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Informational 15 Bitcoin

doc: fix invalid arg name hints for bugprone validation

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Lőrinc

81/100 · Strong
doc: fix invalid arg name hints for bugprone validation

The extra leading `=` or missing trailing `=` prevented clang-tidy's `bugprone-argument-comment` check from validating the parameter name, as it only matches comments formatted strictly as `/*arg=*/` (see https://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/checks/bugprone/argument-comment.html).
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit only fixes the formatting of code comments that label function arguments (for example, changing /*check_pow=*/ to the correct /*check_pow=*/ form). These comments are ignored by the running program and have no effect on Bitcoin's behavior, network protocol, or security. The change enables a static-analysis tool (clang-tidy) to verify that the labels match the actual parameter names, which helps prevent future coding mistakes but does not fix any active vulnerability.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as a normal code-quality / developer-tooling commit. Optionally ensure CI runs clang-tidy bugprone-argument-comment so the corrected annotations stay valid.

Security signals we found

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No functional code changes

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Comment-only / annotation-only diff

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No changes to consensus, networking, cryptography, or wallet logic

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No bug or vulnerability is fixed in the runtime behavior

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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