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clusterlin: introduce CostModel class (preparation)

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Authored by Pieter Wuille

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clusterlin: introduce CostModel class (preparation)

This parametrizes the cost model for the SFL algorithm with another
class. Right now, the behavior of that class matches the naive cost
model so far, but it will be replaced with a more advanced on in a
future commit.

The reason for abstracting this out is that it makes benchmarking for
creating such cost models easy, by instantiating the cost model class
with one that tracks time.
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What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a pure internal refactoring of Bitcoin Core's transaction linearization code. It replaces a simple numeric cost counter with a pluggable 'CostModel' class so future work can experiment with different ways of measuring algorithmic work. The default cost model behaves exactly like the old code. There is no user-facing change, no network change, and no security-relevant behavior change.

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No security action required. Treat as normal code-review/merge for a refactoring change.

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Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
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