From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9B5DDFEF for ; Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:58:02 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-ig0-f173.google.com (mail-ig0-f173.google.com [209.85.213.173]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1F244D2 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:58:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ig0-f173.google.com with SMTP id y8so13798001igp.0 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 2016 04:58:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=mEExWfcN4spnzhdN6w9axA2tBQmgoXBrmNdnJFtxQ+M=; b=xek6kguh/9Mt7NaVBuJAQlvahIp6Psg+6kHlgCn1mgi20kv2/OCjgoeE4liOOojHwH 6FvDoN+wQlSI2VZl2YTgMHU7lc+FWOFJCse8KBHFKUDhdfGdMQxp1R8Iokt0VnQ5mMZ3 cYlnr0SgzKwFozKMrSLynha/ftmae4Hw2mMqI7ofAlxHL4CQDD41rQz26RyMmOuWNPkU WyEAluJ7Qw6kTcyJg9PQaaayRXewma8E8TusDzfFakK9AcXXvWBriTiZNT/sDS8Qx5vw 0JggWCuuMar4NPYdUk+KqXi1bDX1MvkTF4QyBWUSjUITHJlaK/AwfKaiXgwtm2RVye1s 47UQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:cc:content-type; bh=mEExWfcN4spnzhdN6w9axA2tBQmgoXBrmNdnJFtxQ+M=; b=G9THgtU/lcuUHJD2+epdlrn2ZL9TP+kfXrQM/7x9/P2TTEIrlA0CWzLrgcrqUhZhbq bT6/fQG1z97rNOWFmJjLArBj1rJGEU4ALpUY7b4Fhvx7Mwg574S7qZXv+kNVWzXMj4y+ XRI/IG87xAk2VuUZp4cnlEcHG0GYXlM8P4s1W7dAl+G+tAMytKDL388bQLs8dsqOL7el J3u/KVbaAnOIfw0VEMP+RI0nWcpxQ3kQEk6QjHVXdir6htLL+SXn+D5zS4HwgMTcRcjJ umYxLoQcTK/F8GyaAXg2C8Kpc0XGc7NyBXONHm7uHib/RtXQQhBmMixBo+hek/3CybfT xEfw== X-Gm-Message-State: AG10YOQqKSLqdy8/xT2KRRPKBI4xaDSKvQyw7MbuCJo4uJ7MTCvSqCm3Y6FhWWdY3u4R5RuPZe67nuLFvVn64g== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.73.137 with SMTP id l9mr10076242igv.95.1455109081626; Wed, 10 Feb 2016 04:58:01 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.79.77.65 with HTTP; Wed, 10 Feb 2016 04:58:01 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <201602060012.26728.luke@dashjr.org> Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:58:01 +0000 Message-ID: From: Tier Nolan Cc: Bitcoin Dev Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e013a2268eb846c052b69fb08 X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, MALFORMED_FREEMAIL, MISSING_HEADERS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=no version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP proposal: Increase block size limit to 2 megabytes X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:58:02 -0000 --089e013a2268eb846c052b69fb08 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 6:14 AM, David Vorick via bitcoin-dev < bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote: > I'm not clear on the utility of more nodes. Perhaps there is significant > concern about SPV nodes getting enough bandwidth or the network struggling > from the load? > It is unfortunate that when pruning is activated, the NODE_NETWORK bit is cleared. This means that supporting SPV clients means running full nodes without pruning. OTOH, a pruning node could support SPV clients that sync more often than once every few days, especially if it stores a few GB of block data. --089e013a2268eb846c052b69fb08 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On W= ed, Feb 10, 2016 at 6:14 AM, David Vorick via bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
I'm not clear on the utility of more nodes. Perhaps = there is significant concern about SPV nodes getting enough bandwidth or th= e network struggling from the load?

It is unfortunate that when pruning is activated, the NODE_NETWORK bi= t is cleared.=C2=A0 This means that supporting SPV clients means running fu= ll nodes without pruning.=C2=A0 OTOH, a pruning node could support SPV clie= nts that sync more often than once every few days, especially if it stores = a few GB of block data.
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