notes for review club on 17994

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kallewoof edited this page Apr 14, 2020 · 3 revisions

Overview:

How/when is the blocks database (blocks/{blk,rev}*.dat) created?
Can we create an undo for a given block without having all prior blocks?
Do we ever modify existent data in the blocks database or we just append new blocks and their undos?

Dive:

How is space allocated in the files when new data is appended? Why?
What is the bug that the PR is fixing?
How would you demonstrate the bug existence?
How is the bug being fixed in the PR?

Aftermath:

What can be improved further in this area?