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Informational 15 Bitcoin

askrene: make failure messages clearer:

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Authored by Rusty Russell

68/100 · Adequate
askrene: make failure messages clearer:

If all channels are disabled, say so clearly. Also reword: it's not
the source or destination which have disabled the channels. While
we're here, remove the double space, lest people think I'm Satoshi.

Before:
Failed after 1 attempts.
Unexpected error (invalid_onion_payload) from final node: disabling 103x1x0/1 for this payment.
Then routing failed: We could not find a usable set of paths. The source has disabled 1 of 1 channels, leaving capacity only 0msat of 1000000000msat.

After:
Failed after 1 attempts.
Unexpected error (invalid_onion_payload) from final node: disabling 103x1x0/1 for this payment.
Then routing failed: We could not find a usable set of paths. All 1 channels to the source are disabled.

Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
✓ Descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit only changes user-facing error messages in the Core Lightning routing plugin (askrene). It makes failure explanations clearer when payment channels are disabled, and removes double spaces from messages. There is no code behavior change, no security fix, and no vulnerability.

Recommended action

No security action needed; treat as a normal UX/message cleanup commit.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

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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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