doc: add txospenderindex release note
What the developer wrote
Authored by Lőrinc
doc: add txospenderindex release note
Document that newly indexed `txospenderindex` entries use less disk space and that existing indexes remain readable.
Users only need to rebuild the index if they want previously indexed entries rewritten with the smaller marker.
What changed, and why it matters
This commit only adds a release note explaining that a new index format uses slightly less disk space. It is documentation only and contains no code changes that could affect security.
No security action required. This is a documentation-only release note.
Security signals we found
No strong security signals were identified.
Evidence from the diff
The commit creates doc/release-notes-35634.md to document a disk-space optimization for the -txospenderindex. Existing indexes remain compatible; users may optionally rebuild to reclaim space. No executable code, protocol logic, or data handling is modified.
Changed components
doc/release-notes-35634.mdInspect captured patch +9 / −0
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+Indexes
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+- The transaction output spender index (`-txospenderindex`) now stores one byte
+ less per spender entry for newly indexed blocks. Existing indexes remain
+ compatible and no action is required. To apply the same saving to entries
+ indexed before upgrading, stop the node, delete the
+ `<datadir>/indexes/txospenderindex/` directory, and restart with
+ `-txospenderindex` enabled to rebuild it.
Why this scored 15/100
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