doc: add release note for mining option validation
What the developer wrote
Authored by Sjors Provoost
doc: add release note for mining option validation
What changed, and why it matters
This commit only adds a release note describing a prior code change. It does not modify any executable code, configuration, or behavior. The release note explains that two mining-related settings will now be rejected when invalid rather than silently adjusted. There is no security issue in this documentation-only commit itself.
No action needed. This is a documentation-only release-note addition. Review PR #33966 separately if the underlying behavioral change requires security assessment.
Security signals we found
No strong security signals were identified.
Evidence from the diff
The commit creates doc/release-notes-33966.md, a release-notes file. It documents that (1) the IPC mining interface now rejects out-of-range block template options instead of silently clamping them, and (2) the -blockmaxweight startup option is now rejected when lower than -blockreservedweight. The actual functional changes are in referenced PR #33966, not in this commit.
Changed components
doc/release-notes-33966.mdInspect captured patch +9 / −0
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+Mining
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+- The IPC mining interface now rejects out-of-range block template options
+ instead of silently clamping them, such as oversized reserved block weight or
+ coinbase sigops limits. (#33966)
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+- The `-blockmaxweight` startup option is now rejected when it is lower than
+ `-blockreservedweight`, instead of being silently clamped. (#33966)
Why this scored 15/100
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