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// Copyright (c) 2022-present The Bitcoin Core developers
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// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
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// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
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#ifndef BITCOIN_HEADERSSYNC_H
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#define BITCOIN_HEADERSSYNC_H
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#include <arith_uint256.h>
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#include <chain.h>
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#include <consensus/params.h>
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#include <net.h>
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#include <primitives/block.h>
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#include <uint256.h>
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#include <util/bitdeque.h>
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#include <util/hasher.h>
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#include <deque>
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#include <stdexcept>
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#include <vector>
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// A compressed CBlockHeader, which leaves out the prevhash
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struct CompressedHeader {
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    // header
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    int32_t nVersion{0};
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    uint256 hashMerkleRoot;
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    uint32_t nTime{0};
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    uint32_t nBits{0};
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    uint32_t nNonce{0};
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    CompressedHeader()
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    {
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        hashMerkleRoot.SetNull();
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    }
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    explicit CompressedHeader(const CBlockHeader& header)
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        : nVersion{header.nVersion},
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          hashMerkleRoot{header.hashMerkleRoot},
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          nTime{header.nTime},
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          nBits{header.nBits},
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          nNonce{header.nNonce}
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    {
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    }
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    CBlockHeader GetFullHeader(const uint256& hash_prev_block) const
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    {
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        CBlockHeader ret;
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        ret.nVersion = nVersion;
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        ret.hashPrevBlock = hash_prev_block;
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        ret.hashMerkleRoot = hashMerkleRoot;
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        ret.nTime = nTime;
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        ret.nBits = nBits;
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        ret.nNonce = nNonce;
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        return ret;
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    };
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};
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/** HeadersSyncState:
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 *
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 * We wish to download a peer's headers chain in a DoS-resistant way.
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 *
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 * The Bitcoin protocol does not offer an easy way to determine the work on a
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 * peer's chain. Currently, we can query a peer's headers by using a GETHEADERS
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 * message, and our peer can return a set of up to 2000 headers that connect to
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 * something we know. If a peer's chain has more than 2000 blocks, then we need
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 * a way to verify that the chain actually has enough work on it to be useful to
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 * us -- by being above our anti-DoS minimum-chain-work threshold -- before we
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 * commit to storing those headers in memory. Otherwise, it would be cheap for
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 * an attacker to waste all our memory by serving us low-work headers
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 * (particularly for a new node coming online for the first time).
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 *
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 * To prevent memory-DoS with low-work headers, while still always being
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 * able to reorg to whatever the most-work chain is, we require that a chain
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 * meet a work threshold before committing it to memory. We can do this by
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 * downloading a peer's headers twice, whenever we are not sure that the chain
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 * has sufficient work:
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 *
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 * - In the first download phase, called pre-synchronization, we can calculate
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 * the work on the chain as we go (just by checking the nBits value on each
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 * header, and validating the proof-of-work).
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 *
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 * - Once we have reached a header where the cumulative chain work is
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 * sufficient, we switch to downloading the headers a second time, this time
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 * processing them fully, and possibly storing them in memory.
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 *
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 * To prevent an attacker from using (eg) the honest chain to convince us that
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 * they have a high-work chain, but then feeding us an alternate set of
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 * low-difficulty headers in the second phase, we store commitments to the
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 * chain we see in the first download phase that we check in the second phase,
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 * as follows:
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 *
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 * - In phase 1 (presync), store 1 bit (using a salted hash function) for every
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 * N headers that we see. With a reasonable choice of N, this uses relatively
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 * little memory even for a very long chain.
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 *
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 * - In phase 2 (redownload), keep a lookahead buffer and only accept headers
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 * from that buffer into the block index (permanent memory usage) once they
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 * have some target number of verified commitments on top of them. With this
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 * parametrization, we can achieve a given security target for potential
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 * permanent memory usage, while choosing N to minimize memory use during the
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 * sync (temporary, per-peer storage).
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 */
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class HeadersSyncState
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{
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public:
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    struct SystemClockError : std::runtime_error {
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        using std::runtime_error::runtime_error;
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    };
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    ~HeadersSyncState() = default;
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    enum class State {
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        /** PRESYNC means the peer has not yet demonstrated their chain has
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         * sufficient work and we're only building commitments to the chain they
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         * serve us. */
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        PRESYNC,
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        /** REDOWNLOAD means the peer has given us a high-enough-work chain,
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         * and now we're redownloading the headers we saw before and trying to
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         * accept them */
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        REDOWNLOAD,
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        /** We're done syncing with this peer and can discard any remaining state */
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        FINAL
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    };
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    /** Return the current state of our download */
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    State GetState() const { return m_download_state; }
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    /** Return the height reached during the PRESYNC phase */
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    int64_t GetPresyncHeight() const { return m_current_height; }
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    /** Return the block timestamp of the last header received during the PRESYNC phase. */
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    uint32_t GetPresyncTime() const { return m_last_header_received.nTime; }
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    /** Return the amount of work in the chain received during the PRESYNC phase. */
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    arith_uint256 GetPresyncWork() const { return m_current_chain_work; }
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    /** Construct a HeadersSyncState object representing a headers sync via this
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     *  download-twice mechanism).
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     *
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     * id: node id (for logging)
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     * consensus_params: parameters needed for difficulty adjustment validation
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     * chain_start: best known fork point that the peer's headers branch from
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     * minimum_required_work: amount of chain work required to accept the chain
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     *
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     * @throws SystemClockError if system clock is too far behind chain_start MTP.
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     */
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    HeadersSyncState(NodeId id, const Consensus::Params& consensus_params,
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                     const HeadersSyncParams& params, const CBlockIndex& chain_start,
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                     const arith_uint256& minimum_required_work);
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    /** Result data structure for ProcessNextHeaders. */
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    struct ProcessingResult {
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        std::vector<CBlockHeader> pow_validated_headers;
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        bool success{false};
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        bool request_more{false};
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    };
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    /** Process a batch of headers, once a sync via this mechanism has started
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     * received_headers: headers that were received over the network for processing.
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     *                   Assumes the caller has already verified the headers
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     *                   are continuous, and has checked that each header
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     *                   satisfies the proof-of-work target included in the
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     *                   header (but not necessarily verified that the
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     *                   proof-of-work target is correct and passes consensus
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     *                   rules).
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     * full_headers_message: true if the message was at max capacity,
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     *                       indicating more headers may be available
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     * ProcessingResult.pow_validated_headers: will be filled in with any
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     *                       headers that the caller can fully process and
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     *                       validate now (because these returned headers are
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     *                       on a chain with sufficient work)
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     * ProcessingResult.success: set to false if an error is detected and the sync is
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     *                       aborted; true otherwise.
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     * ProcessingResult.request_more: if true, the caller is suggested to call
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     *                       NextHeadersRequestLocator and send a getheaders message using it.
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     */
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    ProcessingResult ProcessNextHeaders(std::span<const CBlockHeader>
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            received_headers, bool full_headers_message);
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    /** Issue the next GETHEADERS message to our peer.
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     * This will return a locator appropriate for the current sync object, to continue the
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     * synchronization phase it is in.
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    CBlockLocator NextHeadersRequestLocator() const;
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    /** The (secret) offset on the heights for which to create commitments.
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     * m_header_commitments entries are created at any height h for which
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     * (h % m_params.commitment_period) == m_commit_offset. */
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    const size_t m_commit_offset;
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    /** Clear out all download state that might be in progress (freeing any used
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     * memory), and mark this object as no longer usable.
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     */
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    void Finalize();
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    /**
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     *  Only called in PRESYNC.
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     *  Validate the work on the headers we received from the network, and
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     *  store commitments for later. Update overall state with successfully
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     *  processed headers.
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     *  On failure, this invokes Finalize() and returns false.
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     */
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    bool ValidateAndStoreHeadersCommitments(std::span<const CBlockHeader> headers);
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    /** In PRESYNC, process and update state for a single header */
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    bool ValidateAndProcessSingleHeader(const CBlockHeader& current);
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    /** In REDOWNLOAD, check a header's commitment (if applicable) and add to
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     * buffer for later processing */
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    bool ValidateAndStoreRedownloadedHeader(const CBlockHeader& header);
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    /** Return a set of headers that satisfy our proof-of-work threshold */
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    std::vector<CBlockHeader> PopHeadersReadyForAcceptance();
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    /** NodeId of the peer (used for log messages) **/
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    const NodeId m_id;
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    /** We use the consensus params in our anti-DoS calculations */
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    const Consensus::Params& m_consensus_params;
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    /** Parameters that impact memory usage for a given chain, especially when attacked. */
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    const HeadersSyncParams m_params;
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    /** Store the last block in our block index that the peer's chain builds from */
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    const CBlockIndex& m_chain_start;
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    /** Minimum work that we're looking for on this chain. */
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    const arith_uint256 m_minimum_required_work;
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    /** Work that we've seen so far on the peer's chain */
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    arith_uint256 m_current_chain_work;
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    /** m_hasher is a salted hasher for making our 1-bit commitments to headers we've seen. */
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    const SaltedUint256Hasher m_hasher;
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    /** A queue of commitment bits, created during the 1st phase, and verified during the 2nd. */
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    bitdeque<> m_header_commitments;
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    /** m_max_commitments is a bound we calculate on how long an honest peer's chain could be,
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     * given the MTP rule.
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     * Any peer giving us more headers than this will have its sync aborted. This serves as a
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     * memory bound on m_header_commitments. */
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    uint64_t m_max_commitments{0};
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    /** Store the latest header received while in PRESYNC (initialized to m_chain_start) */
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    CBlockHeader m_last_header_received;
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    /** Height of m_last_header_received */
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    int64_t m_current_height{0};
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    /** During phase 2 (REDOWNLOAD), we buffer redownloaded headers in memory
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     *  until enough commitments have been verified; those are stored in
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     *  m_redownloaded_headers */
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    std::deque<CompressedHeader> m_redownloaded_headers;
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    /** Height of last header in m_redownloaded_headers */
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    int64_t m_redownload_buffer_last_height{0};
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    /** Hash of last header in m_redownloaded_headers (initialized to
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     * m_chain_start). We have to cache it because we don't have hashPrevBlock
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     * available in a CompressedHeader.
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     */
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    uint256 m_redownload_buffer_last_hash;
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    /** The hashPrevBlock entry for the first header in m_redownloaded_headers
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     * We need this to reconstruct the full header when it's time for
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     * processing.
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    uint256 m_redownload_buffer_first_prev_hash;
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    /** The accumulated work on the redownloaded chain. */
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    arith_uint256 m_redownload_chain_work;
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    /** Set this to true once we encounter the target blockheader during phase
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     * 2 (REDOWNLOAD). At this point, we can process and store all remaining
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     * headers still in m_redownloaded_headers.
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    bool m_process_all_remaining_headers{false};
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    /** Current state of our headers sync. */
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    State m_download_state{State::PRESYNC};
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};
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#endif // BITCOIN_HEADERSSYNC_H