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gossipd: dev-compact-gossip-store to manually invoke compaction.

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Rusty Russell

75/100 · Adequate
gossipd: dev-compact-gossip-store to manually invoke compaction.

And tests!

Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides an explanatory body✓ Mentions testing or verification
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a developer-only command to manually compact the gossip store file used by Core Lightning. It is a testing and diagnostic feature, not a normal user function. The command is gated behind the 'developer' build mode and does not change how regular users run the software. There is no indication in the commit that this fixes a security bug or introduces a security vulnerability.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as a normal feature/testability commit. If reviewing for release, verify the developer-only gating is sufficient for your deployment model.

Security signals we found

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New developer-only RPC command gated by developer mode

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Compaction subprocess error reporting added for manual invocation

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No security relevance stated in commit message or diff

Risk score

Why this scored 19/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 1/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 2/15
Confidence 9/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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