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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] BIP 34: Block v2, Height in Coinbase
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On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@exmulti.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Peter Vessenes <peter@coinlab.com> wrote:
> > The proposal is simple, and it's a small change for miners, I imagine.
> >
> > My question is: why?
> >
> > I worry about stuffing too many requirements on the coinbase. I suppose
> > the coinbase is easily extendible if we run out of bytes, but I think I'd
> > like to see some more discussion / good / bad type cases for making this
> > change. What do we get over just the prev_hash by doing this?
>
> With the existing setup (sans height in coinbase), you might not have
> unique transactions, with all that entails.
>
> Yes, I've experienced that myself, actually.
> > Anyway, some background would be great; if I missed it, I'm happy to go
> > read up, but I didn't see any links on the wiki.
>
> Gavin wrote some notes on upgrades and BIP16 lessons-learned at
> https://gist.github.com/2355445
>
> This is a super coherent and excellent writeup. I may come back with more
thoughts, I want to let it percolate. Thanks!
> --
> Jeff Garzik
> exMULTI, Inc.
> jgarzik@exmulti.com
>
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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Jeff Gar=
zik <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jgarzik@exmulti.com" target=3D"=
_blank">jgarzik@exmulti.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-l=
eft:1ex">
<div class=3D"im">On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Peter Vessenes <<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:peter@coinlab.com">peter@coinlab.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> The proposal is simple, and it's a small change for miners, I imag=
ine.<br>
><br>
> My question is: why?<br>
><br>
> I worry about stuffing too many requirements on the coinbase. I suppos=
e<br>
> the coinbase is easily extendible if we run out of bytes, but I think =
I'd<br>
> like to see some more discussion / good / bad type cases for making th=
is<br>
> change. What do we get over just the prev_hash by doing this?<br>
<br>
</div>With the existing setup (sans height in coinbase), you might not have=
<br>
unique transactions, with all that entails.<br>
<div class=3D"im"><br></div></blockquote><div>Yes, I've experienced tha=
t myself, actually.</div><div>=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div =
class=3D"im">
> Anyway, some background would be great; if I missed it, I'm happy =
to go<br>
> read up, but I didn't see any links on the wiki.<br>
<br>
</div>Gavin wrote some notes on upgrades and BIP16 lessons-learned at<br>
<a href=3D"https://gist.github.com/2355445" target=3D"_blank">https://gist.=
github.com/2355445</a><br>
<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br></div></div></blockquote><div>T=
his is a super coherent and excellent writeup. I may come back with more th=
oughts, I want to let it percolate. Thanks!=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex">
<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">
--<br>
Jeff Garzik<br>
exMULTI, Inc.<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:jgarzik@exmulti.com">jgarzik@exmulti.com</a><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>=
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