diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp index baddb84be..945d39876 100644 --- a/src/validation.cpp +++ b/src/validation.cpp @@ -1223,8 +1223,15 @@ void InitScriptExecutionCache() { /** * Check whether all inputs of this transaction are valid (no double spends, scripts & sigs, amounts) - * This does not modify the UTXO set. If pvChecks is not NULL, script checks are pushed onto it - * instead of being performed inline. + * This does not modify the UTXO set. + * + * If pvChecks is not NULL, script checks are pushed onto it instead of being performed inline. Any + * script checks which are not necessary (eg due to script execution cache hits) are, obviously, + * not pushed onto pvChecks/run. + * + * Setting cacheSigStore/cacheFullScriptStore to false will remove elements from the corresponding cache + * which are matched. This is useful for checking blocks where we will likely never need the cache + * entry again. */ static bool CheckInputs(const CTransaction& tx, CValidationState &state, const CCoinsViewCache &inputs, bool fScriptChecks, unsigned int flags, bool cacheSigStore, bool cacheFullScriptStore, PrecomputedTransactionData& txdata, std::vector *pvChecks) {