On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Mike Hearn <m...@plan99.net> wrote: >> filterinit(false positive rate, number of elements): initialize >> filterload(data): input a serialized bloom filter table metadata and data. > > Why not combine these two?
This is a fair point that sipa raised. Consensus concluded that 'filterload' includes all necessary metadata required to initialize a bloom filter. That implies 'filterinit' would only be needed for 'filteradd'. If we don't think 'filteradd' has a compelling use case, filterinit + filteradd can be dropped. >> 'filterload' and 'filteradd' enable special behavior changes for >> 'mempool' and existing P2P commands, whereby only transactions >> matching the bloom filter will be announced to the connection, and >> only matching transactions will be sent inside serialized blocks. > > Need to specify the format of how these arrive. It means that when a > new block is found instead of inv<->getdata<->block we'd see something > like inv<->getdata<->merkleblock where a "merkleblock" structure is a > header + list of transactions + list of merkle branches linking them > to the root. I think CMerkleTx already knows how to serialize this, > but it redundantly includes the block hash which would not be > necessary for a merkleblock message. Yes, the format is something that must be hashed out (no pun intended). Need input from potential users about what information they might need. -- Jeff Garzik exMULTI, Inc. jgar...@exmulti.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
