> What problem does it solve? Primarily that block verification and therefore propagation is too slow because it's very CPU and IO intensive. The CPU work can be multi-threaded. The IO work, not as much. As Bitcoin grows we need to scale the nodes. Eventually there may be multi-machine nodes, but for now we can buy more time by making the existing nodes faster.
I don't see this as a replacement for moving users to SPV clients. Obviously, otherwise I would not be writing one ;) > If the problem it will solve is the "too easy to get a DB_RUNRECOVERY > error" because bdb is fragile when it comes to its environment... then > LevelDB looks very interesting. I have no experience with how robust LevelDB is. It has an API call to try and repair the database and I know from experience that BigTable is pretty solid. But that doesn't mean LevelDB is. > If the problem is bdb is creaky and old and has obscure semantics and > a hard-to-work-with API, then yes, lets switch (I'm easily seduced by > a pretty API and blazing fast performance). The code is a lot simpler for sure. > As long as it compiles and runs on mac/windows/linux that doesn't > really worry me. It was refactored out of BigTable and made standalone for usage in Chrome. Therefore it's as portable as Chrome is. Mac/Windows/Linux should all work. Solaris, I believe, may need 64 bit binaries to avoid low FD limits. > Lack of infrastructure because it is new does worry me; for example, > could I rework bitcointools to read the LevelDB blockchain? (are > there python bindings for LevelDB?) Yes: http://code.google.com/p/py-leveldb/ First look at the code is here, but it's not ready for a pull req yet, and I'll force push over it a few times to get it into shape. So don't branch: https://github.com/mikehearn/bitcoin/commit/2b601dd4a0093f834084241735d84d84e484f183 It has misc other changes I made whilst profiling, isn't well commented enough, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
