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wallet: Consolidate generation setup callers into one function

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Authored by Ava Chow

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wallet: Consolidate generation setup callers into one function
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This is a routine internal code cleanup in Bitcoin Core's wallet module. It merges several places that set up a wallet's address-generation seed/descriptors into a single helper function called SetupWalletGeneration(). There is no indication this fixes a security bug; it appears intended to make the code easier to maintain and to avoid duplicating logic when creating or encrypting wallets.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as normal refactoring; standard review and testing are sufficient.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 12/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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