Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#28157: test doc: tests acceptstalefeeestimates option is only supported on regtest chain

ee5a0369cc test: ensure acceptstalefeeestimates is supported only on regtest chain (ismaelsadeeq)
22d5d4b2b2 tx fees, policy: doc: update and delete unnecessary comment (ismaelsadeeq)

Pull request description:

  This PR Follow up comments from [#27622](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27622)

  It test that the new `regtest-only` option `acceptstalefeeestimates` is not supported on [main, signet and test chains](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27622/files#r1235218268), removes an unnecessary [comment](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27622/files#r1235204323), and update fee estimator  `MAXFILEAGE` [description comment](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/27622/files#r1233887314).

ACKs for top commit:
  jonatack:
    ACK ee5a0369cc
  glozow:
    utACK ee5a0369cc

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glozow
2023-08-22 08:42:44 +01:00
3 changed files with 12 additions and 4 deletions

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@@ -548,14 +548,12 @@ CBlockPolicyEstimator::CBlockPolicyEstimator(const fs::path& estimation_filepath
AutoFile est_file{fsbridge::fopen(m_estimation_filepath, "rb")};
// Whenever the fee estimation file is not present return early
if (est_file.IsNull()) {
LogPrintf("%s is not found. Continue anyway.\n", fs::PathToString(m_estimation_filepath));
return;
}
std::chrono::hours file_age = GetFeeEstimatorFileAge();
// fee estimate file must not be too old to avoid wrong fee estimates.
if (file_age > MAX_FILE_AGE && !read_stale_estimates) {
LogPrintf("Fee estimation file %s too old (age=%lld > %lld hours) and will not be used to avoid serving stale estimates.\n", fs::PathToString(m_estimation_filepath), Ticks<std::chrono::hours>(file_age), Ticks<std::chrono::hours>(MAX_FILE_AGE));
return;

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@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
// How often to flush fee estimates to fee_estimates.dat.
static constexpr std::chrono::hours FEE_FLUSH_INTERVAL{1};
/** fee_estimates.dat that are more than 60 hours (2.5 days) will not be read,
* as the estimates in the file are stale.
/** fee_estimates.dat that are more than 60 hours (2.5 days) old will not be read,
* as fee estimates are based on historical data and may be inaccurate if
* network activity has changed.
*/
static constexpr std::chrono::hours MAX_FILE_AGE{60};