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84934bf70e11fe4cda1cfda60113a54895d4fdd5 multiprocess: Add echoipc RPC method and test (Russell Yanofsky) 7d76cf667eff512043a28d4407cc89f58796c42b multiprocess: Add comments and documentation (Russell Yanofsky) ddf7ecc8dfc64cf121099fb047e1ac871de94f4c multiprocess: Add bitcoin-node process spawning support (Russell Yanofsky) 10afdf0280fa93bfffb0a7665c60dc155cd84514 multiprocess: Add Ipc interface implementation (Russell Yanofsky) 745c9cebd50fea1664efef571dc1ee1bddc96102 multiprocess: Add Ipc and Init interface definitions (Russell Yanofsky) 5d62d7f6cd48bbc4e9f37ecc369f38d5e1e0036c Update libmultiprocess library (Russell Yanofsky) Pull request description: This PR is part of the [process separation project](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/projects/10). --- This PR adds basic process spawning and IPC method call support to `bitcoin-node` executables built with `--enable-multiprocess`[*]. These changes are used in https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/10102 to let node, gui, and wallet functionality run in different processes, and extended in https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/19460 and https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/19461 after that to allow gui and wallet processes to be started and stopped independently and connect to the node over a socket. These changes can also be used to implement new functionality outside the `bitcoin-node` process like external indexes or pluggable transports (https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/18988). The `Ipc::spawnProcess` and `Ipc::serveProcess` methods added here are entry points for spawning a child process and serving a parent process, and being able to make bidirectional, multithreaded method calls between the processes. A simple example of this is implemented in commit "Add echoipc RPC method and test." Changes in this PR aside from the echo test were originally part of #10102, but have been split and moved here for easier review, and so they can be used for other applications like external plugins. Additional notes about this PR can be found at https://bitcoincore.reviews/19160 [*] Note: the `--enable-multiprocess` feature is still experimental, and not enabled by default, and not yet supported on windows. More information can be found in [doc/multiprocess.md](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/multiprocess.md) ACKs for top commit: fjahr: re-ACK 84934bf70e11fe4cda1cfda60113a54895d4fdd5 ariard: ACK 84934bf. Changes since last ACK fixes the silent merge conflict about `EnsureAnyNodeContext()`. Rebuilt and checked again debug command `echoipc`. Tree-SHA512: 52a948b5e18a26d7d7a09b83003eaae9b1ed2981978c36c959fe9a55abf70ae6a627c4ff913a3428be17400a3dace30c58b5057fa75c319662c3be98f19810c6 |
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| handler.h | ||
| init.cpp | ||
| init.h | ||
| ipc.h | ||
| node.h | ||
| README.md | ||
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Internal c++ interfaces
The following interfaces are defined here:
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Chain— used by wallet to access blockchain and mempool state. Added in #14437, #14711, #15288, and #10973. -
ChainClient— used by node to start & stopChainclients. Added in #14437. -
Node— used by GUI to start & stop bitcoin node. Added in #10244. -
Handler— returned byhandleEventmethods on interfaces above and used to manage lifetimes of event handlers. -
Init— used by multiprocess code to access interfaces above on startup. Added in #6143. -
Ipc— used by multiprocess code to accessInitinterface across processes. Added in #6143.
The interfaces above define boundaries between major components of bitcoin code (node, wallet, and gui), making it possible for them to run in different processes, and be tested, developed, and understood independently. These interfaces are not currently designed to be stable or to be used externally.