chainparams: use SeedSpec6's rather than CAddress's for fixed seeds

This negates the need for CAddress here at all

Author: theuni

src/chainparams.cpp

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 #include "chainparams.h"
 
-#include "random.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
 
@@ -15,35 +14,11 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
-struct SeedSpec6 {
-    uint8_t addr[16];
-    uint16_t port;
-};
-
 #include "chainparamsseeds.h"
 
 /**
  * Main network
  */
-
-//! Convert the pnSeeds6 array into usable address objects.
-static void convertSeed6(std::vector<CAddress> &vSeedsOut, const SeedSpec6 *data, unsigned int count)
-{
-    // It'll only connect to one or two seed nodes because once it connects,
-    // it'll get a pile of addresses with newer timestamps.
-    // Seed nodes are given a random 'last seen time' of between one and two
-    // weeks ago.
-    const int64_t nOneWeek = 7*24*60*60;
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-    {
-        struct in6_addr ip;
-        memcpy(&ip, data[i].addr, sizeof(ip));
-        CAddress addr(CService(ip, data[i].port));
-        addr.nTime = GetTime() - GetRand(nOneWeek) - nOneWeek;
-        vSeedsOut.push_back(addr);
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * What makes a good checkpoint block?
  * + Is surrounded by blocks with reasonable timestamps
@@ -164,7 +139,7 @@ class CMainParams : public CChainParams {
         base58Prefixes[EXT_PUBLIC_KEY] = boost::assign::list_of(0x04)(0x88)(0xB2)(0x1E).convert_to_container<std::vector<unsigned char> >();
         base58Prefixes[EXT_SECRET_KEY] = boost::assign::list_of(0x04)(0x88)(0xAD)(0xE4).convert_to_container<std::vector<unsigned char> >();
 
-        convertSeed6(vFixedSeeds, pnSeed6_main, ARRAYLEN(pnSeed6_main));
+        vFixedSeeds = std::vector<SeedSpec6>(pnSeed6_main, pnSeed6_main + ARRAYLEN(pnSeed6_main));
 
         fRequireRPCPassword = true;
         fMiningRequiresPeers = true;
@@ -220,7 +195,7 @@ class CTestNetParams : public CMainParams {
         base58Prefixes[EXT_PUBLIC_KEY] = boost::assign::list_of(0x04)(0x35)(0x87)(0xCF).convert_to_container<std::vector<unsigned char> >();
         base58Prefixes[EXT_SECRET_KEY] = boost::assign::list_of(0x04)(0x35)(0x83)(0x94).convert_to_container<std::vector<unsigned char> >();
 
-        convertSeed6(vFixedSeeds, pnSeed6_test, ARRAYLEN(pnSeed6_test));
+        vFixedSeeds = std::vector<SeedSpec6>(pnSeed6_test, pnSeed6_test + ARRAYLEN(pnSeed6_test));
 
         fRequireRPCPassword = true;
         fMiningRequiresPeers = true;

src/chainparams.h

@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ struct CDNSSeedData {
     CDNSSeedData(const std::string &strName, const std::string &strHost) : name(strName), host(strHost) {}
 };
 
+struct SeedSpec6 {
+    uint8_t addr[16];
+    uint16_t port;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * CChainParams defines various tweakable parameters of a given instance of the
  * Bitcoin system. There are three: the main network on which people trade goods
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ class CChainParams
     std::string NetworkIDString() const { return strNetworkID; }
     const std::vector<CDNSSeedData>& DNSSeeds() const { return vSeeds; }
     const std::vector<unsigned char>& Base58Prefix(Base58Type type) const { return base58Prefixes[type]; }
-    const std::vector<CAddress>& FixedSeeds() const { return vFixedSeeds; }
+    const std::vector<SeedSpec6>& FixedSeeds() const { return vFixedSeeds; }
     virtual const Checkpoints::CCheckpointData& Checkpoints() const = 0;
 protected:
     CChainParams() {}
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ class CChainParams
     std::vector<unsigned char> base58Prefixes[MAX_BASE58_TYPES];
     std::string strNetworkID;
     CBlock genesis;
-    std::vector<CAddress> vFixedSeeds;
+    std::vector<SeedSpec6> vFixedSeeds;
     bool fRequireRPCPassword;
     bool fMiningRequiresPeers;
     bool fDefaultConsistencyChecks;

src/net.cpp

@@ -141,6 +141,27 @@ bool GetLocal(CService& addr, const CNetAddr *paddrPeer)
     return nBestScore >= 0;
 }
 
+//! Convert the pnSeeds6 array into usable address objects.
+static std::vector<CAddress> convertSeed6(const std::vector<SeedSpec6> &vSeedsIn)
+{
+    // It'll only connect to one or two seed nodes because once it connects,
+    // it'll get a pile of addresses with newer timestamps.
+    // Seed nodes are given a random 'last seen time' of between one and two
+    // weeks ago.
+    const int64_t nOneWeek = 7*24*60*60;
+    std::vector<CAddress> vSeedsOut;
+    vSeedsOut.reserve(vSeedsIn.size());
+    for (std::vector<SeedSpec6>::const_iterator i(vSeedsIn.begin()); i != vSeedsIn.end(); ++i)
+    {
+        struct in6_addr ip;
+        memcpy(&ip, i->addr, sizeof(ip));
+        CAddress addr(CService(ip, i->port));
+        addr.nTime = GetTime() - GetRand(nOneWeek) - nOneWeek;
+        vSeedsOut.push_back(addr);
+    }
+    return vSeedsOut;
+}
+
 // get best local address for a particular peer as a CAddress
 // Otherwise, return the unroutable 0.0.0.0 but filled in with
 // the normal parameters, since the IP may be changed to a useful
@@ -1192,7 +1213,7 @@ void ThreadOpenConnections()
             static bool done = false;
             if (!done) {
                 LogPrintf("Adding fixed seed nodes as DNS doesn't seem to be available.\n");
-                addrman.Add(Params().FixedSeeds(), CNetAddr("127.0.0.1"));
+                addrman.Add(convertSeed6(Params().FixedSeeds()), CNetAddr("127.0.0.1"));
                 done = true;
             }
         }