Merge #8015: CCoinsViewErrorCatcher raison-d-etre

a4d5855 CCoinsViewErrorCatcher raison-d-etre (21E14)
8 years ago · 6fc6325f77
1 changed files with 5 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ bool ShutdownRequested()
				@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ bool ShutdownRequested()
    return fRequestShutdown;
 }

+/**
+ * This is a minimally invasive approach to shutdown on LevelDB read errors from the
+ * chainstate, while keeping user interface out of the common library, which is shared
+ * between bitcoind, and bitcoin-qt and non-server tools.
+*/
 class CCoinsViewErrorCatcher : public CCoinsViewBacked
 {
 public: