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Revert "refactor: Simplify `extra_txn` to be a vec of CTransactionRef instead of a vec of pair<Wtxid, CTransactionRef>"

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Authored by Anthony Towns

65/100 · Adequate
Revert "refactor: Simplify `extra_txn` to be a vec of CTransactionRef instead of a vec of pair<Wtxid, CTransactionRef>"

This reverts commit a8203e94123b6ea6e4f4a6320e3ad20457f44a28.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit undoes a recent code cleanup in Bitcoin Core's compact block reconstruction feature. The original cleanup changed an internal list of spare transactions from storing pairs of 'transaction ID + transaction pointer' to storing only the transaction pointer. This revert restores the paired format and adds a comment explaining that keeping both values together improves CPU cache performance during block reconstruction. There is no direct evidence in the commit that this fixes an active security bug, but it is a defensive revert of a performance refactor in a consensus-adjacent code path.

Recommended action

Treat as a low-signal defensive revert. Review the original refactor for any subtle correctness or performance issues in compact block reconstruction, especially around witness hash computation and cache behavior. No immediate emergency action is indicated by this commit alone.

Security signals we found

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Revert of a recent refactor in compact block reconstruction code

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Change removes repeated witness-hash computation from a hot path

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Touches consensus-adjacent block reconstruction logic

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No explicit bug, CVE, or vulnerability description in commit message

Risk score

Why this scored 27/100

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Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 5/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 4/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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