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-rw-r--r--src/wallet/wallet.cpp31
-rw-r--r--src/wallet/wallet.h4
2 files changed, 33 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index ff7a03bc55..2775f4def3 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2534,8 +2534,37 @@ bool CWallet::CreateTransaction(const vector<CRecipient>& vecSend, CWalletTx& wt
return false;
}
- if (nFeeRet >= nFeeNeeded)
+ if (nFeeRet >= nFeeNeeded) {
+ // Reduce fee to only the needed amount if we have change
+ // output to increase. This prevents potential overpayment
+ // in fees if the coins selected to meet nFeeNeeded result
+ // in a transaction that requires less fee than the prior
+ // iteration.
+ // TODO: The case where nSubtractFeeFromAmount > 0 remains
+ // to be addressed because it requires returning the fee to
+ // the payees and not the change output.
+ // TODO: The case where there is no change output remains
+ // to be addressed so we avoid creating too small an output.
+ if (nFeeRet > nFeeNeeded && nChangePosInOut != -1 && nSubtractFeeFromAmount == 0) {
+ CAmount extraFeePaid = nFeeRet - nFeeNeeded;
+ vector<CTxOut>::iterator change_position = txNew.vout.begin()+nChangePosInOut;
+ change_position->nValue += extraFeePaid;
+ nFeeRet -= extraFeePaid;
+ }
break; // Done, enough fee included.
+ }
+
+ // Try to reduce change to include necessary fee
+ if (nChangePosInOut != -1 && nSubtractFeeFromAmount == 0) {
+ CAmount additionalFeeNeeded = nFeeNeeded - nFeeRet;
+ vector<CTxOut>::iterator change_position = txNew.vout.begin()+nChangePosInOut;
+ // Only reduce change if remaining amount is still a large enough output.
+ if (change_position->nValue >= MIN_FINAL_CHANGE + additionalFeeNeeded) {
+ change_position->nValue -= additionalFeeNeeded;
+ nFeeRet += additionalFeeNeeded;
+ break; // Done, able to increase fee from change
+ }
+ }
// Include more fee and try again.
nFeeRet = nFeeNeeded;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index 1d1f84ebb9..b9fa6bb24b 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ static const CAmount DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_FEE = 0;
static const CAmount DEFAULT_FALLBACK_FEE = 20000;
//! -mintxfee default
static const CAmount DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MINFEE = 1000;
-//! minimum change amount
+//! target minimum change amount
static const CAmount MIN_CHANGE = CENT;
+//! final minimum change amount after paying for fees
+static const CAmount MIN_FINAL_CHANGE = MIN_CHANGE/2;
//! Default for -spendzeroconfchange
static const bool DEFAULT_SPEND_ZEROCONF_CHANGE = true;
//! Default for -sendfreetransactions