// connectTransactions updates the passed map by applying transaction and // spend information for all the transactions in the passed block. Only // transactions in the passed map are updated. func connectTransactions(txStore TxStore, block *btcutil.Block) error { // Loop through all of the transactions in the block to see if any of // them are ones we need to update and spend based on the results map. for _, tx := range block.Transactions() { // Update the transaction store with the transaction information // if it's one of the requested transactions. msgTx := tx.MsgTx() if txD, exists := txStore[*tx.Sha()]; exists { txD.Tx = tx txD.BlockHeight = block.Height() txD.Spent = make([]bool, len(msgTx.TxOut)) txD.Err = nil } // Spend the origin transaction output. for _, txIn := range msgTx.TxIn { originHash := &txIn.PreviousOutPoint.Hash originIndex := txIn.PreviousOutPoint.Index if originTx, exists := txStore[*originHash]; exists { if originIndex > uint32(len(originTx.Spent)) { continue } originTx.Spent[originIndex] = true } } } return nil }
// disconnectTransactions updates the passed map by undoing transaction and // spend information for all transactions in the passed block. Only // transactions in the passed map are updated. func disconnectTransactions(txStore TxStore, block *btcutil.Block) error { // Loop through all of the transactions in the block to see if any of // them are ones that need to be undone based on the transaction store. for _, tx := range block.Transactions() { // Clear this transaction from the transaction store if needed. // Only clear it rather than deleting it because the transaction // connect code relies on its presence to decide whether or not // to update the store and any transactions which exist on both // sides of a fork would otherwise not be updated. if txD, exists := txStore[*tx.Sha()]; exists { txD.Tx = nil txD.BlockHeight = 0 txD.Spent = nil txD.Err = database.ErrTxShaMissing } // Unspend the origin transaction output. for _, txIn := range tx.MsgTx().TxIn { originHash := &txIn.PreviousOutPoint.Hash originIndex := txIn.PreviousOutPoint.Index originTx, exists := txStore[*originHash] if exists && originTx.Tx != nil && originTx.Err == nil { if originIndex > uint32(len(originTx.Spent)) { continue } originTx.Spent[originIndex] = false } } } return nil }
// DropAfterBlockBySha will remove any blocks from the database after // the given block. func (db *LevelDb) DropAfterBlockBySha(sha *btcwire.ShaHash) (rerr error) { db.dbLock.Lock() defer db.dbLock.Unlock() defer func() { if rerr == nil { rerr = db.processBatches() } else { db.lBatch().Reset() } }() startheight := db.nextBlock - 1 keepidx, err := db.getBlkLoc(sha) if err != nil { // should the error here be normalized ? log.Tracef("block loc failed %v ", sha) return err } for height := startheight; height > keepidx; height = height - 1 { var blk *btcutil.Block blksha, buf, err := db.getBlkByHeight(height) if err != nil { return err } blk, err = btcutil.NewBlockFromBytes(buf) if err != nil { return err } for _, tx := range blk.MsgBlock().Transactions { err = db.unSpend(tx) if err != nil { return err } } // rather than iterate the list of tx backward, do it twice. for _, tx := range blk.Transactions() { var txUo txUpdateObj txUo.delete = true db.txUpdateMap[*tx.Sha()] = &txUo } db.lBatch().Delete(shaBlkToKey(blksha)) db.lBatch().Delete(int64ToKey(height)) } db.nextBlock = keepidx + 1 return nil }
// checkBIP0030 ensures blocks do not contain duplicate transactions which // 'overwrite' older transactions that are not fully spent. This prevents an // attack where a coinbase and all of its dependent transactions could be // duplicated to effectively revert the overwritten transactions to a single // confirmation thereby making them vulnerable to a double spend. // // For more details, see https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0030 and // http://r6.ca/blog/20120206T005236Z.html. func (b *BlockChain) checkBIP0030(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block) error { // Attempt to fetch duplicate transactions for all of the transactions // in this block from the point of view of the parent node. fetchSet := make(map[btcwire.ShaHash]struct{}) for _, tx := range block.Transactions() { fetchSet[*tx.Sha()] = struct{}{} } txResults, err := b.fetchTxStore(node, fetchSet) if err != nil { return err } // Examine the resulting data about the requested transactions. for _, txD := range txResults { switch txD.Err { // A duplicate transaction was not found. This is the most // common case. case database.ErrTxShaMissing: continue // A duplicate transaction was found. This is only allowed if // the duplicate transaction is fully spent. case nil: if !isTransactionSpent(txD) { str := fmt.Sprintf("tried to overwrite "+ "transaction %v at block height %d "+ "that is not fully spent", txD.Hash, txD.BlockHeight) return ruleError(ErrOverwriteTx, str) } // Some other unexpected error occurred. Return it now. default: return txD.Err } } return nil }
// checkBlockScripts executes and validates the scripts for all transactions in // the passed block. func checkBlockScripts(block *btcutil.Block, txStore TxStore) error { // Setup the script validation flags. Blocks created after the BIP0016 // activation time need to have the pay-to-script-hash checks enabled. var flags txscript.ScriptFlags if block.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp.After(txscript.Bip16Activation) { flags |= txscript.ScriptBip16 } // Collect all of the transaction inputs and required information for // validation for all transactions in the block into a single slice. numInputs := 0 for _, tx := range block.Transactions() { numInputs += len(tx.MsgTx().TxIn) } txValItems := make([]*txValidateItem, 0, numInputs) for _, tx := range block.Transactions() { for txInIdx, txIn := range tx.MsgTx().TxIn { // Skip coinbases. if txIn.PreviousOutPoint.Index == math.MaxUint32 { continue } txVI := &txValidateItem{ txInIndex: txInIdx, txIn: txIn, tx: tx, } txValItems = append(txValItems, txVI) } } // Validate all of the inputs. validator := newTxValidator(txStore, flags) if err := validator.Validate(txValItems); err != nil { return err } return nil }
// fetchInputTransactions fetches the input transactions referenced by the // transactions in the given block from its point of view. See fetchTxList // for more details on what the point of view entails. func (b *BlockChain) fetchInputTransactions(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block) (TxStore, error) { // Build a map of in-flight transactions because some of the inputs in // this block could be referencing other transactions earlier in this // block which are not yet in the chain. txInFlight := map[btcwire.ShaHash]int{} transactions := block.Transactions() for i, tx := range transactions { txInFlight[*tx.Sha()] = i } // Loop through all of the transaction inputs (except for the coinbase // which has no inputs) collecting them into sets of what is needed and // what is already known (in-flight). txNeededSet := make(map[btcwire.ShaHash]struct{}) txStore := make(TxStore) for i, tx := range transactions[1:] { for _, txIn := range tx.MsgTx().TxIn { // Add an entry to the transaction store for the needed // transaction with it set to missing by default. originHash := &txIn.PreviousOutPoint.Hash txD := &TxData{Hash: originHash, Err: database.ErrTxShaMissing} txStore[*originHash] = txD // It is acceptable for a transaction input to reference // the output of another transaction in this block only // if the referenced transaction comes before the // current one in this block. Update the transaction // store acccordingly when this is the case. Otherwise, // we still need the transaction. // // NOTE: The >= is correct here because i is one less // than the actual position of the transaction within // the block due to skipping the coinbase. if inFlightIndex, ok := txInFlight[*originHash]; ok && i >= inFlightIndex { originTx := transactions[inFlightIndex] txD.Tx = originTx txD.BlockHeight = node.height txD.Spent = make([]bool, len(originTx.MsgTx().TxOut)) txD.Err = nil } else { txNeededSet[*originHash] = struct{}{} } } } // Request the input transactions from the point of view of the node. txNeededStore, err := b.fetchTxStore(node, txNeededSet) if err != nil { return nil, err } // Merge the results of the requested transactions and the in-flight // transactions. for _, txD := range txNeededStore { txStore[*txD.Hash] = txD } return txStore, nil }
// IsCheckpointCandidate returns whether or not the passed block is a good // checkpoint candidate. // // The factors used to determine a good checkpoint are: // - The block must be in the main chain // - The block must be at least 'CheckpointConfirmations' blocks prior to the // current end of the main chain // - The timestamps for the blocks before and after the checkpoint must have // timestamps which are also before and after the checkpoint, respectively // (due to the median time allowance this is not always the case) // - The block must not contain any strange transaction such as those with // nonstandard scripts // // The intent is that candidates are reviewed by a developer to make the final // decision and then manually added to the list of checkpoints for a network. func (b *BlockChain) IsCheckpointCandidate(block *btcutil.Block) (bool, error) { // Checkpoints must be enabled. if b.noCheckpoints { return false, fmt.Errorf("checkpoints are disabled") } blockHash, err := block.Sha() if err != nil { return false, err } // A checkpoint must be in the main chain. exists, err := b.db.ExistsSha(blockHash) if err != nil { return false, err } if !exists { return false, nil } // A checkpoint must be at least CheckpointConfirmations blocks before // the end of the main chain. blockHeight := block.Height() _, mainChainHeight, err := b.db.NewestSha() if err != nil { return false, err } if blockHeight > (mainChainHeight - CheckpointConfirmations) { return false, nil } // Get the previous block. prevHash := &block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock prevBlock, err := b.db.FetchBlockBySha(prevHash) if err != nil { return false, err } // Get the next block. nextHash, err := b.db.FetchBlockShaByHeight(blockHeight + 1) if err != nil { return false, err } nextBlock, err := b.db.FetchBlockBySha(nextHash) if err != nil { return false, err } // A checkpoint must have timestamps for the block and the blocks on // either side of it in order (due to the median time allowance this is // not always the case). prevTime := prevBlock.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp curTime := block.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp nextTime := nextBlock.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp if prevTime.After(curTime) || nextTime.Before(curTime) { return false, nil } // A checkpoint must have transactions that only contain standard // scripts. for _, tx := range block.Transactions() { if isNonstandardTransaction(tx) { return false, nil } } return true, nil }
// checkConnectBlock performs several checks to confirm connecting the passed // block to the main chain (including whatever reorganization might be necessary // to get this node to the main chain) does not violate any rules. // // The CheckConnectBlock function makes use of this function to perform the // bulk of its work. The only difference is this function accepts a node which // may or may not require reorganization to connect it to the main chain whereas // CheckConnectBlock creates a new node which specifically connects to the end // of the current main chain and then calls this function with that node. // // See the comments for CheckConnectBlock for some examples of the type of // checks performed by this function. func (b *BlockChain) checkConnectBlock(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block) error { // If the side chain blocks end up in the database, a call to // CheckBlockSanity should be done here in case a previous version // allowed a block that is no longer valid. However, since the // implementation only currently uses memory for the side chain blocks, // it isn't currently necessary. // The coinbase for the Genesis block is not spendable, so just return // now. if node.hash.IsEqual(b.netParams.GenesisHash) && b.bestChain == nil { return nil } // BIP0030 added a rule to prevent blocks which contain duplicate // transactions that 'overwrite' older transactions which are not fully // spent. See the documentation for checkBIP0030 for more details. // // There are two blocks in the chain which violate this // rule, so the check must be skipped for those blocks. The // isBIP0030Node function is used to determine if this block is one // of the two blocks that must be skipped. enforceBIP0030 := !isBIP0030Node(node) if enforceBIP0030 { err := b.checkBIP0030(node, block) if err != nil { return err } } // Request a map that contains all input transactions for the block from // the point of view of its position within the block chain. These // transactions are needed for verification of things such as // transaction inputs, counting pay-to-script-hashes, and scripts. txInputStore, err := b.fetchInputTransactions(node, block) if err != nil { return err } // BIP0016 describes a pay-to-script-hash type that is considered a // "standard" type. The rules for this BIP only apply to transactions // after the timestamp defined by txscript.Bip16Activation. See // https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0016 for more details. enforceBIP0016 := false if node.timestamp.After(txscript.Bip16Activation) { enforceBIP0016 = true } // The number of signature operations must be less than the maximum // allowed per block. Note that the preliminary sanity checks on a // block also include a check similar to this one, but this check // expands the count to include a precise count of pay-to-script-hash // signature operations in each of the input transaction public key // scripts. transactions := block.Transactions() totalSigOps := 0 for i, tx := range transactions { numsigOps := CountSigOps(tx) if enforceBIP0016 { // Since the first (and only the first) transaction has // already been verified to be a coinbase transaction, // use i == 0 as an optimization for the flag to // countP2SHSigOps for whether or not the transaction is // a coinbase transaction rather than having to do a // full coinbase check again. numP2SHSigOps, err := CountP2SHSigOps(tx, i == 0, txInputStore) if err != nil { return err } numsigOps += numP2SHSigOps } // Check for overflow or going over the limits. We have to do // this on every loop iteration to avoid overflow. lastSigops := totalSigOps totalSigOps += numsigOps if totalSigOps < lastSigops || totalSigOps > MaxSigOpsPerBlock { str := fmt.Sprintf("block contains too many "+ "signature operations - got %v, max %v", totalSigOps, MaxSigOpsPerBlock) return ruleError(ErrTooManySigOps, str) } } // Perform several checks on the inputs for each transaction. Also // accumulate the total fees. This could technically be combined with // the loop above instead of running another loop over the transactions, // but by separating it we can avoid running the more expensive (though // still relatively cheap as compared to running the scripts) checks // against all the inputs when the signature operations are out of // bounds. var totalFees int64 for _, tx := range transactions { txFee, err := CheckTransactionInputs(tx, node.height, txInputStore) if err != nil { return err } // Sum the total fees and ensure we don't overflow the // accumulator. lastTotalFees := totalFees totalFees += txFee if totalFees < lastTotalFees { return ruleError(ErrBadFees, "total fees for block "+ "overflows accumulator") } } // The total output values of the coinbase transaction must not exceed // the expected subsidy value plus total transaction fees gained from // mining the block. It is safe to ignore overflow and out of range // errors here because those error conditions would have already been // caught by checkTransactionSanity. var totalSatoshiOut int64 for _, txOut := range transactions[0].MsgTx().TxOut { totalSatoshiOut += txOut.Value } expectedSatoshiOut := CalcBlockSubsidy(node.height, b.netParams) + totalFees if totalSatoshiOut > expectedSatoshiOut { str := fmt.Sprintf("coinbase transaction for block pays %v "+ "which is more than expected value of %v", totalSatoshiOut, expectedSatoshiOut) return ruleError(ErrBadCoinbaseValue, str) } // Don't run scripts if this node is before the latest known good // checkpoint since the validity is verified via the checkpoints (all // transactions are included in the merkle root hash and any changes // will therefore be detected by the next checkpoint). This is a huge // optimization because running the scripts is the most time consuming // portion of block handling. checkpoint := b.LatestCheckpoint() runScripts := !b.noVerify if checkpoint != nil && node.height <= checkpoint.Height { runScripts = false } // Now that the inexpensive checks are done and have passed, verify the // transactions are actually allowed to spend the coins by running the // expensive ECDSA signature check scripts. Doing this last helps // prevent CPU exhaustion attacks. if runScripts { err := checkBlockScripts(block, txInputStore) if err != nil { return err } } return nil }
// checkBlockSanity performs some preliminary checks on a block to ensure it is // sane before continuing with block processing. These checks are context free. // // The flags do not modify the behavior of this function directly, however they // are needed to pass along to checkProofOfWork. func checkBlockSanity(block *btcutil.Block, powLimit *big.Int, timeSource MedianTimeSource, flags BehaviorFlags) error { // A block must have at least one transaction. msgBlock := block.MsgBlock() numTx := len(msgBlock.Transactions) if numTx == 0 { return ruleError(ErrNoTransactions, "block does not contain "+ "any transactions") } // A block must not have more transactions than the max block payload. if numTx > btcwire.MaxBlockPayload { str := fmt.Sprintf("block contains too many transactions - "+ "got %d, max %d", numTx, btcwire.MaxBlockPayload) return ruleError(ErrTooManyTransactions, str) } // A block must not exceed the maximum allowed block payload when // serialized. serializedSize := msgBlock.SerializeSize() if serializedSize > btcwire.MaxBlockPayload { str := fmt.Sprintf("serialized block is too big - got %d, "+ "max %d", serializedSize, btcwire.MaxBlockPayload) return ruleError(ErrBlockTooBig, str) } // Ensure the proof of work bits in the block header is in min/max range // and the block hash is less than the target value described by the // bits. err := checkProofOfWork(block, powLimit, flags) if err != nil { return err } // A block timestamp must not have a greater precision than one second. // This check is necessary because Go time.Time values support // nanosecond precision whereas the consensus rules only apply to // seconds and it's much nicer to deal with standard Go time values // instead of converting to seconds everywhere. header := &block.MsgBlock().Header if !header.Timestamp.Equal(time.Unix(header.Timestamp.Unix(), 0)) { str := fmt.Sprintf("block timestamp of %v has a higher "+ "precision than one second", header.Timestamp) return ruleError(ErrInvalidTime, str) } // Ensure the block time is not too far in the future. maxTimestamp := timeSource.AdjustedTime().Add(time.Second * MaxTimeOffsetSeconds) if header.Timestamp.After(maxTimestamp) { str := fmt.Sprintf("block timestamp of %v is too far in the "+ "future", header.Timestamp) return ruleError(ErrTimeTooNew, str) } // The first transaction in a block must be a coinbase. transactions := block.Transactions() if !IsCoinBase(transactions[0]) { return ruleError(ErrFirstTxNotCoinbase, "first transaction in "+ "block is not a coinbase") } // A block must not have more than one coinbase. for i, tx := range transactions[1:] { if IsCoinBase(tx) { str := fmt.Sprintf("block contains second coinbase at "+ "index %d", i) return ruleError(ErrMultipleCoinbases, str) } } // Do some preliminary checks on each transaction to ensure they are // sane before continuing. for _, tx := range transactions { err := CheckTransactionSanity(tx) if err != nil { return err } } // Build merkle tree and ensure the calculated merkle root matches the // entry in the block header. This also has the effect of caching all // of the transaction hashes in the block to speed up future hash // checks. Bitcoind builds the tree here and checks the merkle root // after the following checks, but there is no reason not to check the // merkle root matches here. merkles := BuildMerkleTreeStore(block.Transactions()) calculatedMerkleRoot := merkles[len(merkles)-1] if !header.MerkleRoot.IsEqual(calculatedMerkleRoot) { str := fmt.Sprintf("block merkle root is invalid - block "+ "header indicates %v, but calculated value is %v", header.MerkleRoot, calculatedMerkleRoot) return ruleError(ErrBadMerkleRoot, str) } // Check for duplicate transactions. This check will be fairly quick // since the transaction hashes are already cached due to building the // merkle tree above. existingTxHashes := make(map[btcwire.ShaHash]struct{}) for _, tx := range transactions { hash := tx.Sha() if _, exists := existingTxHashes[*hash]; exists { str := fmt.Sprintf("block contains duplicate "+ "transaction %v", hash) return ruleError(ErrDuplicateTx, str) } existingTxHashes[*hash] = struct{}{} } // The number of signature operations must be less than the maximum // allowed per block. totalSigOps := 0 for _, tx := range transactions { // We could potentially overflow the accumulator so check for // overflow. lastSigOps := totalSigOps totalSigOps += CountSigOps(tx) if totalSigOps < lastSigOps || totalSigOps > MaxSigOpsPerBlock { str := fmt.Sprintf("block contains too many signature "+ "operations - got %v, max %v", totalSigOps, MaxSigOpsPerBlock) return ruleError(ErrTooManySigOps, str) } } return nil }
// InsertBlock inserts raw block and transaction data from a block into the // database. The first block inserted into the database will be treated as the // genesis block. Every subsequent block insert requires the referenced parent // block to already exist. This is part of the database.Db interface // implementation. func (db *MemDb) InsertBlock(block *btcutil.Block) (int64, error) { db.Lock() defer db.Unlock() if db.closed { return 0, ErrDbClosed } blockHash, err := block.Sha() if err != nil { return 0, err } // Reject the insert if the previously reference block does not exist // except in the case there are no blocks inserted yet where the first // inserted block is assumed to be a genesis block. msgBlock := block.MsgBlock() if _, exists := db.blocksBySha[msgBlock.Header.PrevBlock]; !exists { if len(db.blocks) > 0 { return 0, database.ErrPrevShaMissing } } // Build a map of in-flight transactions because some of the inputs in // this block could be referencing other transactions earlier in this // block which are not yet in the chain. txInFlight := map[btcwire.ShaHash]int{} transactions := block.Transactions() for i, tx := range transactions { txInFlight[*tx.Sha()] = i } // Loop through all transactions and inputs to ensure there are no error // conditions that would prevent them from be inserted into the db. // Although these checks could could be done in the loop below, checking // for error conditions up front means the code below doesn't have to // deal with rollback on errors. newHeight := int64(len(db.blocks)) for i, tx := range transactions { // Two old blocks contain duplicate transactions due to being // mined by faulty miners and accepted by the origin Satoshi // client. Rules have since been added to the ensure this // problem can no longer happen, but the two duplicate // transactions which were originally accepted are forever in // the block chain history and must be dealth with specially. // http://blockexplorer.com/b/91842 // http://blockexplorer.com/b/91880 if newHeight == 91842 && tx.Sha().IsEqual(dupTxHash91842) { continue } if newHeight == 91880 && tx.Sha().IsEqual(dupTxHash91880) { continue } for _, txIn := range tx.MsgTx().TxIn { if isCoinbaseInput(txIn) { continue } // It is acceptable for a transaction input to reference // the output of another transaction in this block only // if the referenced transaction comes before the // current one in this block. prevOut := &txIn.PreviousOutPoint if inFlightIndex, ok := txInFlight[prevOut.Hash]; ok { if i <= inFlightIndex { log.Warnf("InsertBlock: requested hash "+ " of %s does not exist in-flight", tx.Sha()) return 0, database.ErrTxShaMissing } } else { originTxns, exists := db.txns[prevOut.Hash] if !exists { log.Warnf("InsertBlock: requested hash "+ "of %s by %s does not exist", prevOut.Hash, tx.Sha()) return 0, database.ErrTxShaMissing } originTxD := originTxns[len(originTxns)-1] if prevOut.Index > uint32(len(originTxD.spentBuf)) { log.Warnf("InsertBlock: requested hash "+ "of %s with index %d does not "+ "exist", tx.Sha(), prevOut.Index) return 0, database.ErrTxShaMissing } } } // Prevent duplicate transactions in the same block. if inFlightIndex, exists := txInFlight[*tx.Sha()]; exists && inFlightIndex < i { log.Warnf("Block contains duplicate transaction %s", tx.Sha()) return 0, database.ErrDuplicateSha } // Prevent duplicate transactions unless the old one is fully // spent. if txns, exists := db.txns[*tx.Sha()]; exists { txD := txns[len(txns)-1] if !isFullySpent(txD) { log.Warnf("Attempt to insert duplicate "+ "transaction %s", tx.Sha()) return 0, database.ErrDuplicateSha } } } db.blocks = append(db.blocks, msgBlock) db.blocksBySha[*blockHash] = newHeight // Insert information about eacj transaction and spend all of the // outputs referenced by the inputs to the transactions. for i, tx := range block.Transactions() { // Insert the transaction data. txD := tTxInsertData{ blockHeight: newHeight, offset: i, spentBuf: make([]bool, len(tx.MsgTx().TxOut)), } db.txns[*tx.Sha()] = append(db.txns[*tx.Sha()], &txD) // Spend all of the inputs. for _, txIn := range tx.MsgTx().TxIn { // Coinbase transaction has no inputs. if isCoinbaseInput(txIn) { continue } // Already checked for existing and valid ranges above. prevOut := &txIn.PreviousOutPoint originTxns := db.txns[prevOut.Hash] originTxD := originTxns[len(originTxns)-1] originTxD.spentBuf[prevOut.Index] = true } } return newHeight, nil }
// maybeAcceptBlock potentially accepts a block into the memory block chain. // It performs several validation checks which depend on its position within // the block chain before adding it. The block is expected to have already gone // through ProcessBlock before calling this function with it. // // The flags modify the behavior of this function as follows: // - BFFastAdd: The somewhat expensive BIP0034 validation is not performed. // - BFDryRun: The memory chain index will not be pruned and no accept // notification will be sent since the block is not being accepted. func (b *BlockChain) maybeAcceptBlock(block *btcutil.Block, flags BehaviorFlags) error { fastAdd := flags&BFFastAdd == BFFastAdd dryRun := flags&BFDryRun == BFDryRun // Get a block node for the block previous to this one. Will be nil // if this is the genesis block. prevNode, err := b.getPrevNodeFromBlock(block) if err != nil { log.Errorf("getPrevNodeFromBlock: %v", err) return err } // The height of this block is one more than the referenced previous // block. blockHeight := int64(0) if prevNode != nil { blockHeight = prevNode.height + 1 } block.SetHeight(blockHeight) blockHeader := &block.MsgBlock().Header if !fastAdd { // Ensure the difficulty specified in the block header matches // the calculated difficulty based on the previous block and // difficulty retarget rules. expectedDifficulty, err := b.calcNextRequiredDifficulty(prevNode, block.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp) if err != nil { return err } blockDifficulty := blockHeader.Bits if blockDifficulty != expectedDifficulty { str := "block difficulty of %d is not the expected value of %d" str = fmt.Sprintf(str, blockDifficulty, expectedDifficulty) return ruleError(ErrUnexpectedDifficulty, str) } // Ensure the timestamp for the block header is after the // median time of the last several blocks (medianTimeBlocks). medianTime, err := b.calcPastMedianTime(prevNode) if err != nil { log.Errorf("calcPastMedianTime: %v", err) return err } if !blockHeader.Timestamp.After(medianTime) { str := "block timestamp of %v is not after expected %v" str = fmt.Sprintf(str, blockHeader.Timestamp, medianTime) return ruleError(ErrTimeTooOld, str) } // Ensure all transactions in the block are finalized. for _, tx := range block.Transactions() { if !IsFinalizedTransaction(tx, blockHeight, blockHeader.Timestamp) { str := fmt.Sprintf("block contains "+ "unfinalized transaction %v", tx.Sha()) return ruleError(ErrUnfinalizedTx, str) } } } // Ensure chain matches up to predetermined checkpoints. // It's safe to ignore the error on Sha since it's already cached. blockHash, _ := block.Sha() if !b.verifyCheckpoint(blockHeight, blockHash) { str := fmt.Sprintf("block at height %d does not match "+ "checkpoint hash", blockHeight) return ruleError(ErrBadCheckpoint, str) } // Find the previous checkpoint and prevent blocks which fork the main // chain before it. This prevents storage of new, otherwise valid, // blocks which build off of old blocks that are likely at a much easier // difficulty and therefore could be used to waste cache and disk space. checkpointBlock, err := b.findPreviousCheckpoint() if err != nil { return err } if checkpointBlock != nil && blockHeight < checkpointBlock.Height() { str := fmt.Sprintf("block at height %d forks the main chain "+ "before the previous checkpoint at height %d", blockHeight, checkpointBlock.Height()) return ruleError(ErrForkTooOld, str) } if !fastAdd { // Reject version 1 blocks once a majority of the network has // upgraded. This is part of BIP0034. if blockHeader.Version < 2 { if b.isMajorityVersion(2, prevNode, b.netParams.BlockV1RejectNumRequired, b.netParams.BlockV1RejectNumToCheck) { str := "new blocks with version %d are no " + "longer valid" str = fmt.Sprintf(str, blockHeader.Version) return ruleError(ErrBlockVersionTooOld, str) } } // Ensure coinbase starts with serialized block heights for // blocks whose version is the serializedHeightVersion or // newer once a majority of the network has upgraded. This is // part of BIP0034. if blockHeader.Version >= serializedHeightVersion { if b.isMajorityVersion(serializedHeightVersion, prevNode, b.netParams.CoinbaseBlockHeightNumRequired, b.netParams.CoinbaseBlockHeightNumToCheck) { expectedHeight := int64(0) if prevNode != nil { expectedHeight = prevNode.height + 1 } coinbaseTx := block.Transactions()[0] err := checkSerializedHeight(coinbaseTx, expectedHeight) if err != nil { return err } } } } // Prune block nodes which are no longer needed before creating // a new node. if !dryRun { err = b.pruneBlockNodes() if err != nil { return err } } // Create a new block node for the block and add it to the in-memory // block chain (could be either a side chain or the main chain). newNode := newBlockNode(blockHeader, blockHash, blockHeight) if prevNode != nil { newNode.parent = prevNode newNode.height = blockHeight newNode.workSum.Add(prevNode.workSum, newNode.workSum) } // Connect the passed block to the chain while respecting proper chain // selection according to the chain with the most proof of work. This // also handles validation of the transaction scripts. err = b.connectBestChain(newNode, block, flags) if err != nil { return err } // Notify the caller that the new block was accepted into the block // chain. The caller would typically want to react by relaying the // inventory to other peers. if !dryRun { b.sendNotification(NTBlockAccepted, block) } return nil }