyConnected = true;
     Misbehaving(dummyNode2.GetId(), 50);
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode2, *connman, interruptDummy);
+    SendMessages(&dummyNode2, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(!connman->IsBanned(addr2)); // 2 not banned yet...
     BOOST_CHECK(connman->IsBanned(addr1));  // ... but 1 still should be
     Misbehaving(dummyNode2.GetId(), 50);
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode2, *connman, interruptDummy);
+    SendMessages(&dummyNode2, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(connman->IsBanned(addr2));
 }
 
@@ -82,17 +82,17 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DoS_banscore)
     CAddress addr1(ip(0xa0b0c001), NODE_NONE);
     CNode dummyNode1(id++, NODE_NETWORK, 0, INVALID_SOCKET, addr1, 3, 1, CAddress(), "", true);
     dummyNode1.SetSendVersion(PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(&dummyNode1, *connman);
+    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(&dummyNode1, connman);
     dummyNode1.nVersion = 1;
     dummyNode1.fSuccessfullyConnected = true;
     Misbehaving(dummyNode1.GetId(), 100);
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode1, *connman, interruptDummy);
+    SendMessages(&dummyNode1, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(!connman->IsBanned(addr1));
     Misbehaving(dummyNode1.GetId(), 10);
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode1, *connman, interruptDummy);
+    SendMessages(&dummyNode1, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(!connman->IsBanned(addr1));
     Misbehaving(dummyNode1.GetId(), 1);
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode1, *connman, interruptDummy);
+    SendMessages(&dummyNode1, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(connman->IsBanned(addr1));
     gArgs.ForceSetArg("-banscore", std::to_string(DEFAULT_BANSCORE_THRESHOLD));
 }
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DoS_bantime)
     CAddress addr(ip(0xa0b0c001), NODE_NONE);
     CNode dummyNode(id++, NODE_NETWORK, 0, INVALID_SOCKET, addr, 4, 4, CAddress(), "", true);
     dummyNode.SetSendVersion(PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(&dummyNode, *connman);
+    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(&dummyNode, connman);
     dummyNode.nVersion = 1;
     dummyNode.fSuccessfullyConnected = true;
 
     Misbehaving(dummyNode.GetId(), 100);
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode, *connman, interruptDummy);
+    SendMessages(&dummyNode, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(connman->IsBanned(addr));
 
     SetMockTime(nStartTime+60*60);