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chanfitness: send peer online event when we see the first channel

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Authored by yyforyongyu

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chanfitness: send peer online event when we see the first channel

We rename `getPeerMonitor` to `getOrCreatePeerMonitor` for clarity - it
will now send an online event when the peer monitor is being created,
which means we will only start counting the peer as online when it has
opened a channel with us.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit fixes a bookkeeping bug in LND's channel-fitness monitoring. Previously, a peer could be counted as 'online' before it had any actual channel with the local node, which could distort uptime and flap-count statistics. Now the monitor only starts tracking a peer as online when the first channel is opened. There is no direct way for an attacker to exploit this, but it could have led to misleading node-reliability metrics.

Recommended action

Treat as a low-severity metrics-correctness fix. Reviewers should verify that ignoring pre-channel online events does not break legitimate monitoring use cases and that the new initial online event is not double-counted when an online event already exists.

Security signals we found

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Logic change that prevents peer uptime/flap statistics from being influenced by pre-channel online events

02

Test updates confirm the behavioral change and increased flap-count expectations

03

No input validation, cryptographic, or memory-safety changes observed

Risk score

Why this scored 17/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 2/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 1/15
Affected reach 2/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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