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Regular backports from Bitcoin Core v26

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✅ Final review complete — no blockers (commit 4403b48) · triage: normal

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Walkthrough

Mempool virtual-size tracking and its trace event declarations now use signed 32-bit values. The added-event structure no longer includes a fee field. Transaction lookup for relay requests now checks the mempool and a map of transactions from the most recent valid PoW block instead of using the expiring relay cache. Several serialization, networking, benchmark, fuzz, and wallet database operations now pass byte spans directly. Functional tests collect trace events and check them after polling.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant NewPoWValidBlock
  participant RecentBlockTransactionMap
  participant FindTxForGetData
  participant TxMemPool
  NewPoWValidBlock->>RecentBlockTransactionMap: store block transactions by txid and instance hash
  FindTxForGetData->>TxMemPool: look up recently announced transaction
  TxMemPool-->>FindTxForGetData: transaction or no match
  FindTxForGetData->>RecentBlockTransactionMap: check the block transaction map
  RecentBlockTransactionMap-->>FindTxForGetData: transaction or no match

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Possibly related PRs

• dashpay/dash#7999: Adds the mempool tracepoints and related monitor and functional test code that this change updates.

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 4403b

The change narrows mempool size types and serves relay requests from the mempool and latest block. Several previously raised concerns remain open: a possible wallet BDB declaration-order issue, possible size overflow, NOTFOUND replies after reorgs, and weaker or order-dependent test checks. These should be resolved or explicitly accepted before merge.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 42.86% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documenta…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Passed checks: 4 passed

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Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Description check		The description identifies the changes as Bitcoin Core v26 backports, which matches the pull request objectives.

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Actionable comments posted: 4

Note

Follow-up findings are listed below so you can review them separately from inline comments.

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Minor (1)

Minor · The new positional comparison requires callback delivery… · interface_usdt_utxocache.py:321-323

test/functional/interface_usdt_utxocache.py:321-323
Minor · Potential issue · Low value

The new positional comparison requires callback delivery order to match block transaction/output order, whereas the previous expected-entry removal matched events without imposing that order. Per-CPU perf buffers may not preserve this global ordering.

Correct add events with correct counts can fail the UTXO field comparisons intermittently.

This can occur when: The block-connection thread migrates between CPUs while emitting the two add events, and polling drains their CPU buffers in reverse emission order.

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Review comment at @test/functional/interface_usdt_utxocache.py around lines 321
- 323:
Update the comparison loop using `expected_utxocache_adds`,
`expected_utxocache_spents`, and
`actual_utxocache_adds`/`actual_utxocache_spents` so it matches events without
assuming callback delivery order. Preserve the existing count checks and
`compare_utxo_with_event` field validation for every expected event.

Nitpick comments: 2

test/functional/interface_usdt_mempool.py: 1

222-225: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Restore the exact rejection-reason check in rejected_test.

No assertion reads event.reason for mempool:rejected events. The test passes for an empty or incorrect reason when the transaction hash matches. Replace the bpf_usdt_readarg_p readout of the rejected reason with the documented two-step read. First read the pointer with bpf_usdt_readarg(). Then copy the string with bpf_probe_read_user_str() into the char array, using sizeof of that array as the size. The upstream fix for this issue uses this pattern.

After the readout change, re-enable the exact comparison. Enabling the assertion before the readout change makes the test fail, so change both together.

Restore the reason assertion

-        # The next test is already known to fail, so disable it to avoid
-        # wasting CPU time and developer time. See
-        # https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27380
-        #assert_equal(event.reason.decode("UTF-8"), "min relay fee not met")
+        assert_equal(event.reason.decode("UTF-8"), "min relay fee not met")

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Review comment at @test/functional/interface_usdt_mempool.py around lines 222 -
225:
Update the rejected-event reason readout in rejected_test to read the string
pointer with bpf_usdt_readarg() and copy the string into the char array with
bpf_probe_read_user_str(), using the array’s size. Then re-enable the exact
assertion that the decoded reason is “min relay fee not met,” keeping the
readout change and assertion together.

test/functional/p2p_leak_tx.py: 1

51-51: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Cover the per-peer announcement boundary with a second peer.

After disconnect_p2ps(), the test has only the attacker peer. A bug that treats announcements as global passes this test, because the attacker never sees another peer's announcement. Add a second peer that receives the transaction's inv first. Connect the attacker after that announcement, then send getdata for the same txid. The attacker should receive notfound.

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Review comment at @test/functional/p2p_leak_tx.py at line 51:
Update the peer setup in the test around disconnect_p2ps() so a second peer
receives the transaction’s inv before the attacker connects. Then have the
attacker request the same txid with getdata and assert that it receives
notfound, preserving the test’s existing transaction setup and cleanup.

---

• Fix comments: Fix CodeRabbit comments on this PR

Prompt to fix all issues

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Inline comments:
Review comments at @src/kernel/mempool_entry.h:
- Line 142: Validate the `-bytespersigop` value during argument initialization
before assigning it to `nBytesPerSigOp`; reject values below 0 or above 536870
so `GetTxSize()` cannot overflow for transactions within the existing sigop
limit. Keep the default and valid values unchanged.

Review comments at @src/net_processing.cpp:
- Around line 2303-2304: Update the block transaction cache population loop to
index each transaction by its instance hash as well as its txid, preserving the
existing txid entry so FindTxForGetData can resolve mined asset unlocks
announced by instance hash.

Review comments at @src/txmempool.cpp:
- Line 86: Keep descendant and ancestor size accumulation in int64_t throughout
the mempool state-update path. Update the accumulator in UpdateForDescendants
and the parameter types of UpdateDescendantState and UpdateAncestorState,
including their declarations and definitions, so the int64_t totals are not
narrowed when passed or stored; preserve the existing fee, count, and sigops
types.

Review comments at @src/wallet/bdb.cpp:
- Around line 38-41: Remove the premature SpanFromDbt overload that takes
SafeDbt, which is declared later. Keep the existing static SpanFromDbt
definition after SafeDbt as the sole implementation for the call sites.

---

Minor comments:
Review comments at @test/functional/interface_usdt_utxocache.py:
- Around line 321-323: Update the comparison loop using
`expected_utxocache_adds`, `expected_utxocache_spents`, and
`actual_utxocache_adds`/`actual_utxocache_spents` so it matches events without
assuming callback delivery order. Preserve the existing count checks and
`compare_utxo_with_event` field validation for every expected event.

---

Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @test/functional/interface_usdt_mempool.py:
- Around line 222-225: Update the rejected-event reason readout in rejected_test
to read the string pointer with bpf_usdt_readarg() and copy the string into the
char array with bpf_probe_read_user_str(), using the array’s size. Then
re-enable the exact assertion that the decoded reason is “min relay fee not
met,” keeping the readout change and assertion together.

Review comments at @test/functional/p2p_leak_tx.py:
- Line 51: Update the peer setup in the test around disconnect_p2ps() so a
second peer receives the transaction’s inv before the attacker connects. Then
have the attacker request the same txid with getdata and assert that it receives
notfound, preserving the test’s existing transaction setup and cleanup.

---

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• contrib/tracing/mempool_monitor.py
• doc/tracing.md
• src/bench/load_external.cpp
• src/kernel/mempool_entry.h
• src/net.cpp
• src/net_processing.cpp
• src/pubkey.h
• src/test/fuzz/p2p_transport_serialization.cpp
• src/test/serialize_tests.cpp
• src/txmempool.cpp
• src/txmempool.h
• src/uint256.h
• src/wallet/bdb.cpp
• src/wallet/test/db_tests.cpp
• src/wallet/wallet.cpp
• src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
• test/functional/interface_usdt_mempool.py
• test/functional/interface_usdt_net.py
• test/functional/interface_usdt_utxocache.py
• test/functional/interface_usdt_validation.py
• test/functional/p2p_leak_tx.py
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

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Reject -bytespersigop values that overflow the int32_t transaction size.

GetTxSize() returns int32_t, but GetVirtualTransactionSize() computes nSigOp * bytes_per_sigop in int64_t. With -bytespersigop=1073741824, a transaction with 4 sigops produces 2^32, which wraps to 0. The min relay fee check then uses size 0, and ancestor size accounting adds 0 for that entry. Transactions above 4000 sigops are rejected before those checks, so a limit of 536870 keeps every product below 2^31 (4000 × 536870 = 2147480000).

Suggested fix

-    nBytesPerSigOp = args.GetIntArg("-bytespersigop", nBytesPerSigOp);
+    const int64_t bytes_per_sigop{args.GetIntArg("-bytespersigop", nBytesPerSigOp)};
+    if (bytes_per_sigop < 0 || bytes_per_sigop > 536870) {
+        return InitError(_("-bytespersigop must be between 0 and 536870"));
+    }
+    nBytesPerSigOp = bytes_per_sigop;

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Review comment at @src/kernel/mempool_entry.h at line 142:
Validate the `-bytespersigop` value during argument initialization before
assigning it to `nBytesPerSigOp`; reject values below 0 or above 536870 so
`GetTxSize()` cannot overflow for transactions within the existing sigop limit.
Keep the default and valid values unchanged.

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

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Key the block cache by instance hash too, so mined asset unlocks still resolve.

FindTxForGetData finds a MSG_ASSET_UNLOCK request in the mempool by instance hash, but the block fallback matches only txids. After a block connects, a v2 asset unlock announced by instance hash, mined, and removed from the mempool gets NOTFOUND. The removed mapRelay lookup served this request before. Adding the instance hash as a second key in the block map restores the lookup.

Suggested fix

         for (const auto& tx : pblock->vtx) {
             most_recent_block_txs->emplace(tx->GetHash(), tx);
+            most_recent_block_txs->emplace(tx->GetInstanceHash(), tx);
         }

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IMPORTANT
Review the replacement and indentation, then test before committing.

Suggested change

	for (const auto& tx : pblock->vtx) {
	most_recent_block_txs->emplace(tx->GetHash(), tx);
	for (const auto& tx : pblock->vtx) {
	most_recent_block_txs->emplace(tx->GetHash(), tx);
	most_recent_block_txs->emplace(tx->GetInstanceHash(), tx);

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Review comment at @src/net_processing.cpp around lines 2303 - 2304:
Update the block transaction cache population loop to index each transaction by
its instance hash as well as its txid, preserving the existing txid entry so
FindTxForGetData can resolve mined asset unlocks announced by instance hash.

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Minor · Stability & Availability · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

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Keep the descendant and ancestor size accumulators in int64_t.

The descendant sum in UpdateForDescendants is int32_t. A re-added transaction's descendant total is not limited at re-admission. With a large -maxmempool and a raised -limitdescendantsize, the total can exceed INT32_MAX. Signed overflow is undefined behavior. In practice the value typically wraps. The stored nSizeWithDescendants is then wrong and can become negative. In builds with assertions enabled, the assert at txmempool.cpp:377 aborts the node. In builds with assertions disabled, the stored value stays wrong.

UpdateEntryForAncestors has the same narrowing. It sums into int64_t and passes the result to the int32_t parameter of UpdateAncestorState.

Suggested fix

src/txmempool.cpp:86

-    int32_t modifySize = 0;
+    int64_t modifySize = 0;

src/kernel/mempool_entry.h:154

-    void UpdateDescendantState(int32_t modifySize, CAmount modifyFee, int64_t modifyCount);
+    void UpdateDescendantState(int64_t modifySize, CAmount modifyFee, int64_t modifyCount);

src/kernel/mempool_entry.h:156

-    void UpdateAncestorState(int32_t modifySize, CAmount modifyFee, int64_t modifyCount, int64_t modifySigOps);
+    void UpdateAncestorState(int64_t modifySize, CAmount modifyFee, int64_t modifyCount, int64_t modifySigOps);

src/txmempool.cpp:374

-void CTxMemPoolEntry::UpdateDescendantState(int32_t modifySize, CAmount modifyFee, int64_t modifyCount)
+void CTxMemPoolEntry::UpdateDescendantState(int64_t modifySize, CAmount modifyFee, int64_t modifyCount)

src/txmempool.cpp:383

-void CTxMemPoolEntry::UpdateAncestorState(int32_t modifySize, CAmount modifyFee, int64_t modifyCount, int64_t modifySigOps)
+void CTxMemPoolEntry::UpdateAncestorState(int64_t modifySize, CAmount modifyFee, int64_t modifyCount, int64_t modifySigOps)

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Review comment at @src/txmempool.cpp at line 86:
Keep descendant and ancestor size accumulation in int64_t throughout the mempool
state-update path. Update the accumulator in UpdateForDescendants and the
parameter types of UpdateDescendantState and UpdateAncestorState, including
their declarations and definitions, so the int64_t totals are not narrowed when
passed or stored; preserve the existing fee, count, and sigops types.

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Supported by static analysis

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sed -n '235,315p' src/wallet/bdb.cpp
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Remove the early SpanFromDbt overload. It uses SafeDbt before that type is declared.

In builds with BDB enabled, such as the valgrind CI job (--with-incompatible-bdb), src/wallet/bdb.cpp does not compile. The new SpanFromDbt at lines 38-41 takes const SafeDbt&, but class SafeDbt is declared later, at line 244. The existing static definition at line 302 comes after SafeDbt and already serves the calls at lines 801, 810, and 895. Delete the added copy to restore that definition as the only overload.

Suggested fix

--- "a/src/wallet/bdb.cpp"
+++ "b/src/wallet/bdb.cpp"
@@ -33,14 +33,10 @@
 
 static_assert(BDB_DB_FILE_ID_LEN == DB_FILE_ID_LEN, "DB_FILE_ID_LEN should be 20.");
 
 namespace wallet {
 namespace {
-Span<const std::byte> SpanFromDbt(const SafeDbt& dbt)
-{
-    return {reinterpret_cast<const std::byte*>(dbt.get_data()), dbt.get_size()};
-}
 
 //! Make sure database has a unique fileid within the environment. If it
 //! doesn't, throw an error. BDB caches do not work properly when more than one
 //! open database has the same fileid (values written to one database may show
 //! up in reads to other databases).

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Suggested change

	Span<const std::byte> SpanFromDbt(const SafeDbt& dbt)
	{
	return {reinterpret_cast<const std::byte*>(dbt.get_data()), dbt.get_size()};
	}

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Review comment at @src/wallet/bdb.cpp around lines 38 - 41:
Remove the premature SpanFromDbt overload that takes SafeDbt, which is declared
later. Keep the existing static SpanFromDbt definition after SafeDbt as the sole
implementation for the call sites.

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Preliminary review — Phase 1 blocker gate

Verified two blocking defects at head a1f490b: the added BDB helper prevents compilation, and the replacement relay cache cannot resolve mined v2 asset unlocks by their announcement hash. All seven currently failed build jobs report the undeclared SafeDbt error; SQLite and no-wallet tests passed, while ASan tests remain pending. This was a static review; no local builds or tests were run.

Validated blockers were found by the Phase-1 review and confirmed by a fresh verifier. Phase 2 is deferred until a fresh same-head revalidation clears the blocker gate.

🔴 2 blocking

Review provenance

Source: reviewer 1: muse-spark-1.3-contributor (agent: phase1-reviewer, role: general); final verifier: gpt-6.1-sol (agent: sol-gate-verifier, role: verifier)

• Triage: normal by gpt-6.1-sol (effort low) — The cross-cutting backports update serialization byte handling, mempool and network code, wallet database handling, and tracing tests, but do not clearly constitute a large or intricate change to a critical surface.
• Phase 1 reviewers: muse-spark-1.3-contributor — general (completed, effort xhigh); agent phase1-reviewer
• Phase 1 model: muse-spark-1.3-contributor — not quota-gated; passed over gemini-3.8-flash-high (antigravity quota lookup failed), glm-5.3-flash (not used above high effort; tier asks max)
• Fresh verifier: gpt-6.1-sol — verifier; agent sol-gate-verifier
• Phase 2 reviewers: not run (deferred by blocker gate)

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These findings are from an automated code review. Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `src/wallet/bdb.cpp`:
- [BLOCKING] src/wallet/bdb.cpp:38-41: Remove the premature SpanFromDbt helper to restore BDB builds
  The added helper takes `const SafeDbt&` before `SafeDbt` is declared or defined; its class definition appears at line 244. The existing `static SpanFromDbt` at line 302 already implements this conversion after the complete class definition, so the added helper is unnecessary. The Linux, Windows, macOS, aarch64, multiprocess, TSan, and fuzz build logs all report `wallet/bdb.cpp:38:41: error: 'SafeDbt' does not name a type` or `unknown type name 'SafeDbt'`. Delete lines 38–41 and retain the existing implementation. The two helpers are in different namespace scopes, so the confirmed failure is the premature use of the type, not a same-scope redefinition.

In `src/net_processing.cpp`:
- [BLOCKING] src/net_processing.cpp:2303-2305: Index mined asset unlocks by instance hash in the block relay cache
  Version 2 asset unlocks have a stable txid that excludes quorum signing information, while `GetTxAnnouncement` announces them to supporting peers as `MSG_ASSET_UNLOCK` using `GetInstanceHash()`. `ProcessGetData` passes that instance hash to `FindTxForGetData`. Its mempool fallback explicitly supports instance-hash lookup, but after the transaction is mined and removed from the mempool, the new block cache contains only `GetHash()` keys. A peer requesting a previously announced unlock by instance hash therefore receives `NOTFOUND` even when that unlock is in the cached block. Before this change, `mapRelay.emplace(announce_hash, ...)` retained the announced instance hash and served that request. Preserve the txid entry and add the instance hash as a second key.

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✅ Resolved at abb14b5a; see the replies below.

🔴 Blocking: Remove the premature SpanFromDbt helper to restore BDB builds

The added helper takes const SafeDbt& before SafeDbt is declared or defined; its class definition appears at line 244. The existing static SpanFromDbt at line 302 already implements this conversion after the complete class definition, so the added helper is unnecessary. The Linux, Windows, macOS, aarch64, multiprocess, TSan, and fuzz build logs all report wallet/bdb.cpp:38:41: error: 'SafeDbt' does not name a type or unknown type name 'SafeDbt'. Delete lines 38–41 and retain the existing implementation. The two helpers are in different namespace scopes, so the confirmed failure is the premature use of the type, not a same-scope redefinition.

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[thepastaclaw]

Resolved (re-reviewed at abb14b5a): Your current head contains only one SpanFromDbt implementation, at src/wallet/bdb.cpp:298, after the complete SafeDbt declaration and member definitions. The premature helper is absent, eliminating the reported declaration-order and duplicate-definition problem.

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✅ Resolved at abb14b5a; see the replies below.

🔴 Blocking: Index mined asset unlocks by instance hash in the block relay cache

Version 2 asset unlocks have a stable txid that excludes quorum signing information, while GetTxAnnouncement announces them to supporting peers as MSG_ASSET_UNLOCK using GetInstanceHash(). ProcessGetData passes that instance hash to FindTxForGetData. Its mempool fallback explicitly supports instance-hash lookup, but after the transaction is mined and removed from the mempool, the new block cache contains only GetHash() keys. A peer requesting a previously announced unlock by instance hash therefore receives NOTFOUND even when that unlock is in the cached block. Before this change, mapRelay.emplace(announce_hash, ...) retained the announced instance hash and served that request. Preserve the txid entry and add the instance hash as a second key.

Suggested change

	for (const auto& tx : pblock->vtx) {
	most_recent_block_txs->emplace(tx->GetHash(), tx);
	}
	for (const auto& tx : pblock->vtx) {
	most_recent_block_txs->emplace(tx->GetHash(), tx);
	most_recent_block_txs->emplace(tx->GetInstanceHash(), tx);
	}

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[thepastaclaw]

Resolved (re-reviewed at abb14b5a): Your block-cache population now inserts both GetHash() and GetInstanceHash() at src/net_processing.cpp:2304–2306. FindTxForGetData searches that map using the requested hash, so mined version-2 asset unlocks remain retrievable by their announced instance hash.

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Both prior defects are fixed at abb14b5, but two verified upstream test omissions remain undeclared in backports presented as complete. These are backport-completeness blockers, not demonstrated production failures. Static verification and git diff --check passed; current CI reports no failed code checks, with Linux, no-wallet, and multiprocess tests passing and ASan, TSan, SQLite tests and multiprocess lint still pending.

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🔴 Blocking: Account for omitted replacement-transaction test transformations
test/functional/p2p_leak_tx.py:29-30

Upstream bitcoin#27625, merge fbe48f9, adds and invokes test_notfound_on_replaced_tx to verify that an announced transaction receives NOTFOUND after replacement removes it from the mempool. This head omits both the test and invocation. The replacement-event sections of interface_usdt_mempool.py are also absent, leaving out bitcoin#23962's size-type changes, bitcoin#27831's post-callback assertions, and bitcoin#27944's event-list refactor. Dash rejects ordinary conflicting transactions and explicitly states that RBF does not exist, so copying these upstream tests unchanged would be incorrect; however, neither the PR description nor the current backport notes declares these exclusions. Explicitly document the replacement-related hunks as intentional Dash exclusions, or supply appropriate adapted coverage. Any deferred non-RBF relay-removal coverage needs a linked tracking issue or follow-up PR; this does not require introducing RBF support.

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In `src/kernel/mempool_entry.h`:
- [BLOCKING] src/kernel/mempool_entry.h:142-145: Account for the omitted MiniMiner test transformation in bitcoin#23962
  The upstream #23962 merge, 58b36fc303df604bbfb9a752a58262b51c26bab9, also changes TxDimensions::vsize from size_t to int32_t in src/test/miniminer_tests.cpp::miniminer_1p1c. Neither the authoritative Dash base nor this head contains that file or MiniMiner; git log -S traces the upstream test to 3f3f2d59ea2946a7b7cc8cb0222fb602d62645d0 in bitcoin#27021, with no corresponding implementation in Dash's history. This does not cause a current compile failure, but it means the backport silently omits an upstream transformation because its starting state is missing. Include the prerequisite and transformation, provide an adapted counterpart, or explicitly declare this exclusion in the backport scope. If the prerequisite is deferred rather than excluded as inapplicable, link a tracking issue or follow-up PR.

In `test/functional/p2p_leak_tx.py`:
- [BLOCKING] test/functional/p2p_leak_tx.py:29-30: Account for omitted replacement-transaction test transformations
  Upstream #27625, merge fbe48f97dfec3138b06b5f00b75655da0c985008, adds and invokes test_notfound_on_replaced_tx to verify that an announced transaction receives NOTFOUND after replacement removes it from the mempool. This head omits both the test and invocation. The replacement-event sections of interface_usdt_mempool.py are also absent, leaving out #23962's size-type changes, #27831's post-callback assertions, and #27944's event-list refactor. Dash rejects ordinary conflicting transactions and explicitly states that RBF does not exist, so copying these upstream tests unchanged would be incorrect; however, neither the PR description nor the current backport notes declares these exclusions. Explicitly document the replacement-related hunks as intentional Dash exclusions, or supply appropriate adapted coverage. Any deferred non-RBF relay-removal coverage needs a linked tracking issue or follow-up PR; this does not require introducing RBF support.

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✅ Withdrawn at 4403b48a; see the replies below.

🔴 Blocking: Account for the omitted MiniMiner test transformation in bitcoin#23962

The upstream bitcoin#23962 merge, 58b36fc, also changes TxDimensions::vsize from size_t to int32_t in src/test/miniminer_tests.cpp::miniminer_1p1c. Neither the authoritative Dash base nor this head contains that file or MiniMiner; git log -S traces the upstream test to 3f3f2d5 in bitcoin#27021, with no corresponding implementation in Dash's history. This does not cause a current compile failure, but it means the backport silently omits an upstream transformation because its starting state is missing. Include the prerequisite and transformation, provide an adapted counterpart, or explicitly declare this exclusion in the backport scope. If the prerequisite is deferred rather than excluded as inapplicable, link a tracking issue or follow-up PR.

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[knst]

miniminer (bitcoin#27021) is not used by dash core and never meant to be backported. SKipped intentionally as it is used only for bump-fee feature.

[thepastaclaw]

Withdrawn (re-reviewed at 4403b48a): Your clarification matches the source and history: Dash has neither MiniMiner nor the upstream bump-fee test that bitcoin#23962 transforms. Because bitcoin#27021 is intentionally excluded rather than deferred, I withdraw the finding; no prerequisite backport or tracking issue is needed.

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- Line 2315: Update BlockConnected to refresh m_most_recent_block_txs for every
connected block, including blocks activated during a reorg, rather than relying
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Refresh m_most_recent_block_txs when BlockConnected activates a reorg block.

NewPoWValidBlock runs only for a block that directly extends the active tip. During a reorg, ConnectTip removes the connected block’s transactions from the mempool, but BlockConnected does not refresh m_most_recent_block_txs. A subsequent FindTxForGetData call can therefore miss both sources and return NOTFOUND. Refresh the map for the connected block, including stable instance hashes for version-2 asset unlocks.

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Review comment at @src/net_processing.cpp at line 2315:
Update BlockConnected to refresh m_most_recent_block_txs for every connected
block, including blocks activated during a reorg, rather than relying only on
NewPoWValidBlock. Build the map from the connected block’s transactions using
the existing stable instance-hash handling for version-2 asset unlocks, so
FindTxForGetData can find them after ConnectTip removes them from the mempool.

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Re-review — Final validation — Phase 1 + Phase 2

Verified the complete diff at 4403b48: the asset-unlock cache and BDB helper issues are resolved, and the omitted RBF and MiniMiner transformations are intentional exclusions rather than missing prerequisites. One non-blocking history-cleanup suggestion remains for the empty bitcoin#27978 commit. Current CI shows no failed code checks; builds, completed test jobs, lint, and Cppcheck pass, while ASan/TSan tests and multiprocess lint remain pending; this verification was static only.

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🟡 Suggestion: Drop the empty bitcoin#27978 backport commit
<commit:4403b48a85>:1

Commit 4403b48 and its parent f2c4d39 have the identical tree 46f1395e9a31210b2379c917f71b0a625879c61c. The assigned base already contains 48ed8c0, the earlier partial bitcoin#27978 backport, and contains no AsBytePtr occurrences under src/. This final commit therefore records no remaining implementation change despite presenting itself as another substantive backport. Drop the empty commit and record the already-satisfied upstream change in the PR description instead, keeping the permanent series limited to actual transformations.

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Source: reviewer 1: muse-spark-1.3-contributor (agent: phase1-reviewer, role: general); reviewer 2: gpt-6.1-sol (agent: phase2-reviewer, role: general); reviewer 3: gpt-6.1-sol (agent: phase2-reviewer, role: backport-reviewer); reviewer 4: gpt-6.1-sol (agent: phase2-reviewer, role: dash-core-commit-history); reviewer 5: gpt-6.1-sol (agent: phase2-reviewer, role: general); reviewer 6: gpt-6.1-sol (agent: phase2-reviewer, role: backport-reviewer); reviewer 7: gpt-6.1-sol (agent: phase2-reviewer, role: dash-core-commit-history); final verifier: gpt-6.1-sol (agent: sol-verifier, role: final-verifier)

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In `<commit:4403b48a85>`:
- [SUGGESTION] <commit:4403b48a85>:1: Drop the empty bitcoin#27978 backport commit
  Commit 4403b48a850f090ef9dd1a4998eb2e9bf44baa00 and its parent f2c4d398738b37fdccf7c9e1a7f9548c36cbcd8c have the identical tree 46f1395e9a31210b2379c917f71b0a625879c61c. The assigned base already contains 48ed8c0ea6c8b1982759d5e8ca10b4501b7e238b, the earlier partial #27978 backport, and contains no AsBytePtr occurrences under src/. This final commit therefore records no remaining implementation change despite presenting itself as another substantive backport. Drop the empty commit and record the already-satisfied upstream change in the PR description instead, keeping the permanent series limited to actual transformations.