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1// Copyright (c) 2020-present The Bitcoin Core developers2// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying3// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.5#include <chain.h>6#include <chainparams.h>7#include <pow.h>8#include <primitives/block.h>9#include <test/fuzz/FuzzedDataProvider.h>10#include <test/fuzz/fuzz.h>11#include <test/fuzz/util.h>12#include <util/chaintype.h>13#include <util/check.h>14#include <util/overflow.h>16#include <cstdint>17#include <optional>18#include <string>19#include <vector>21void initialize_pow()22{23SelectParams(ChainType::MAIN);24}26FUZZ_TARGET(pow, .init = initialize_pow)27{28FuzzedDataProvider fuzzed_data_provider(buffer.data(), buffer.size());29const Consensus::Params& consensus_params = Params().GetConsensus();30std::vector<std::unique_ptr<CBlockIndex>> blocks;31const uint32_t fixed_time = fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<uint32_t>();32const uint32_t fixed_bits = fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<uint32_t>();33LIMITED_WHILE (fuzzed_data_provider.remaining_bytes() > 0, 10000) {34const std::optional<CBlockHeader> block_header = ConsumeDeserializable<CBlockHeader>(fuzzed_data_provider);35if (!block_header) {36continue;37}38CBlockIndex& current_block{39*blocks.emplace_back(std::make_unique<CBlockIndex>(*block_header))};40{41CBlockIndex* previous_block = blocks.empty() ? nullptr : PickValue(fuzzed_data_provider, blocks).get();42const int current_height = (previous_block != nullptr && previous_block->nHeight != std::numeric_limits<int>::max()) ? previous_block->nHeight + 1 : 0;43if (fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool()) {44current_block.pprev = previous_block;45}46if (fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool()) {47current_block.nHeight = current_height;48}49if (fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool()) {50const uint32_t seconds = current_height * consensus_params.nPowTargetSpacing;51if (!AdditionOverflow(fixed_time, seconds)) {52current_block.nTime = fixed_time + seconds;53}54}55if (fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool()) {56current_block.nBits = fixed_bits;57}58if (fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeBool()) {59current_block.nChainWork = previous_block != nullptr ? previous_block->nChainWork + GetBlockProof(*previous_block) : arith_uint256{0};60} else {61current_block.nChainWork = ConsumeArithUInt256(fuzzed_data_provider);62}63}64{65(void)GetBlockProof(current_block);66(void)CalculateNextWorkRequired(¤t_block, fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegralInRange<int64_t>(0, std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max()), consensus_params);67if (current_block.nHeight != std::numeric_limits<int>::max() && current_block.nHeight - (consensus_params.DifficultyAdjustmentInterval() - 1) >= 0) {68(void)GetNextWorkRequired(¤t_block, &(*block_header), consensus_params);69}70}71{72const auto& to = PickValue(fuzzed_data_provider, blocks);73const auto& from = PickValue(fuzzed_data_provider, blocks);74const auto& tip = PickValue(fuzzed_data_provider, blocks);75try {76(void)GetBlockProofEquivalentTime(*to, *from, *tip, consensus_params);77} catch (const uint_error&) {78}79}80{81const std::optional<uint256> hash = ConsumeDeserializable<uint256>(fuzzed_data_provider);82if (hash) {83(void)CheckProofOfWorkImpl(*hash, fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<unsigned int>(), consensus_params);84}85}86}87}90FUZZ_TARGET(pow_transition, .init = initialize_pow)91{92FuzzedDataProvider fuzzed_data_provider(buffer.data(), buffer.size());93const Consensus::Params& consensus_params{Params().GetConsensus()};94std::vector<std::unique_ptr<CBlockIndex>> blocks;96const uint32_t old_time{fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<uint32_t>()};97const uint32_t new_time{fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<uint32_t>()};98const int32_t version{fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<int32_t>()};99uint32_t nbits{fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<uint32_t>()};101const arith_uint256 pow_limit = UintToArith256(consensus_params.powLimit);102arith_uint256 old_target;103old_target.SetCompact(nbits);104if (old_target > pow_limit) {105nbits = pow_limit.GetCompact();106}107// Create one difficulty adjustment period worth of headers108for (int height = 0; height < consensus_params.DifficultyAdjustmentInterval(); ++height) {109CBlockHeader header;110header.nVersion = version;111header.nTime = old_time;112header.nBits = nbits;113if (height == consensus_params.DifficultyAdjustmentInterval() - 1) {114header.nTime = new_time;115}116auto current_block{std::make_unique<CBlockIndex>(header)};117current_block->pprev = blocks.empty() ? nullptr : blocks.back().get();118current_block->nHeight = height;119blocks.emplace_back(std::move(current_block));120}121auto last_block{blocks.back().get()};122unsigned int new_nbits{GetNextWorkRequired(last_block, nullptr, consensus_params)};123Assert(PermittedDifficultyTransition(consensus_params, last_block->nHeight + 1, last_block->nBits, new_nbits));124}
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