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scripted-diff: Use references when nullptr is not possible

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Authored by MarcoFalke

83/100 · Strong
scripted-diff: Use references when nullptr is not possible

This allows to skip nullptr checks later in the code, both mentally and literally.

This can be reviewed via the git option:
--word-diff-regex=.

-BEGIN VERIFY SCRIPT-

sed --regexp-extended --in-place '
/^bool PeerManagerImpl::SendMessages\(/,/^}$/ {
s/auto& peer\{maybe_peer\}; .. alias cleaned up .*/Peer\& peer{*maybe_peer};/;
s/peer->/peer./g;
s/\*peer\>/peer/g;

/CNode\* pto\{&node\}; .. alias removed .*/d;
s/pto->/node./g;
s/\*pto\>/node/g;
}
' src/net_processing.cpp

sed --regexp-extended --in-place '
/^void PeerManagerImpl::ProcessMessage\(/,/^}$/ {
/Peer\* peer\{&peer_alias_removed_in_later_commit};/d;
s/peer_alias_removed_in_later_commit/peer/;
s/peer->/peer./g;
s/\*peer\>/peer/g;
}
' src/net_processing.cpp

sed --regexp-extended --in-place '
/^bool PeerManagerImpl::ProcessMessages\(/,/^}$/ {
s/auto& peer\{maybe_peer\}; .. alias cleaned up .*/Peer\& peer{*maybe_peer};/;
s/peer->/peer./g;
s/\*peer\>/peer/g;

/CNode\* pfrom\{&node\}; .. alias removed .*/d;
s/pfrom->/node./g;
s/\*pfrom\>/node/g;
}
' src/net_processing.cpp

-END VERIFY SCRIPT-
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This is a routine code-cleanup change in Bitcoin Core. It replaces some pointer variables with reference variables in the peer-to-peer networking code where the value can never be null. The behavior of the program is unchanged; it just removes unnecessary null checks and makes the code easier to read.

Recommended action

No security action needed. Treat as normal code-quality/maintenance review.

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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