CCoinsViewErrorCatcher raison-d-etre

9 years ago · a4d5855a25
1 changed files with 5 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ bool ShutdownRequested()
				@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ 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: