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1// Copyright (c) 2022-present The Bitcoin Core developers
2// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
3// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
4
5#ifndef BITCOIN_KERNEL_CHECKS_H
6#define BITCOIN_KERNEL_CHECKS_H
7
8#include <util/result.h>
9
10namespace kernel {
11
12struct Context;
13
14/**
15 *  Ensure a usable environment with all necessary library support.
16 */
17[[nodiscard]] util::Result<void> SanityChecks(const Context&);
18} // namespace kernel
19
20#endif // BITCOIN_KERNEL_CHECKS_H
21

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The kernel sanity-check result contract

This header declares the environment-check entry point and forward-declares Context. The actual checks are defined in checks.cpp.

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Handle failure explicitly

The nodiscard result has either successful completion without a value or an error. Callers should examine it before continuing initialization. The broad interface comment describes the purpose; the companion implementation determines which checks this release actually performs.

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