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11 changes: 7 additions & 4 deletions src/primitives/block.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -12,10 +12,13 @@

uint256 CBlockHeader::GetHash() const
{
std::vector<unsigned char> vch(80);
CVectorWriter ss(SER_GETHASH, PROTOCOL_VERSION, vch, 0);
ss << *this;
return HashX11((const char *)vch.data(), (const char *)vch.data() + vch.size());
if (cached_hash.IsNull()) {
std::vector<unsigned char> vch(80);
CVectorWriter ss(SER_GETHASH, PROTOCOL_VERSION, vch, 0);
ss << *this;
cached_hash = HashX11((const char *)vch.data(), (const char *)vch.data() + vch.size());
}
return cached_hash;
}

std::string CBlock::ToString() const
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10 changes: 9 additions & 1 deletion src/primitives/block.h
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Expand Up @@ -31,12 +31,18 @@ class CBlockHeader
uint32_t nBits;
uint32_t nNonce;

// Memory only cached hash as x11 is more expensive than sha256
mutable uint256 cached_hash;

CBlockHeader()
{
SetNull();
}

SERIALIZE_METHODS(CBlockHeader, obj) { READWRITE(obj.nVersion, obj.hashPrevBlock, obj.hashMerkleRoot, obj.nTime, obj.nBits, obj.nNonce); }
SERIALIZE_METHODS(CBlockHeader, obj) {
READWRITE(obj.nVersion, obj.hashPrevBlock, obj.hashMerkleRoot, obj.nTime, obj.nBits, obj.nNonce);
obj.cached_hash.SetNull();
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I think it may reset only in case of read event

}

void SetNull()
{
Expand All @@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ class CBlockHeader
nTime = 0;
nBits = 0;
nNonce = 0;
cached_hash.SetNull();
}

bool IsNull() const
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -225,6 +232,7 @@ class CBlock : public CBlockHeader
block.nTime = nTime;
block.nBits = nBits;
block.nNonce = nNonce;
block.cached_hash = cached_hash;
return block;
}

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions src/validation.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -4973,6 +4973,8 @@ void CChainState::LoadExternalBlockFile(
blkdat.SetPos(nBlockPos);
std::shared_ptr<CBlock> pblock{std::make_shared<CBlock>()};
blkdat >> *pblock;
// We calculated the hash of the header earlier, no need to recalculate it.
pblock->cached_hash = hash;
nRewind = blkdat.GetPos();

BlockValidationState state;
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