From 8e85164e7d12be324ea1af2e288ebcf689c930b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: willcl-ark Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 20:00:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] doc: release note on mempool size in -blocksonly Adds a release note detailing the new mempool sizing behaviour when running in blocksonly mode, and instruction on how to override the new defaults. --- doc/release-notes-26471.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/release-notes-26471.md diff --git a/doc/release-notes-26471.md b/doc/release-notes-26471.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2cb74804cad --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release-notes-26471.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +Updated settings +---------------- + +- Setting `-blocksonly` will now reduce the maximum mempool memory + to 5MB (users may still use `-maxmempool` to override). Previously, + the default 300MB would be used, leading to unexpected memory usage + for users running with `-blocksonly` expecting it to eliminate + mempool memory usage. + + As unused mempool memory is shared with dbcache, this also reduces + the dbcache size for users running with `-blocksonly`, potentially + impacting performance. +