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Diffstat (limited to 'src/consensus')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/consensus/consensus.h | 8 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/consensus/consensus.h b/src/consensus/consensus.h index 351911a3a4..58b2ed4b3e 100644 --- a/src/consensus/consensus.h +++ b/src/consensus/consensus.h @@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SERIALIZED_SIZE = 4000000; /** The maximum allowed weight for a block, see BIP 141 (network rule) */ static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_WEIGHT = 4000000; -/** The maximum allowed size for a block excluding witness data, in bytes (network rule) */ +/** + * The maximum allowed size for a block excluding witness data, in bytes (network rule). + * This parameter is largely superfluous because it is directly implied by the above block + * weight limit, even when BIP 141 is not active. It continues to exist for use in + * various early tests that run before the witness data has been checked. + * All tests related to it could be removed without breaking consensus compatibility. + */ static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_BASE_SIZE = 1000000; /** The maximum allowed number of signature check operations in a block (network rule) */ static const int64_t MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS_COST = 80000; |