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[kernel] Expose reusable PrecomputedTransactionData in script valid

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Authored by Josh Doman

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[kernel] Expose reusable PrecomputedTransactionData in script valid
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit refactors the Bitcoin Core kernel library's script verification API so that callers can create and reuse a 'PrecomputedTransactionData' object across multiple input checks for the same transaction. Previously, the API accepted the raw spent outputs each time and internally recomputed transaction hashes. The change is a performance and API-cleanliness improvement; it does not appear to fix a security bug, but it does slightly alter how taproot spent-output requirements are enforced.

Recommended action

No immediate security action required. Treat as a normal API refactor. Reviewers may want to confirm that callers cannot pass a PrecomputedTransactionData with mismatched spent_outputs for a different transaction, and that the temporary PrecomputedTransactionData(tx) fallback does not introduce a performance regression for non-taproot multi-input verification.

Security signals we found

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API surface expanded with new opaque handle and lifecycle functions

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Taproot spent-outputs requirement preserved but checked against precomputed data state instead of raw pointer

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No validation logic removed; no buffer-size or memory-safety changes evident

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Tests extended to cover two-input taproot reuse case, confirming intended performance/behavior

Risk score

Why this scored 19/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 1/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 3/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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