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-rw-r--r--consensus/clique/clique.go8
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/consensus/clique/clique.go b/consensus/clique/clique.go
index 2b69141c1..eae09f91d 100644
--- a/consensus/clique/clique.go
+++ b/consensus/clique/clique.go
@@ -134,11 +134,6 @@ var (
// errRecentlySigned is returned if a header is signed by an authorized entity
// that already signed a header recently, thus is temporarily not allowed to.
errRecentlySigned = errors.New("recently signed")
-
- // errWaitTransactions is returned if an empty block is attempted to be sealed
- // on an instant chain (0 second period). It's important to refuse these as the
- // block reward is zero, so an empty block just bloats the chain... fast.
- errWaitTransactions = errors.New("waiting for transactions")
)
// SignerFn is a signer callback function to request a hash to be signed by a
@@ -615,7 +610,8 @@ func (c *Clique) Seal(chain consensus.ChainReader, block *types.Block, results c
}
// For 0-period chains, refuse to seal empty blocks (no reward but would spin sealing)
if c.config.Period == 0 && len(block.Transactions()) == 0 {
- return errWaitTransactions
+ log.Info("Sealing paused, waiting for transactions")
+ return nil
}
// Don't hold the signer fields for the entire sealing procedure
c.lock.RLock()