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Issue being fixed or feature implemented

Wallets that derive masternode operator keys need a complete active-chain key history before deciding that a deterministic candidate has never been used. The current deterministic-masternode list and its per-block diff are not sufficient: multiple registrar updates for one masternode can occur in the same block, and the end-of-block diff only retains the final state.

This PR adds the narrow, wallet-independent EVO prerequisite for that check. It deliberately does not add wallet derivation or a GUI flow.

What was done?

  • Added a typed EVO result that distinguishes complete SUCCESS from HISTORY_UNAVAILABLE; unavailable results never contain partial keys.
  • Added EVO::getMasternodeOperatorKeyHistory(), which scans every active-chain ProRegTx and ProUpRegTx payload from DIP3 activation and returns canonical basic-scheme public-key bytes bound to an exact tip hash and height.
  • Snapshots block locations under cs_main, then groups reads by block file and performs all disk I/O outside cs_main.
  • Caches an exact-tip result, incrementally scans descendant extensions, and rebuilds after a fork or context transition.
  • Fails closed for missing or malformed block data, invalid BLS keys, shutdown, reindex/import/IBD, an unvalidated snapshot chainstate, a stale tip, or an active tip that does not match the best known header. A snapshot becomes eligible immediately after background validation completes; no restart is required.

No RPC, wallet, deterministic-keychain, or vendored BLS interface is added or changed.

Observed reference benchmark on an isolated unpruned mainnet clone at height 2,521,229: the first real API call scanned 1,493,070 blocks / 57,165,469 transactions and found 18,673 keys in 88.29 s total (88.15 s internal), with +104.3 MiB RSS; an exact-tip cached call took 3.803 ms. The benchmark used a hot-cloned datadir with network, wallet, and indexes disabled and dbcache=1024; it is an observation, not a performance guarantee.

How Has This Been Tested?

  • make -j6 with the normal wallet and Qt configuration
  • make -j6 in a separate --disable-wallet --without-gui --disable-tests --disable-bench build
  • ./src/test/test_dash --run_test=evo_dip3_activation_tests/operator_key_history_is_complete_and_fail_closed
  • ./src/test/test_dash --run_test=evo_dip3_activation_tests (37 cases)
  • ./src/test/test_dash --run_test=validation_chainstatemanager_tests/chainstatemanager_snapshot_completion
  • test/lint/all-lint.py
  • Focused whitespace, include, cppcheck, and circular-dependency linters

The new test covers canonicalization, an exact cache hit, descendant extension, two rotations in one block, rotate-then-revoke in one block, missing middle-block data with no partial result, header-ahead/import/reindex/IBD/stale-tip fail-closed behavior, context cache invalidation, and fork rebuild. The snapshot lifecycle regression proves the history service is unavailable while the active snapshot is unvalidated and becomes available immediately after validation while the snapshot remains active.

Breaking Changes

None. This adds an internal typed node/EVO interface.

Checklist:

  • I have performed a self-review of my own code
  • I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
  • I have added or updated relevant unit/integration/functional/e2e tests
  • I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
  • I have assigned this pull request to a milestone (for repository code-owners and collaborators only)

No release note is included because this prerequisite has no direct user-facing behavior or public RPC/configuration change.

This pull request was created by Codex.

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The change adds a public masternode operator-key history result type and EVO interface method. EVOImpl scans provider transactions from block files, validates keys, tracks active-chain tips, caches results, and returns unavailable status for incomplete or inconsistent chain states. Context changes invalidate the cache. Tests cover retrieval, caching, chain transitions, key rotations, revocations, forks, and snapshot validation.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Mergeability Score: 🟠 High · up to 1035f

The new history scan can retain an invalid chain-state pointer across teardown and can retry full-chain scans without a bound when the tip keeps changing, risking crashes, stalls, or resource exhaustion. These merge-readiness issues should be fixed before merging.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant EVOImpl
  participant ChainstateManager
  participant BlockFiles
  Caller->>EVOImpl: getMasternodeOperatorKeyHistory()
  EVOImpl->>ChainstateManager: check chain state and active tip
  EVOImpl->>BlockFiles: scan provider transactions
  BlockFiles-->>EVOImpl: validated operator keys and tip metadata
  EVOImpl-->>Caller: return cached or scanned history status
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Possibly related PRs

  • dashpay/dash#7536: Both modify src/test/evo_deterministicmns_tests.cpp for masternode-related test coverage.
  • dashpay/dash#7600: Both modify the masternode operator interface and node implementation.

Suggested reviewers: udjinm6

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✅ Final review complete — no blockers (commit 1035fb6)

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@PastaPastaPasta PastaPastaPasta changed the title feat(evo): expose complete masternode operator-key history feat: expose complete masternode operator-key history Aug 13, 2026

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Actionable comments posted: 2

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src/test/evo_deterministicmns_tests.cpp (1)

1777-1782: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Isolate the IBD assertion from the stale-tip assertion.

Line 1777 advances mock time past nMaxTipAge before line 1778 resets IBD. The check_unavailable() call at line 1779 therefore passes if either the IBD guard or the stale-tip guard fires. It does not prove that IBD alone causes HISTORY_UNAVAILABLE. The block at lines 1784-1787 already isolates the stale-tip guard.

Set a fresh mock time before ResetIbd() so the IBD guard is the only active cause.

💚 Proposed change
     TestChainState& chainstate = *static_cast<TestChainState*>(&setup.chainman.ActiveChainstate());
-    SetMockTime(GetTime() + nMaxTipAge + 1);
+    SetMockTime(setup.Tip()->GetBlockTime() + 1);
     chainstate.ResetIbd();
     check_unavailable();
     chainstate.JumpOutOfIbd();
-    SetMockTime(setup.Tip()->GetBlockTime() + 1);
     require_history({&registered_key});
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In `@src/test/evo_deterministicmns_tests.cpp` around lines 1777 - 1782, Update the
test around chainstate.ResetIbd() so mock time is reset to a fresh value before
invoking it, keeping the tip within nMaxTipAge. Preserve the subsequent
check_unavailable() assertion so it validates the IBD guard alone; leave the
existing stale-tip coverage unchanged.
src/node/interfaces.cpp (1)

416-421: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use designated initializers for the returned aggregate.

The return statement initializes MasternodeOperatorKeyHistory positionally. A field reorder in src/interfaces/masternode_operator.h would silently change the meaning of tip_hash and tip_height. Other returns in this file, such as ChainLockInfo at line 688, use designated initializers.

♻️ Proposed refactor
                 return {
-                    MasternodeOperatorKeyHistoryStatus::SUCCESS,
-                    std::move(public_keys),
-                    captured_tip->GetBlockHash(),
-                    captured_tip->nHeight,
+                    .status = MasternodeOperatorKeyHistoryStatus::SUCCESS,
+                    .public_keys = std::move(public_keys),
+                    .tip_hash = captured_tip->GetBlockHash(),
+                    .tip_height = captured_tip->nHeight,
                 };
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In `@src/node/interfaces.cpp` around lines 416 - 421, Update the return aggregate
in the masternode operator key history flow to use designated initializers for
MasternodeOperatorKeyHistory, explicitly mapping the status, public keys, tip
hash, and tip height fields instead of relying on positional order. Follow the
designated-initializer style used by the nearby ChainLockInfo return.
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Inline comments:
In `@src/node/interfaces.cpp`:
- Around line 425-431: Bound the retry loop surrounding the TipState handling
with a finite attempt limit, incrementing the counter for each scan and
returning UnavailableHistory() once the limit is exceeded. Preserve the existing
EXTENSION behavior and FORK reset of working_tip and working_keys, while
ensuring the mutex-protected loop cannot retry indefinitely.
- Around line 319-324: Replace the raw CBlockIndex* cache
m_operator_key_history_tip with cached tip hash and height values. In
getMasternodeOperatorKeyHistory, resolve the cached identity through
chainman().m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex under cs_main, invalidate working_keys
when the lookup fails, the height differs, or active_chain.Contains rejects the
result, and update the TipState::EXACT capture accordingly. Reset both cached
identity fields in setContext().

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/node/interfaces.cpp`:
- Around line 416-421: Update the return aggregate in the masternode operator
key history flow to use designated initializers for
MasternodeOperatorKeyHistory, explicitly mapping the status, public keys, tip
hash, and tip height fields instead of relying on positional order. Follow the
designated-initializer style used by the nearby ChainLockInfo return.

In `@src/test/evo_deterministicmns_tests.cpp`:
- Around line 1777-1782: Update the test around chainstate.ResetIbd() so mock
time is reset to a fresh value before invoking it, keeping the tip within
nMaxTipAge. Preserve the subsequent check_unavailable() assertion so it
validates the IBD guard alone; leave the existing stale-tip coverage unchanged.
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  • src/Makefile.am
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  • src/interfaces/node.h
  • src/node/interfaces.cpp
  • src/test/evo_deterministicmns_tests.cpp
  • src/test/validation_chainstatemanager_tests.cpp
  • test/util/data/non-backported.txt

Comment thread src/node/interfaces.cpp
Comment on lines +319 to +324
LOCK(m_operator_key_history_mutex);
if (ShutdownRequested()) return UnavailableHistory();

const int activation_height{chainman().GetConsensus().DIP0003Height};
const CBlockIndex* working_tip{m_operator_key_history_tip};
OperatorKeySet working_keys{m_operator_key_history};

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Do not cache the chain tip as a raw CBlockIndex* across calls.

m_operator_key_history_tip stores a raw pointer into BlockManager's block-index map. That map is destroyed when the ChainstateManager is unloaded or replaced. EVOImpl outlives such a teardown whenever the same NodeImpl is reused, so line 345 can dereference a freed CBlockIndex through active_chain.Contains(working_tip).

setContext() clears the cache, so correctness depends on an unstated rule: every chainman teardown must be followed by a setContext() call before the next getMasternodeOperatorKeyHistory() call. Nothing enforces that rule.

Cache the tip identity by value and re-resolve it under cs_main instead.

🛡️ Proposed fix: cache hash and height, re-resolve under cs_main
-        const CBlockIndex* working_tip{m_operator_key_history_tip};
+        uint256 working_tip_hash{m_operator_key_history_tip_hash};
+        int working_tip_height{m_operator_key_history_tip_height};
         OperatorKeySet working_keys{m_operator_key_history};

Then inside the cs_main block, resolve the cached identity instead of trusting a stored pointer:

const CBlockIndex* working_tip{nullptr};
if (!working_tip_hash.IsNull()) {
    working_tip = chainman().m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(working_tip_hash);
    if (!working_tip || working_tip->nHeight != working_tip_height ||
        !active_chain.Contains(working_tip)) {
        working_tip = nullptr;
        working_keys.clear();
    }
}

Store captured_tip->GetBlockHash() and captured_tip->nHeight in the TipState::EXACT branch, and reset both members in setContext().

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In `@src/node/interfaces.cpp` around lines 319 - 324, Replace the raw CBlockIndex*
cache m_operator_key_history_tip with cached tip hash and height values. In
getMasternodeOperatorKeyHistory, resolve the cached identity through
chainman().m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex under cs_main, invalidate working_keys
when the lookup fails, the height differs, or active_chain.Contains rejects the
result, and update the TipState::EXACT capture accordingly. Reset both cached
identity fields in setContext().

Comment thread src/node/interfaces.cpp

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Final validation — Codex/Sol only (Phase 2 disabled)

The operator-key history implementation is fail-closed and exact-tip-bound, but its cache retains a block-index pointer whose lifetime is shorter than the surrounding node interface. Replace the cached pointer with a value identity so replacing the ChainstateManager in the same NodeContext cannot leave the next history request dereferencing freed memory.
Source: reviewer backend model gpt-5.6-sol; final verifier backend model gpt-5.6-sol. Orchestration-only: openclaw-agent/cliproxy/gpt-5.6-sol (not reviewer evidence).

Validated zero-blocker Codex/Sol precheck evidence was promoted to final because Phase 2 (Sonnet/Opus) is temporarily disabled. This is Codex/Sol-only final validation, not Codex + Sonnet/Opus coverage.

Review provenance

  • Codex reviewers: gpt-5.6-sol — general (completed)
  • Verifier: gpt-5.6-sol — verifier
  • Sonnet/Opus: not run (Phase 2 disabled — temporary Codex/Sol-only final)
  • Secondary pass: disabled (temporary_phase2_sonnet_disable)

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In `src/node/interfaces.cpp`:
- [SUGGESTION] src/node/interfaces.cpp:323-345: Do not cache the chain tip as a raw CBlockIndex* across calls
  A successful request stores `captured_tip` in `m_operator_key_history_tip`, but that pointer belongs to the current `ChainstateManager::m_blockman`. The same `NodeContext` can subsequently receive a replacement ChainstateManager without rebinding its `NodeImpl`; `SnapshotTestSetup::SimulateNodeRestart()` already performs exactly that replacement while an `interfaces::Node` can remain alive. A later request copies the stale pointer and `CChain::Contains()` dereferences it to read `pindex->nHeight`, causing use-after-free. The shutdown guard does not cover a replacement performed while shutdown is false, and `setContext()` is not invoked automatically when only `NodeContext::chainman` changes. Cache the tip hash and height by value, then resolve and validate the corresponding index through the current BlockManager under `cs_main` before using the cached keys.

Comment thread src/node/interfaces.cpp
Comment on lines +323 to +345
const CBlockIndex* working_tip{m_operator_key_history_tip};
OperatorKeySet working_keys{m_operator_key_history};

while (!ShutdownRequested()) {
std::vector<BlockLocation> blocks;
const CBlockIndex* captured_tip{nullptr};
int start_height{activation_height};
bool history_available{true};
{
LOCK(::cs_main);
if (node::fReindex || node::fImporting || chainman().IsSnapshotActiveAndUnvalidated() ||
chainman().ActiveChainstate().IsInitialBlockDownload()) {
return UnavailableHistory();
}

const CChain& active_chain{chainman().ActiveChain()};
captured_tip = active_chain.Tip();
if (!captured_tip || captured_tip != chainman().m_best_header ||
captured_tip->GetBlockTime() < GetTime() - nMaxTipAge) {
return UnavailableHistory();
}

if (working_tip && !active_chain.Contains(working_tip)) {

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🟡 Suggestion: Do not cache the chain tip as a raw CBlockIndex across calls*

A successful request stores captured_tip in m_operator_key_history_tip, but that pointer belongs to the current ChainstateManager::m_blockman. The same NodeContext can subsequently receive a replacement ChainstateManager without rebinding its NodeImpl; SnapshotTestSetup::SimulateNodeRestart() already performs exactly that replacement while an interfaces::Node can remain alive. A later request copies the stale pointer and CChain::Contains() dereferences it to read pindex->nHeight, causing use-after-free. The shutdown guard does not cover a replacement performed while shutdown is false, and setContext() is not invoked automatically when only NodeContext::chainman changes. Cache the tip hash and height by value, then resolve and validate the corresponding index through the current BlockManager under cs_main before using the cached keys.

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