Merge pull request #5485

aa279d6 Enforce minRelayTxFee on wallet created tx and add a maxtxfee option. (Gregory Maxwell)

src/init.cpp

@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
     strUsage += "  -sendfreetransactions  " + strprintf(_("Send transactions as zero-fee transactions if possible (default: %u)"), 0) + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -spendzeroconfchange   " + strprintf(_("Spend unconfirmed change when sending transactions (default: %u)"), 1) + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -txconfirmtarget=<n>   " + strprintf(_("If paytxfee is not set, include enough fee so transactions are confirmed on average within n blocks (default: %u)"), 1) + "\n";
+    strUsage += "  -maxtxfee=<amt>        " + strprintf(_("Maximum total fees to use in a single wallet transaction, setting too low may abort large transactions (default: %s)"), FormatMoney(maxTxFee)) + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -upgradewallet         " + _("Upgrade wallet to latest format") + " " + _("on startup") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -wallet=<file>         " + _("Specify wallet file (within data directory)") + " " + strprintf(_("(default: %s)"), "wallet.dat") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -walletnotify=<cmd>    " + _("Execute command when a wallet transaction changes (%s in cmd is replaced by TxID)") + "\n";
@@ -696,6 +697,20 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup)
                                        mapArgs["-paytxfee"], ::minRelayTxFee.ToString()));
         }
     }
+    if (mapArgs.count("-maxtxfee"))
+    {
+        CAmount nMaxFee = 0;
+        if (!ParseMoney(mapArgs["-maxtxfee"], nMaxFee))
+            return InitError(strprintf(_("Invalid amount for -maxtxfee=<amount>: '%s'"), mapArgs["-maptxfee"]));
+        if (nMaxFee > nHighTransactionMaxFeeWarning)
+            InitWarning(_("Warning: -maxtxfee is set very high! Fees this large could be paid on a single transaction."));
+        maxTxFee = nMaxFee;
+        if (CFeeRate(maxTxFee, 1000) < ::minRelayTxFee)
+        {
+            return InitError(strprintf(_("Invalid amount for -maxtxfee=<amount>: '%s' (must be at least the minrelay fee of %s to prevent stuck transactions)"),
+                                       mapArgs["-maxtxfee"], ::minRelayTxFee.ToString()));
+        }
+    }
     nTxConfirmTarget = GetArg("-txconfirmtarget", 1);
     bSpendZeroConfChange = GetArg("-spendzeroconfchange", true);
     fSendFreeTransactions = GetArg("-sendfreetransactions", false);

src/wallet.cpp

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ using namespace std;
  * Settings
  */
 CFeeRate payTxFee(DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_FEE);
+CAmount maxTxFee = DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MAXFEE;
 unsigned int nTxConfirmTarget = 1;
 bool bSpendZeroConfChange = true;
 bool fSendFreeTransactions = false;
@@ -1525,27 +1526,32 @@ bool CWallet::CreateTransaction(const vector<pair<CScript, CAmount> >& vecSend,
                 }
                 dPriority = wtxNew.ComputePriority(dPriority, nBytes);
 
-                CAmount nFeeNeeded = GetMinimumFee(nBytes, nTxConfirmTarget, mempool);
+                // Can we complete this as a free transaction?
+                if (fSendFreeTransactions && nBytes <= MAX_FREE_TRANSACTION_CREATE_SIZE)
+                {
+                    // Not enough fee: enough priority?
+                    double dPriorityNeeded = mempool.estimatePriority(nTxConfirmTarget);
+                    // Not enough mempool history to estimate: use hard-coded AllowFree.
+                    if (dPriorityNeeded <= 0 && AllowFree(dPriority))
+                        break;
+
+                    // Small enough, and priority high enough, to send for free
+                    if (dPriorityNeeded > 0 && dPriority >= dPriorityNeeded)
+                        break;
+                }
 
-                if (nFeeRet >= nFeeNeeded)
-                    break; // Done, enough fee included.
+                CAmount nFeeNeeded = GetMinimumFee(nBytes, nTxConfirmTarget, mempool);
 
-                // Too big to send for free? Include more fee and try again:
-                if (!fSendFreeTransactions || nBytes > MAX_FREE_TRANSACTION_CREATE_SIZE)
+                // If we made it here and we aren't even able to meet the relay fee on the next pass, give up
+                // because we must be at the maximum allowed fee.
+                if (nFeeNeeded < ::minRelayTxFee.GetFee(nBytes))
                 {
-                    nFeeRet = nFeeNeeded;
-                    continue;
+                    strFailReason = _("Transaction too large for fee policy");
+                    return false;
                 }
 
-                // Not enough fee: enough priority?
-                double dPriorityNeeded = mempool.estimatePriority(nTxConfirmTarget);
-                // Not enough mempool history to estimate: use hard-coded AllowFree.
-                if (dPriorityNeeded <= 0 && AllowFree(dPriority))
-                    break;
-
-                // Small enough, and priority high enough, to send for free
-                if (dPriorityNeeded > 0 && dPriority >= dPriorityNeeded)
-                    break;
+                if (nFeeRet >= nFeeNeeded)
+                    break; // Done, enough fee included.
 
                 // Include more fee and try again.
                 nFeeRet = nFeeNeeded;
@@ -1617,9 +1623,6 @@ CAmount CWallet::GetMinimumFee(unsigned int nTxBytes, unsigned int nConfirmTarge
 {
     // payTxFee is user-set "I want to pay this much"
     CAmount nFeeNeeded = payTxFee.GetFee(nTxBytes);
-    // prevent user from paying a non-sense fee (like 1 satoshi): 0 < fee < minRelayFee
-    if (nFeeNeeded > 0 && nFeeNeeded < ::minRelayTxFee.GetFee(nTxBytes))
-        nFeeNeeded = ::minRelayTxFee.GetFee(nTxBytes);
     // user selected total at least (default=true)
     if (fPayAtLeastCustomFee && nFeeNeeded > 0 && nFeeNeeded < payTxFee.GetFeePerK())
         nFeeNeeded = payTxFee.GetFeePerK();
@@ -1630,6 +1633,12 @@ CAmount CWallet::GetMinimumFee(unsigned int nTxBytes, unsigned int nConfirmTarge
     // back to a hard-coded fee
     if (nFeeNeeded == 0)
         nFeeNeeded = minTxFee.GetFee(nTxBytes);
+    // prevent user from paying a non-sense fee (like 1 satoshi): 0 < fee < minRelayFee
+    if (nFeeNeeded < ::minRelayTxFee.GetFee(nTxBytes))
+        nFeeNeeded = ::minRelayTxFee.GetFee(nTxBytes);
+    // But always obey the maximum
+    if (nFeeNeeded > maxTxFee)
+        nFeeNeeded = maxTxFee;
     return nFeeNeeded;
 }
 

src/wallet.h

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
  * Settings
  */
 extern CFeeRate payTxFee;
+extern CAmount maxTxFee;
 extern unsigned int nTxConfirmTarget;
 extern bool bSpendZeroConfChange;
 extern bool fSendFreeTransactions;
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ extern bool fPayAtLeastCustomFee;
 static const CAmount DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_FEE = 0;
 //! -paytxfee will warn if called with a higher fee than this amount (in satoshis) per KB
 static const CAmount nHighTransactionFeeWarning = 0.01 * COIN;
+//! -maxtxfee default
+static const CAmount DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_MAXFEE = 0.1 * COIN;
+//! -maxtxfee will warn if called with a higher fee than this amount (in satoshis)
+static const CAmount nHighTransactionMaxFeeWarning = 100 * nHighTransactionFeeWarning;
 //! Largest (in bytes) free transaction we're willing to create
 static const unsigned int MAX_FREE_TRANSACTION_CREATE_SIZE = 1000;