From 0b25a9fb42d5df54ea35ddb2bb4837e1e29355fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonas Schnelli Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 14:30:02 +0200 Subject: [ZMQ] append a message sequence number to every ZMQ notification --- doc/zmq.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/zmq.md') diff --git a/doc/zmq.md b/doc/zmq.md index 902d1124c7..8d795a388a 100644 --- a/doc/zmq.md +++ b/doc/zmq.md @@ -99,3 +99,8 @@ using other means such as firewalling. Note that when the block chain tip changes, a reorganisation may occur and just the tip will be notified. It is up to the subscriber to retrieve the chain from the last known block to the new tip. + +There are several possibilities that ZMQ notification can get lost +during transmission depending on the communication type your are +using. Bitcoind appends an up-counting sequence number to each +notification which allows listeners to detect lost notifications. -- cgit v1.2.3