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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index fefeabeb64..d470ba9003 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2734,9 +2734,15 @@ bool AcceptBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex** ppindex,
// Try to process all requested blocks that we don't have, but only
// process an unrequested block if it's new and has enough work to
- // advance our tip.
+ // advance our tip, and isn't too many blocks ahead.
bool fAlreadyHave = pindex->nStatus & BLOCK_HAVE_DATA;
bool fHasMoreWork = (chainActive.Tip() ? pindex->nChainWork > chainActive.Tip()->nChainWork : true);
+ // Blocks that are too out-of-order needlessly limit the effectiveness of
+ // pruning, because pruning will not delete block files that contain any
+ // blocks which are too close in height to the tip. Apply this test
+ // regardless of whether pruning is enabled; it should generally be safe to
+ // not process unrequested blocks.
+ bool fTooFarAhead = (pindex->nHeight > int(chainActive.Height() + MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP));
// TODO: deal better with return value and error conditions for duplicate
// and unrequested blocks.
@@ -2744,6 +2750,7 @@ bool AcceptBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex** ppindex,
if (!fRequested) { // If we didn't ask for it:
if (pindex->nTx != 0) return true; // This is a previously-processed block that was pruned
if (!fHasMoreWork) return true; // Don't process less-work chains
+ if (fTooFarAhead) return true; // Block height is too high
}
if ((!CheckBlock(block, state)) || !ContextualCheckBlock(block, state, pindex->pprev)) {
@@ -4368,8 +4375,12 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
pfrom->AddInventoryKnown(inv);
CValidationState state;
- // Process all blocks from whitelisted peers, even if not requested.
- ProcessNewBlock(state, pfrom, &block, pfrom->fWhitelisted, NULL);
+ // Process all blocks from whitelisted peers, even if not requested,
+ // unless we're still syncing with the network.
+ // Such an unrequested block may still be processed, subject to the
+ // conditions in AcceptBlock().
+ bool forceProcessing = pfrom->fWhitelisted && !IsInitialBlockDownload();
+ ProcessNewBlock(state, pfrom, &block, forceProcessing, NULL);
int nDoS;
if (state.IsInvalid(nDoS)) {
pfrom->PushMessage("reject", strCommand, state.GetRejectCode(),