validation: Check if mempool exists before size check in ActivateSnapshot #30388

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   TheCharlatan commented at 6:50 AM on July 4, 2024: contributor

   The mempool is an optional component of the chainstate manager, so don't assume its presence and instead check if it is there first.

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3. TheCharlatan force-pushed on Jul 4, 2024
4. TheCharlatan renamed this:
   bugfix: Check if mempool exists before asserting in ActivateSnapshot
   bugfix: Check if mempool exists before check in ActivateSnapshot
   on Jul 4, 2024
5. TheCharlatan renamed this:
   bugfix: Check if mempool exists before check in ActivateSnapshot
   bugfix: Check if mempool exists before size check in ActivateSnapshot
   on Jul 4, 2024
6. 
   maflcko commented at 7:21 AM on July 4, 2024: member

   It can only be nullptr in unit tests, not in bitcoind. However, it seems fine to add this check for consistency with the other code.

   lgtm ACK 39ec860eb8b867cce4ed437049abc0e031fd3c95

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   mzumsande commented at 7:32 AM on July 4, 2024: contributor

   I wouldn't call this a "bug" because I think we can assume that the active chainstate (which is checked here, not any chainstate) must have a mempool attached - this is not optional. But if it helps the tests, why not?

8. TheCharlatan renamed this:
   bugfix: Check if mempool exists before size check in ActivateSnapshot
   validation: Check if mempool exists before size check in ActivateSnapshot
   on Jul 4, 2024
9. DrahtBot added the label Validation on Jul 4, 2024
10. validation: Check if mempool exists before asserting in ActivateSnapshot 33c48c106c
11. TheCharlatan force-pushed on Jul 4, 2024
12. 
    TheCharlatan commented at 8:05 AM on July 4, 2024: contributor

    Changed description to drop the bugfix label.

    Re #30388 (comment)

    I wouldn't call this a "bug" because I think we can assume that the active chainstate (which is checked here, not any chainstate) must have a mempool attached - this is not optional.

    We do the same check on the active chainstate here: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/validation.cpp#L4587. So as @maflcko points out, it would be good for consistency's sake alone.

13. in src/validation.cpp:5684 in 33c48c106c

    5680 | @@ -5681,7 +5681,8 @@ util::Result<void> ChainstateManager::ActivateSnapshot(
    5681 |              return util::Error{strprintf(_("The base block header (%s) is part of an invalid chain."), base_blockhash.ToString())};
    5682 |          }
    5683 |  
    5684 | -        if (Assert(m_active_chainstate->GetMempool())->size() > 0) {
    5685 | +        auto mempool{m_active_chainstate->GetMempool()};
    

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    fjahr commented at 12:11 PM on July 4, 2024:

    nit: The type doesn't seem so complex that it has to be auto

    CTxMemPool* mempool{m_active_chainstate->GetMempool()};
    

14. 
    fjahr commented at 12:14 PM on July 4, 2024: contributor

    ACK 33c48c106cf03ff62994ff5777a775982d90eab9

    While this isn't something that can be hit by users I agree it makes sense conceptually. I am not sure this will help the performance of the tests much as I have laid out in my comment here: #30329 (comment)

15. DrahtBot requested review from maflcko on Jul 4, 2024
16. 
    maflcko commented at 12:32 PM on July 4, 2024: member

    re-ACK 33c48c106cf03ff62994ff5777a775982d90eab9

17. glozow merged this on Jul 4, 2024
18. glozow closed this on Jul 4, 2024

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