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index: shorten indexer thread names

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Authored by Lőrinc

68/100 · Adequate
index: shorten indexer thread names

`BaseIndex` currently uses the same name for logs, `getindexinfo`, prune locks, and the sync thread.
Linux truncates system thread names to 15 visible bytes after the `b-` prefix, so long indexer names are clipped in system tools.

Pass a separate thread name explicitly at each `BaseIndex` call site and shorten the OS-visible indexer names to `txidx`, `blkfltbscidx`, `coinstatsidx`, and `txospenderidx`.
Add an `Assume` to `ThreadRename()` so future OS-visible thread names keep fitting the same Linux limit.
The public index names, `getindexinfo` keys, command-line options, and on-disk paths stay unchanged.

Co-authored-by: winterrdog <winterrdog@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Hodlinator <172445034+hodlinator@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: sedited <seb.kung@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: MarcoFalke <*~=`'#}+{/-|&$^_@721217.xyz>
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This change shortens the operating-system-visible names of Bitcoin Core's background indexer threads so they aren't cut off in Linux process tools. It does not change user-facing names, file paths, or command-line options, and it introduces no security-relevant behavior.

Recommended action

No security action required; this is a cosmetic/observability improvement.

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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