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Informational 15 Bitcoin

refactor: Add ChainstateManager::CurrentChainstate() method

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Ryan Ofsky

97/100 · Strong
refactor: Add ChainstateManager::CurrentChainstate() method

CurrentChainstate() is basically the same as ActiveChainstate() except it
requires cs_main to be locked when it is called, instead of locking cs_main
internally.

The name "current" should also be less confusing than "active" because multiple
chainstates can be active, and CurrentChainstate() returns the chainstate
targeting the current network tip, regardless of what chainstates are being
downloaded or how they are used.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This is a routine internal code cleanup in Bitcoin Core. It introduces a new helper method called CurrentChainstate() and replaces a few older helper calls with it. There is no change to network rules, consensus logic, or user-facing behavior, and nothing in the commit suggests a security fix.

Recommended action

No security action needed. Treat as normal refactoring.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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