From 92049301017387cc14cd09ee04021a9f36299a97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Todd Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 14:57:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document pull-req #6424 in release-notes Mention now allowed sequence of pushdatas in OP_RETURN outputs in release notes. --- doc/release-notes.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 70623a3939..78ab3516f6 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -105,6 +105,16 @@ In this version, it is only enforced for peers that send protocol versions removed. It is recommended to update SPV clients to check for the `NODE_BLOOM` service bit for nodes that report versions newer than 70011. +Any sequence of pushdatas in OP_RETURN outputs now allowed +---------------------------------------------------------- + +Previously OP_RETURN outputs with a payload were only relayed and mined if they +had a single pushdata. This restriction has been lifted to allow any +combination of data pushes and numeric constant opcodes (OP_1 to OP_16). The +limit on OP_RETURN output size is now applied to the entire serialized +scriptPubKey, 83 bytes by default. (the previous 80 byte default plus three +bytes overhead) + Merkle branches removed from wallet -----------------------------------