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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 865077132..073b91bab 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ const (
blockCacheLimit = 256
maxFutureBlocks = 256
maxTimeFutureBlocks = 30
- // BlockChainVersion must be bumped when consensus algorithm is changed, this forces the upgradedb
- // command to be run (forces the blocks to be imported again using the new algorithm)
+ badBlockLimit = 10
+
+ // BlockChainVersion ensures that an incompatible database forces a resync from scratch.
BlockChainVersion = 3
- badBlockLimit = 10
)
// BlockChain represents the canonical chain given a database with a genesis
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insert(block *types.Block) {
}
}
-// Genesis Accessors
+// Genesis retrieves the chain's genesis block.
func (bc *BlockChain) Genesis() *types.Block {
return bc.genesisBlock
}
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) reorg(oldBlock, newBlock *types.Block) error {
log.Error("Impossible reorg, please file an issue", "oldnum", oldBlock.Number(), "oldhash", oldBlock.Hash(), "newnum", newBlock.Number(), "newhash", newBlock.Hash())
}
var addedTxs types.Transactions
- // insert blocks. Order does not matter. Last block will be written in ImportChain itbc which creates the new head properly
+ // insert blocks. Order does not matter. Last block will be written in ImportChain itself which creates the new head properly
for _, block := range newChain {
// insert the block in the canonical way, re-writing history
bc.insert(block)