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f68cba29b3be0dec7877022b18a193a3b78c1099 blockman: Replace m_reindexing with m_blockfiles_indexed (Ryan Ofsky)
1b1c6dcca0cc891bd35d29b61628c39098cd94ce test: Add functional test for continuing a reindex (TheCharlatan)
201c1a92824c71ae646d5bba9963871b1d704cc1 indexes: Don't wipe indexes again when already reindexing (TheCharlatan)
804f09dfa116300914e2aeef05ed9710dd504e8c kernel: Add less confusing reindex options (Ryan Ofsky)
e17255322378076edce3ef6f06cd36ca58d2e236 validation: Remove needs_init from LoadBlockIndex (TheCharlatan)
533eab7d67d78f217f74909662133086b79ea808 bugfix: Streamline setting reindex option (TheCharlatan)
Pull request description:
When restarting `bitcoind` during an ongoing reindex without setting the `-reindex` flag again, the block and coins db is left intact, but any data from the optional indexes is discarded. While not a bug per se, wiping the data again is
wasteful, both in terms of having to write it again, as well as potentially leading to longer startup times. So keep the index data instead when continuing a prior reindex.
Also includes a bugfix and smaller code cleanups around the reindexing code. The bug was introduced in b47bd959207e82555f07e028cc2246943d32d4c3: "kernel: De-globalize fReindex".
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