From fd7350d22e7874b81e785c7f4221a69e08ff75af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luke Dashjr Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 23:51:07 +0000 Subject: doc/release-notes.md: Add summary of mining enhancements --- doc/release-notes.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index bd1ad8faed..fba67fa1cf 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -273,6 +273,26 @@ server round-trip to execute. Other utilities "bitcoin-key" and "bitcoin-script" have been proposed, making key and script operations easily accessible via command line. +Mining enhancements +------------------- + +The `prioritisetransaction` RPC method has been added to enable miners to +manipulate the priority of transactions on an individual basis. + +Bitcoin Core now supports BIP 22 long polling, so mining software can be +notified immediately of new templates rather than having to poll periodically. + +Support for BIP 23 block proposals is now available in Bitcoin Core's +`getblocktemplate` method. This enables miners to check the basic validity of +their next block before expending work on it, reducing risks of accidental +hardforks or mining invalid blocks. + +Two new options to control mining policy: +- `-datacarrier=0/1` : Relay and mine "data carrier" (OP_RETURN) transactions +if this is 1. +- `-datacarriersize=n` : Maximum size, in bytes, we consider acceptable for +"data carrier" outputs. + 0.10.0 Change log ================= -- cgit v1.2.3